2025 Begins with Reflection
For me, 2025 began with reflection. And I have found that I care too much about competitive climbing. Allow me to explain. Recently, whilst competing, I have found myself getting overly stressed about performance. My focus has been on getting to the top of the wall and obtaining the maximum number of points. This is obviously a very two-dimensional approach to climbing, but it goes to show how easy it is to get "lost in the sauce" of competitive climbing. I had to have a conversation with my coach in which he reminded me that climbing is so much more than that. Climbing a rock is a process of exploration and execution - an undertaking that combines intellect and physicality. And as I continue to reflect on this conversation, I am remembering the beauty of me being awake and aware on a rock. So, now, my center of attention now goes to being fully focused on the rock and the movement whilst climbing! Focusing on the climbing (instead of the points) in completion should also re...