Such a great video. External achievements sometimes leave a person feeling empty because there is always something else to achieve. But doing something for the sake of it, for the joy of it can be a wonderful journey and the end of it is having gone on that journey. Even without a win or a fail it can be fulfilling.
Whenever I'm in BC I have a crack at my long-term project, Dreamcatcher. Will I ever send it? Hell no. But the draws are always on, it's fun, and there's nothing lost in trying. Great vid mate.
With you on this. I've been on Vasil Vasil, 9b+, when my level is a few literal light years away. Then again, no better way to understand what superhumans can do than try it for yourself.
Things are different in climbing, but when I was doing martial arts I remember entering a full contact fight knowing for certain I would lose. I still wanted the experience and pressed on through. I also realised that in competitive sports, the value of winning is directly related to the performance of the loser. So being a good loser is something to be proud of: without this person, winning would be worthless. Not sure how this relates to climbing, but there is value in putting aside ego, expectations or goals, and just giving it your best for the sake of giving it your best.
For me (an old man at 48, equally wise and stupid beyond my years), this question is existential in nature: what would you do with your life, knowing you were going to die anyway? My own answer is that I want to do what I enjoy. And what I enjoy is not a matter of thinking, it's a matter of following my desires. Which I don't generally try to rein in, unless illegal, hurtful or nefarious 😂. In climbing, my having long term, precise goals is hampered by the fact that we move country every 3 years or so. I've been thinking lately that it stops me latching on to an insane proj that I could go back to whenever I wanted. Maybe it's a bad excuse, but hey. As a result, I'm more into trying to climb better, as in refine betas, make a line feel easier due to technique and so on. So I'm in it for the journeying, the destination is hazy and will be what it'll be, I'll be happy with whatever it turns out to be. Just so long as I enjoy the process. I know I'll fail at living at some point. That's why I enjoy what comes before, whatever shape it has. By the way, I didn't get why you dropped the bolting proj? Too easy, too hard or?
I was so convinced I'd failed these exams, but I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do more than keep studying. I don't know if that means I'm irrational or just focused. I've come to the conclusion there's no difference: if you happen to succeed, survivorship bias kicks in. I suppose that if the shiny thing was something at the end, like a degree I'd have found something else ages ago. I've failed a few times and its so shit. But I just want the Shiny. And I passed.
I recently posed this question to a friend of mine. "If you could take a pill and climb 33 the next day, would you?" We both agreed, the answer is no. We'll never be pro climbers, its not about the goal, its about the relentless pursuit.
Depends. If I could take a pill to take me up Silence and return to my mediocrity the day after, I defo would. Not to say I did it, but to taste otherworldliness in the flesh. How amazing would that be! But if it was to stay at the 9c level thereafter, it would probably feel like cheating. But then again, I could try to climb 9c+ with a lot of work, so who knows. The fact is, at whatever level what we would be looking for is a challenge, the need to work out how to send a proj. So that pill would just be a wee push in the back for exactly the same thing, just at the top level. So yeah, now I know: I'd take it. 😂
as someone with a healing A4 who's been forced into drags for two months, they are criminally underrated and as strong as crimping if you really lock them down
Imo depends on your finger morphology . I have much longer middle three compared to my pinky and if I want to have all 4 fingers engaged on a hold I have to twist my wrist . Three is much more natural for me and my best grip by far@@Sparky210-11
Starting to get a Dave Mac feel to these videos. Much love
Next video is Tom heading to Maccas and getting 16 patties with no bun.
Such a great video. External achievements sometimes leave a person feeling empty because there is always something else to achieve. But doing something for the sake of it, for the joy of it can be a wonderful journey and the end of it is having gone on that journey. Even without a win or a fail it can be fulfilling.
Whenever I'm in BC I have a crack at my long-term project, Dreamcatcher. Will I ever send it? Hell no. But the draws are always on, it's fun, and there's nothing lost in trying.
Great vid mate.
With you on this. I've been on Vasil Vasil, 9b+, when my level is a few literal light years away. Then again, no better way to understand what superhumans can do than try it for yourself.
Things are different in climbing, but when I was doing martial arts I remember entering a full contact fight knowing for certain I would lose. I still wanted the experience and pressed on through.
I also realised that in competitive sports, the value of winning is directly related to the performance of the loser. So being a good loser is something to be proud of: without this person, winning would be worthless.
Not sure how this relates to climbing, but there is value in putting aside ego, expectations or goals, and just giving it your best for the sake of giving it your best.
Dude what is that wild second squeeze called that looked awesome
For me (an old man at 48, equally wise and stupid beyond my years), this question is existential in nature: what would you do with your life, knowing you were going to die anyway? My own answer is that I want to do what I enjoy. And what I enjoy is not a matter of thinking, it's a matter of following my desires. Which I don't generally try to rein in, unless illegal, hurtful or nefarious 😂.
In climbing, my having long term, precise goals is hampered by the fact that we move country every 3 years or so. I've been thinking lately that it stops me latching on to an insane proj that I could go back to whenever I wanted. Maybe it's a bad excuse, but hey.
As a result, I'm more into trying to climb better, as in refine betas, make a line feel easier due to technique and so on. So I'm in it for the journeying, the destination is hazy and will be what it'll be, I'll be happy with whatever it turns out to be. Just so long as I enjoy the process.
I know I'll fail at living at some point. That's why I enjoy what comes before, whatever shape it has.
By the way, I didn't get why you dropped the bolting proj? Too easy, too hard or?
I was so convinced I'd failed these exams, but I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do more than keep studying. I don't know if that means I'm irrational or just focused. I've come to the conclusion there's no difference: if you happen to succeed, survivorship bias kicks in. I suppose that if the shiny thing was something at the end, like a degree I'd have found something else ages ago. I've failed a few times and its so shit. But I just want the Shiny. And I passed.
My man!
Tom Kant, because Tom can.
I recently posed this question to a friend of mine. "If you could take a pill and climb 33 the next day, would you?" We both agreed, the answer is no. We'll never be pro climbers, its not about the goal, its about the relentless pursuit.
Depends. If I could take a pill to take me up Silence and return to my mediocrity the day after, I defo would. Not to say I did it, but to taste otherworldliness in the flesh. How amazing would that be!
But if it was to stay at the 9c level thereafter, it would probably feel like cheating. But then again, I could try to climb 9c+ with a lot of work, so who knows. The fact is, at whatever level what we would be looking for is a challenge, the need to work out how to send a proj. So that pill would just be a wee push in the back for exactly the same thing, just at the top level.
So yeah, now I know: I'd take it. 😂
What a drag at 1:18. Note to self, need to train 3 finger drag.
as someone with a healing A4 who's been forced into drags for two months, they are criminally underrated and as strong as crimping if you really lock them down
@@bradee129no there not lol
Imo depends on your finger morphology . I have much longer middle three compared to my pinky and if I want to have all 4 fingers engaged on a hold I have to twist my wrist . Three is much more natural for me and my best grip by far@@Sparky210-11
@@Sparky210-11 sounds like you need to train drags more
@@bradee129 they are more than perfectly fine lol