There must be a secret to a long climbing life. What stops our climbing years? Injury.

So if we avoid injury can we climb for longer in life? Seems plausible.

I remember Ben Moon saying always finish a session feeling strong.

I get it… well I took something from what he way saying.

Injury often happens when we feel strong. Cranking in super strong sessions can make use feel invincible, wile our tuned up bodies tip toe along the fringes of injury. Don’t go to the death. Step off the wall, let go of the board before max is hit.

So even if you have only been at the gym for 10 minutes and you are feeling super strong, maybe that’s the time to pack your bags and leave?

Climbing is a long game. Could we play the game for longer if we stop at 80%? Session after session.

Stop at 80%. The 80% rule. I like it. I bet we would all get stronger too!…in the long run.

Now go get it, Joe

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Is chalking up holding ya back?
Is chalking up holding ya back?

This made me wonder, who was the first to stuff it into their pockets when tying in and taking it up the ropes with them?

Can you imagine how difficult it would be to chalk up if we had to stick our hands into our pockets 😂 That’s why chalk bags evolved.

Hey incompetent climbers!
Hey incompetent climbers!

To change you must raise the bar! Step outside of what you have known before and push your limits outwards.

On-Sight or In-Sight
On-Sight or In-Sight

The pursuit of in-sight is a common theme amongst top performing climbers. They seem to search out this space and learn from it. We can learn from them and search it out too.