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What goes through you mind while on the sharp end? 2-Sep-2003 At 8:21:35 PM Peter

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Having never taken a fall on lead(trad and sports), I find myself HF'd on occasions, my solution is to downclimb to a rest, then I call myself every name I can think of at the time and give it another go, except for the last time when I was at a rest and looked down and realised that it was harder than going straight up.

Climbing at my limit(though only around the 20 or so mark) saps my physical energy as well, you can see finger prints all the way up, and not from the chalk, I just hold on too damn hard. I try to boulder past my burn using the minimum grip to get me out of this habit.

Works for me, the flower power head junkie stuff is just a little too far out.