For more than 30 years climbing to me has always been seeing where my body's at (fitness/flexibility), my mind (ability to think laterally/overcoming fear) and reading a cliff face, a combination of 3 dimensional chess, yoga and checking out the view!
I'd rather onsight a 14 (these days with a crag guide) than dog the crap out of a 23!
Climbing is the only time I'm fully relaxed mentally, just focused on "the now"!! |