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Self-trust – Part 1
“Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that inner string…Self trust is the first secret of success.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Climbing has about as many layers as an onion. And if you’ve been as wound...
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Letting “It” Pass You By
The Beauty of Bouldering Gestures, by liquene, on Flickr “What’s the problem?” Tracy asks. “I can’t feel my hands.“ “Well, take a rest. Warm them up.“ I furiously rub my hands on the little pocket...
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How to Breathe – What I Learned at the Yoga and Climbing Retreat
Breathe, by reway2007, on Flickr In my earlier entry, Catching the Run-off, I mentioned small, obtainable goals, such as the ones listed in 40 Tips for a Better Life. My problem appears to be that I...
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Head Fake from Bikram – Staying in the Room
So far, I’ve blogged a fair bit about my passion for climbing and what it’s taught me. However, one of my first real head-fake lessons came from Bikram yoga. Bikram is a series of 26 yoga postures and...
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Frustration is hazardous
One day, four of us were hiking to a climbing spot when I heard a rumble. “Was that a motorcycle of in the distance“, I asked my partner, “or was that what I think it was?” The thunder rumbled again....
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What to do when enthusiasm leaks out a torn back muscle…
When I came up with the framework for What Makes You Come Alive, I was looking forward to an autumn filled with rock climbing and connecting with old friends. And then…my back, which had been sore for...
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