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homeGrown
Mar 9, 2010, 5:43 PM
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I'll go with friends. That way I can kick back and relaxe when I want and get a good climb in. Even tho im a beginner and just getting back into it its still fun...we pick on ourselves and it breaks tension...from whatever "rut" were in.
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mr.tastycakes
Mar 10, 2010, 2:39 PM
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mrtristan wrote: I'm not motivated to climb hard in the first place. I climb stuff that I enjoy. Sometimes that's a 5.5 trad route, sometimes it's a 5.12 sport route. I think that to stay motivated over the long run (and I've been climbing for more than half of my lifetime now) is to just do what you enjoy and not worry about "getting better."
I've never understood the division between having fun and getting better/climbing harder. Some enjoy getting better. They enjoy setting their sights on longer, harder, more committing routes and getting after it. The most euphoric moments of my short climbing career have been when I've successfully pushed beyond my (meager) previous limits.
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paclimber12
Mar 10, 2010, 11:44 PM
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Very insightful response, makes a lot of sense. Thanks man
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airscape
Mar 15, 2010, 6:36 AM
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Being able to tighten bolt with my bare hands.
And also using my calluses to sand down wood furniture.
(This post was edited by airscape on Mar 15, 2010, 6:38 AM)
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climbingaz
Mar 16, 2010, 8:07 PM
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For the last few years I've had to have some sort of a goal to keep me motivated. I'm not sure that is exactly the best solution, but sometimes I just don't feel like going to the gym twice a week to climb the same old boring lines unless I've got some goal outside that I've got my sights set on.
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Kartessa
Mar 16, 2010, 8:40 PM
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mr.tastycakes wrote: mrtristan wrote: I'm not motivated to climb hard in the first place. I climb stuff that I enjoy. Sometimes that's a 5.5 trad route, sometimes it's a 5.12 sport route. I think that to stay motivated over the long run (and I've been climbing for more than half of my lifetime now) is to just do what you enjoy and not worry about "getting better." I've never understood the division between having fun and getting better/climbing harder. Some enjoy getting better. They enjoy setting their sights on longer, harder, more committing routes and getting after it. The most euphoric moments of my short climbing career have been when I've successfully pushed beyond my (meager) previous limits.
Well said!
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