Sendtember Thoughts
Here we are again, early fall, my mind is always flooded with various plans of attack for how to make this "my season." Something is going to change, i'm going to lose 20 pounds, i'm going to get stronger fingers, i'm going to get a stronger core and solo-sesh ground-up rad cutting edge v12 highballs... But it never seems to happen.
Today is the first day of fall... but that doesn't seem to mean anything to nature, as temps don't seem to be improving. I wish I could be motivated to spend more time outside looking for new rock, I wish I could make myself train hard and eat healthy all the time. It's confusing to know that if I dedicated myself I could really make changes and become a better climber. Sometimes it feels like I take such little action, even though i have such intense desire to improve.
On the other hand it's hard to see results when it's 85 degrees out. September has been pretty rubbish so far, but i've forced myself out a little bit. It feels good to start putting work in on projects again, I feel like this is something i've lost in the last 3 years. I remember back in 2013, there were more than a dozen classic boulders that I was actively working, and then in 2014 I knocked them down one by one. Since then almost all the boulders i've done in New England have taken me 1-2 sessions, and anything that takes longer feels out of reach. Climbing in Rocklands reminded me that sending IS indeed possible if you put in concentrated effort! So.. i'm back to trying boulders that are hard for me, and hopefully this will translate to some more meaningful success this year!
Otherwise it's been a laid back month, we have been climbing new moderate boulders a bit, which has been fun. Recently we got to check out a new area in New Hampshire, which was fun and I even managed to fight my way up a super cool v10 called "The Sound of Friction" in just terrible conditions, which is always a bonus.
Psych is pretty high though, pretty much every climb I want to do this year is high quality.. apparently i've cleaned up most of the lowball choss piles over the years..
Maybe this will be the year!!
Today is the first day of fall... but that doesn't seem to mean anything to nature, as temps don't seem to be improving. I wish I could be motivated to spend more time outside looking for new rock, I wish I could make myself train hard and eat healthy all the time. It's confusing to know that if I dedicated myself I could really make changes and become a better climber. Sometimes it feels like I take such little action, even though i have such intense desire to improve.
On the other hand it's hard to see results when it's 85 degrees out. September has been pretty rubbish so far, but i've forced myself out a little bit. It feels good to start putting work in on projects again, I feel like this is something i've lost in the last 3 years. I remember back in 2013, there were more than a dozen classic boulders that I was actively working, and then in 2014 I knocked them down one by one. Since then almost all the boulders i've done in New England have taken me 1-2 sessions, and anything that takes longer feels out of reach. Climbing in Rocklands reminded me that sending IS indeed possible if you put in concentrated effort! So.. i'm back to trying boulders that are hard for me, and hopefully this will translate to some more meaningful success this year!
Otherwise it's been a laid back month, we have been climbing new moderate boulders a bit, which has been fun. Recently we got to check out a new area in New Hampshire, which was fun and I even managed to fight my way up a super cool v10 called "The Sound of Friction" in just terrible conditions, which is always a bonus.
Psych is pretty high though, pretty much every climb I want to do this year is high quality.. apparently i've cleaned up most of the lowball choss piles over the years..
Maybe this will be the year!!
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| 2nd ascent of Jonah's new "Sundays are for the Choir Boys" (V9) |
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| Tucker's "Now and Then" (V8) |
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| Liam on my boulder "Hay Day" (V8) |
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