Rock Climbing

This past year and a half has been such a blessing to me to be able to get back into climbing. I found a new gym close by and met some amazing mentors and coaches since then. I've competed in two boulder competitions, and you learn a ton during comp time. You cheer on other climbers as well as others helping you. I started climbing eight years ago when I was in college, and have loved it ever since. It's a sport that you can really challenge yourself mentally and physically and there are always new and amazing things to learn. 

 Rock climbing has gone main stream and gyms are popping up everywhere now. Years ago it was so hard to find a gym anywhere. Climbing is becoming more well known and more and more people are getting into the sport. You can top rope, lead climb and boulder. Climbing communities are great! It's nice because it still seems small in some aspects and you can meet people at gyms and go climb outdoors and meet up with other people. 

 I'm very hard on myself, and I may not be at the skill level I want to be at, but hey, everyone aspires to be like Margo Hayes and Alex Puccio who are shattering records and World Cup wins, but not everyone can train four hours a day and go climb a 15 outdoors. I know I wish I was built differently. I'm short and stalky and muscular. I wish I was built more athletic, a little taller and runner like. But you have to learn to use what you have. Margo and Alex are both built differently, but are both using the best of their abilities to get to the level they are. 

 Rock Climbing, like other sports, are great for stress relief but also setting personal goals. You realistically have to go at your own pace. It's easy to get caught up with yourself and feel competitive with other climbers. It can take weeks to perfect a problem or even just a skill. It involves problem solving and physically strength. I have goals to want to lead climb and at least hit a V7 in bouldering. And I hope to get there at some point. But it takes a lot of practice, and time.

 Climbing is 10 percent ascending and 90 percent falling. God has taught me that I'm capable of doing so much, and I'm so much stronger then I think. I have a fear of heights, but it's being able to get past those barriers and you can achieve greatness. You get back up when you fall and you try again. Don't give up, it can be exhausting, but you figure it out along the way. 

 "Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." -(Ps. 61:2) 






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