Ups and downs

So the past week has been a tough one. Being sick is never easy. No matter what, you just want to keep going...so i tried...and well...my body told me otherwise. I tried to go climbing and the entire time i was flailing all over the place. It was retarded. So after that ridiculous attempt, i decided to call 'er quits for a couple of days...to let my body rest and heal. Yesterday i went on this super long hike in search of the mother ship of all ice climbs. After summiting a mountain we found the ice climb that was in early stages of formation. If there is a way to find a somewhat realistic approach...this could be quite the spectacle. We'll see i guess when snow flies.

Today was a better day at a crag. Got on some 12's and a 13. Got worked which was good. Now i have a couple of new projects. Tonight i finished off my day by sessioning my gym for a couple of hours. It was good. Full day of arm work out, still can feel them. Good thing. Tomorrow is going to be a rest day and then full on come monday.

It's interesting, the mental side of climbing. You're always battling some sort of nemesis within. There's always going to be "that voice" in your head that's telling you that you can't do something. I've begun to learn that no matter what, even you really can't do something, you still need to push and go for it. Whether you're long ago out of strength, but there's still one more hold left to reach for...you still have to try. Even if you rip off at the slight hint of going for that next/last hold...at least you went for it. Moral of the story...don't give up...no matter what. You'll never really know whether or not you could have kept going...until you try to keep going.