Day 3

Today was interesting. We went to a cave out of town and sessioned for most of the day. I struggled with the same problem off the bat, but with Mark's encouragement, i settled down. The cave roof was long and sick. Completely inverted for what seemed like a long ways. By my third attempt on it i was making good progress. My fourth attempt i climbed very strong. I was psyched. All it took was someone telling me to breathe slower and to settle down. I was really tense, nervous, and not thinking. It's ok though...as this is all about learning. Every year is a step forward. I must say though, dealing with how strong the other competitors are, it's tough...as they are in a whole other league. But that's ok...because i will only get stronger by climbing with these amazing athletes.

The support and encouragement has been amazing amongst all the competitors. I mean, 20 of the best climbers in the world are here competing and all of them are super great with pumping each other up. It's all about "crushing it" as most climbers would say, and they're all quick to give you that boost.

Tomorrow is rest day. My wife arrives tomorrow which i'm really stoked about. Having her here will create a whole other dynamic. Now i have to climb harder...haha. But yeah, rest day. Gonna go for a walk, work on my breathing, hang out at a couple of my sponsors' tents and just chill. Focus. Focus focus focus...and eating with drinking lots of water.

Bedtime. Tomorrow is a new day. But i need not worry about that until tomorrow as "today has enough of its own stuff to worry/think about"-God (paraphrased).

gm