Tag Archives: mental game

Slabster’s Lament 5.12a/b – The Lament is Over…

Apr 27 2012

Every now and then a route deserves to be memorialized by a post all to itself. In the case of Heresy (5.11c) out at the Obed, it was because of my first impression of it when I first laid eyes on it, several years before I was strong enough to even think about sending it. With Dave the Dude (5.11d), it was because the line was just that good – not only was it a classic in every sense of the word, but it was a culminating finale to a fantastic trip in the Red River Gorge, and thinking about…Read the rest of this entry →

PETZL Helmet Campaign – Round 2!

Mar 07 2012

Those of you that have been loyal readers for a while now may remember a post I did last October about my stance on helmet usage, as part of a Helmet Campaign from Petzl and their marketing guys over at Pemba Serves. It certainly got quite the response – 107 comments even! While I’d like to assume it was my literary prowess and creative wordsmith-ery that compelled such a reaction, in truth I must admit that it probably had more to do with the fact that Petzl was giving away a free helmet to one lucky commenter. Excerpts of my post were melted into…Read the rest of this entry →

The Hit List for 2011 – The Year in Review

Jan 02 2012

I mentioned before Christmas that the first week in January was going to be celebrated as “Highlight Week” here at Cragmama. It seemed appropriate to kick things off with the Hit List. Some of you may remember my 2011 Hit List that I published last March, where I listed 10 goals (some very specific, some rather general) that I had my sights set on for the year. I remember at first being a bit hesitant about posting them for the world to see, since I wasn’t entirely sure that some of the objectives were even in my realm of ability.…Read the rest of this entry →

The Highlight Reel…

Nov 07 2011

If you’ve ever climbed with our family, then you’ve probably experienced the end of day mental pat on the back otherwise known as The Highlight Reel. It’s a long time tradition that Steve and I established years ago, back when we first started climbing. At first it was just something we talked about with each other on the way home from the crag. We gradually introduced it to our other climbing partners and it just sort of took on a life of its own… Here’s how it works. After a hopefully long and fun-filled day at the crag, each person…Read the rest of this entry →

Life Lessons Learned on a Slackline

Oct 17 2011

A slackline is really an interesting idea. Very popular amongst the climbing community, and more or less unknown to everyone else. The concept is quite simple in theory – picture a circus with a tightrope walker high above the spectators, hands out to the sides, balancing her way across the rope to the other side. Now, take out the “tight” part and picture the same person walking across a piece of webbing about an inch wide, as the webbing sags low underneath their weight and wobbles from side to side. Welcome to the curious world of slacklining. Invented by a…Read the rest of this entry →

“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN