How Rock Climbing HacksYour Brain
I’ve been climbing for a while now…
“In climbing, you are always faced with new problems in which you must perform using intuitive movements, and then later analyze them to figure out why they work, and then learn from them.” — Wolfgang Gullich
Being in your mid-twenties is exhausting — something they never tell you beforehand.
You log in to social media and see your peers at vastly different stages of life. Some are having children or getting married, while others are still smoking weed with the same crowd from school, living for the weekend.
I found myself at a crossroads.
Everyone I associated with “my place” in the societal hierarchy was either running half-marathons or rock climbing (specifically indoor bouldering, because who really wants to be scaling the Alps?). I gave running a go, but it only left me with aches, pains, and a persistent back problem.
So, I figured I’d try the other option…
Embracing Fear and Taking Risks
The first time I arrived at the indoor bouldering centre, I was way out of my depth. I stood in a vast warehouse decorated with all sorts of luminous colours — it was overwhelming, but kind of cool, like stepping into an ’80s arcade game. I didn’t want to look…
