What's the most important thing climbing has taught you?

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docsavage

Trad climber

Albuquerque, NM

Dec 21, 2014 - 07:30pm PT

You don't suck other people in to your drama ...

john bald

climber

Dec 21, 2014 - 07:32pm PT

Slow down and enjoy life.

Flip Flop

Trad climber

Truckee, CA

Dec 21, 2014 - 07:39pm PT

"Climbing in the mountains is a game. If you die then you lose the game." - some climber guy.

mucci

Trad climber

The pitch of Bagalaar above you

Dec 21, 2014 - 07:40pm PT

To find my own path.

JOEY.F

Gym climber

It's not rocket surgery

Dec 21, 2014 - 07:41pm PT

Focus

dave729

Trad climber

Western America

Dec 21, 2014 - 07:47pm PT

How fast oxygen is converted into pain in my arms.

SC seagoat

Trad climber

In What Time Zone Am I?

Dec 21, 2014 - 08:09pm PT

That there was a whole new world of shoes. Yes.

Susan

Seamstress

Trad climber

Yacolt, WA

Dec 21, 2014 - 08:35pm PT

Gravity always wins

Be in the moment. Focus!

rgold

Trad climber

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dec 21, 2014 - 09:16pm PT

I'm tougher than I thought.

I'm a lot weaker than I realized.

I'm pretty damn smart.

I can't believe the dumb things I did.

Conditioning makes you better.

Conditioning is never enough.

Skill trumps strength.

Except when it doesn't.

With experience comes wisdom.

But only if you actually pay attention to experience.

Neither experience nor wisdom will be enough to keep you alive.

For that you also need luck.

Mark Force

Trad climber

Cave Creek, AZ

Dec 21, 2014 - 09:21pm PT

Rgold, that was beautiful and real.

I want to add that climbing has proven the adage that "Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement."

jplotz!

climber

Wenatchee, WA

Dec 21, 2014 - 09:23pm PT

There's no sport or pursuit even remotely comparable and addicting as climbing, in all its forms. You only truly understand it when you do it. As much as it's been commercialized, it's still fringe when embraced fully.

gunsmoke

Mountain climber

Clackamas, Oregon

Dec 21, 2014 - 09:27pm PT

Climbing brings one face to face with one's perceived limits. Confronting difficult circumstances and persevering, especially when it isn't clear that one can succeed, creates a mentality that carries over to other aspects of life.

Dingus McGee

Social climber

Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace

Dec 22, 2014 - 06:33am PT

most important thing climbing has taught you?

Thing? [ for climbing]= systems, but I wasn't taught systems from climbing.

All necessary systems must be in working order.

Dingus McGee

Social climber

Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace

Dec 22, 2014 - 07:27am PT

Chief,

our experiential minds do not work with infinitesimals, they are accumulators and can be trained to be quite good differentiators over some finite interval. The Instantaneous Pure Now is totally elusive to any detectors.

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Dec 22, 2014 - 07:46am PT

The Instantaneous Pure Now is totally elusive to any detectors.

Even to BS detectors??

The most general thing climbing has taught me is that people act and think differently but many agree to spend time climbing. That has been important to me.

Inner City

Trad climber

East Bay

Dec 22, 2014 - 09:56am PT

To know my limits...good judgement is everything!

Cragar

climber

MSLA - MT

Dec 22, 2014 - 10:04am PT

I agree with The Chief. When climbing the NOW 'moves' and anything else will just add to lubrication that might aid the skate/slip loss of focus etc.

Climbing will help you keep it simple if you want to move up. Personally, I have overcome/grooved with my most difficult challenges in this way. Start simple in the NOW and let it go where it takes you.