
How many times have you just jumped right into something without thinking, only to realize that you probably should have had a better plan going into it? Well I certainly have learned that the hard way when rock climbing. I’ve climbed my way right into a place where the only option I had was pull off an insane dyno or fall. Before I realized that I was doing this a lot and climbing seemed to be really really hard. Of course the problem turned out to be that I hadn’t really planned a route, I just started climbing. I’d search for a decent handhold and when I found one I’d use it, not thinking about the next hold until I found a place for my feet. Continue reading “Things I’ve learned the hard way – Map your route”