For those looking for guidance to improve their physical climbing ability, there’s a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips. Qualified climbing coaches are more accessible now than at any other time in our sport, and as a result, there’s a seemingly unlimited amount of ways to ask for help. From 1:1 sessions at your local gym, physical books, apps, digital channels, and e-books, to easily digestible Instagram content–the barrier isn’t access to this help anymore, it’s how to sieve through it all to find the right help for you.
What we don’t find as often though, is clear and credible guidance on how we can train our brains for the complexities of climbing. Conversations around mental health in our sport often ebb and flow, circling around climbing incidents that have resulted in severe outcomes. Over the years, a familiar pattern has emerged. The flow starts in the wake of the incident with anecdotes from athletes as community members grapple with what’s happened from
