Should I Free Solo?
Death can advise and teach us to live our lives in meaningful ways. Death lays our lives raw before us and free soloing is an activity that does it better than most others. Free soloing can offer us the opportunity to ask the difficult questions about why we’re here and how we’ll fill the content of our lives.
What is the Aim of Attention?
Attention is at the core of mental training. But what is its aim? How do we become aware of limiting ways of using attention and develop practices to use it better?
From Duality to Unity
In climbing, we find ways to use our senses to extend beyond the limited perceptions of the mind, which tends to perceive situations dualistically: comfort and stress. Doing this moves us away from trusting our engagement, the body, and the learning process. Our attention is shifted from stress to comfort.
The Power of Action
Focusing our attention in the body helps us live as warriors. We “live by acting” not by “thinking about acting”
The Problem Isn’t the Problem – Thinking you shouldn’t have problems is the problem?
Warriors don’t solve problems to get rid of problems, feeling sad until they’re problem-free. Warrior’s solve problems for their own sake, feeling joyful for the challenge provided to them.
How Do I Become More Resilient?
You can improve your resilience in small steps by focusing on these qualities. Over time you’ll be able to withstand stressors better and rebound stronger than you were before.
The Eyes; a Powerful Mental Training Tool
Our intellectual reasoning ability is an important part of understanding the world surrounding us. Yet, it has many limitations. Use your eyes to move past the limitations.
How Can Rock Climbing (and Mental Training) Inform Our Response to Climate Change?
We can apply mental training to respond appropriately to the challenges of climate change. Climbers can be the ambassadors from the mountains.
Two Important Mental Training Qualities
Sustained attention and unbending intent represent our commitment to your learning journey.
Seven Principles for Self-Stalking – Practices for Improvement
The principles for self-stalking are practices we do continually. They help us climb with greater style and show us how to practice.
How Do I Diminish Frustration In Climbing?
How we shift from frustration to learning. Going From F to C with Laur Sabourin, Warrior’s Way trainer and AMGA guide.
How Can I Observe Myself? The core of mental training.
Much of mental training is about developing self-observation skills. We learn to observe the way the mind and ego distract our attention.
Your Either/Or Mindset…A Technique to Help You Climb Better?
Have you considered using a “both/and” mindset to improve your ability?
6 Lessons Learned during Summer School in Cirque of the Towers, WY
Arno and his family climb Pingora and Wolfs Head in Wyoming’s Cirque of the Towers.
There’s Always Something
Are you reacting to stress as a victim, or as a warrior? Warriors live consciously, responding to stress; they know stress is required for learning so they lean into it.
