My colleagues at Rock/Creek Outfitters invited me to participate in their Day Fire Podcast recently. A lot of questions came up about how I was influenced early on by others and early development of The Warrior’s Way®. Below are some questions that were answered on the podcast. Enjoy the listen:
- How was I inspired to begin climbing?
- How did I manage fear early on?
- What guided my interest in doing first ascents?
- Who inspired me when I started climbing in the 1970s?
- How did I educate myself on using protection, belaying, and risk-taking prior to all the training books?
- How did I deal with my fear to do those bold routes on Whitesides?
- How did I arrive at the decision to begin teaching about mental training?
- What is our responsibility for creating a career? Who are we responsible for; who are we responsible to?
- How many students did I have during the first year of teaching?
- What are the foundational principles of The Warrior’s Way®?
- How do these foundational principles fit into the three-phases of risk-taking?
- What is situational awareness and what situations do we need to be aware of?
- What is the foundational thing we want students to learn in the Falling & Commitment clinic?
- Why do our climbing partners say “You’ve got it?” and what are the possible negative consequences of saying that?
- How does honesty impact mental training and appropriate risk-taking?
- What kind of structure can you use to guide your partner to support you as you need to be supported?
- How do I discipline myself to write regularly? Do I write when my spirit moves me or daily at 9am?
- What first ascent am I most proud of?
- Day Fire podcast likes to end the podcast with a story. I like pithy Zen stories so I shared one and tied it into what it means to have a warrior mindset.
