Today, I was asked a question and it stirred up an idea for this blog. So here we are, “Sam, what is it like to be in a world that’s 100% about climbing, committing, and competition?” Well let me try and explain it to you in words that will help you imagine the world as […] Read more…
Training is an important component in excelling at your passions, and with training comes recovery time. Currently, the group of friends I’m with are going at it too hard and are paying for it. Why? Because training requires recovery and there’s not a lot of that going on right now. I admit, I too am […] Read more…
Climbing with boys is really fun. While everyone knows ‘girls just want to have fun,’ the climber boys want fun too… but they want it now, by any means. Let me explain, from my experience, especially given the testosterone fog that sweeps in and settles over climbing destinations, boys have the hardest time when it […] Read more…
In order to be great you have to look at life as one big competition, always trying to be better than the one next to you. Being too competitive can make it hard to gain friendships; most don’t appreciate the mental and physical ‘one up-manship’. Then again, life is full of sacrifices, and you must […] Read more…