Reminiscing on a Good Summer in Yosemite Valley, 2012

Since I haven't posted in a while and schools getting busy I figured I'd put up an essay I wrote a couple summers ago. When I wrote it I had just arrived in Spain after spending about seven weeks in the Valley. I was feeling lonely and wondering why I'd left the best place to climb in the world. It was about 3am, hot and humid as hell, I was sick, and the tiger mosquitoes wouldn't leave me alone (oh how pleasant the Spanish summertime can be). Anyways this is what resulted. I was pretty proud of it and it brings back some great memories, sorry if it's a little corny...

Step 1: Get Motivated

"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at."
-Bruce Lee

I decided to begin my training articles with what I consider to be the most important part of any training plan: motivation. Without motivation there is no desire to improve and therefore finding motivation and keeping that motivation high is fundamental to improving in any discipline. In this article I will be referring to the discipline of climbing but the ideas behind it apply to whatever it is you personally desire to improve in (art, sports, uni-cycling, whatever). Here are a few things that I've found to be effective in maintaining motivation.

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*Disclaimer: I do not condone doing stupid things and so if you do anything stupid that you can't handle it's your own fault and I take no responsibility for it.