In this episode Coach Alex Stiger and I talk openly about what we learned in 2024 about ourselves and our climbing, for better or for worse. We each chose the 5 most poignant things we learned and discussed each in depth.
Alex’s List
- She realized she’d been protecting herself from fear and discomfort for a long time – wants to break out of that
- Managing stress load outside of climbing and how that affects her climbing
- Neurodivergence in climbing: her new diagnosis
- Learned how to find her own beta!
- Learne about how to stay positive on above max level routes
My List
- Don’t ignore my body! (I have an injury I could’ve dealt with a long time ago)
- Finances and climbing: we embraced FIRE this year so that we can eventually climb more
- I can project hard things without freaking out now because of the mindset work I’ve done
- Age is not an excuse
- Patriarchy in climbing: how it shows up and how I’ve approached dismantling it in my life
Some of the things we talk about in this episode have been very private to us until this very public conversation, so please give us grace as we explore new concepts and talk them out with each other as friends!
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