This week was a pretty tough week for me. I didn’t end up completing any of my goals. However, this is one thing that I think is incredible about climbing in general. It is a great teacher of humility which is why most climbers come off as very chill people. Failure and falling is part of the process but I am proud of myself for trying to do climbs outside of my range of abilities. I got pretty close to completing one but the sets this week have been pretty cruel. I also tried climbing at CARSA on campus this week where I got to meet a lot of other climbers and practice some moves that aren’t typically set in my gym. I like the vibe of CARSA because their are climbs that nobody could come up with a grade for and so it was just labelled with a question mark. To deal with my failure this week, which was a hard pill to swallow especially after the brutal week of school, I went for a run and finished my first mountain run which was a pretty big personal accomplishment in my opinion. Mount Tolmie is pretty close to my home so it turned out to only be a 4 kilometre run but I still enjoyed it despite it being relatively short. This is a good lesson for anyone. Just because you didn’t complete what you set out to do it doesn’t mean you didn’t get anything out of it. Learning is gradual and with time any goal can be accomplished. I’ve attached a piece of AI art that accurately reflects how I felt climbing this week.

Image generated with the help of Dall E 3

To sum it up. Not strong and struggling.