Lost mojo
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After a month off of technical climbing I had a strange occurrence yesterday. I was warming up on some stuff that I had done before, one Onsight and other as a flash, and for some reason I was not able to climb. I mean it was if all my experience left me all at once. I had no idea what to do or how to get up. I was totally kryptonited on two climbs in a row. I never got past the first moves. Should I just try to forget about this or is there some psychobabble routine to follow after such a horrid performance? |
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gription wrote: is there some psychobabble routine to follow after such a horrid performance?You need to talk to your inner child about the trauma. There's your psychobabble. Dr. Frank |
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My inner child is very "out" |
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You had a bad day, for whatever reason. It happens. |
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Haven't experienced this much with climbing. I have surfed over twenty years and have experienced it in that realm. If I go 2-4 days a week I'm typically on it. Dialed in bottom turns let everything else happen easily. If I skip a week here or there, or have a long flat spell, u am totally off my game. It's frustrating. I pull up to the beach and make excuses not to paddle out. It's too cold, if it was 1 ft. Bigger, too crowded, etc... |
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Tony B wrote:...it is usually life-stress or sleep related, ...deffinattely checked both of those blocks this month. Mostly just venting I guess. Thanks. |
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JoeGaribay wrote:...Oh! And there's golf! That one will kill anyone at anytime!I have fought off the golf thing for 16 years. I have vowed to never play. NEVER! |
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Unless you lost your mojo helping out with a rescue situation, or went back out for it first thing the next morning, that's booty. You can offer beer or cash to the lucky climber that found it, but if they don't bite, it's theirs to keep fair and square. |
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Em Cos wrote:Unless you lost your mojo helping out with a rescue situation, or went back out for it first thing the next morning, that's booty. You can offer beer or cash to the lucky climber that found it, but if they don't bite, it's theirs to keep fair and square.If he left his mojo out where somebody could find it, it's his own fault if it gets stolen. |
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It's fine, I forget how to climb all the time. For me, it's normal. |
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gription wrote: I have fought off the golf thing for 16 years. I have vowed to never play. NEVER!never is a big word |
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JoeGaribay wrote:That's cool! Probably shouldn't be going on about golf on a climbing site. But has anyone ever racked up a driver and some balls to the top of a summit and let it fly? Probably best to track it though and not litter.Yes. Not sure if you were aware of this guy. 14ergolf.com/ Related post on 14ers.com. Consensus is they don't like it. 14ers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.… |
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highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote:Time to step away and climb different and diverse stuff. Chase some women. Eat poorly. Bash your knuckles fixing your car. Then come back and you'll be more psyched than ever.This is excellent advice. |