Is it possible to avoid ego as a climber? If so, how?
Everyone will have days that make them feel like a super hero.  You may send a hard problem, onsight a tricky route, or send the sick pink problem in the cave at your local gym.  Either way there is always going to be someone better.  Maybe not all the time, but every once in a while some punk kid that you’ve never seen at the “cool” gym will leave his recreation center and come visit your boulder, route, or taped problem.  He or she will walk up send your precocious crux and politely walk away leaving you amazed asking yourself, “Who the hell was that?”  If you can realize there will always be someone better, there is no need to carry an ego.  Climbing is about feeling the movement, the camaraderie, and the love.  It’s not meant to be food for the ego!  Climb for yourself, support your friends, and take care of all the areas where you climb.  That should suppress the ego!   

Aside from climbing and enjoying the outdoors, what do you see that we all have in common?
The majority of us love something.  We may not always revile our love, but it’s there.  For me Love is the driving force of life whether it be for my girlfriend, family, friends, or climbing!