Climbing and Darkness Can Be Flip Sides of the Same Coin
Addiction. Encounters with death. The weight of everything, including happiness. Here are five personal essays about the intersection of climbing and dark manifestations.
Anxiety
How Competitions Taught Me the Heartbreak of Winning and the Joy of Defeat
A competitive ice climber wins her first big competition—and finds that the secret to success is still a whole lot of failure.
Not Good Enough: Self-Worth, Anxiety, and the Pursuit of 5.14 Trad
Molly Mitchell shares her journey to climb China Doll (5.14 R) while navigating generalized anxiety disorder.
Learning to Trust: How Climbing Is Helping Maine Teens Conquer Anxiety
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