Falling is an integral part of climbing. But for many of us it's also a consistent source of fear and limitation. In this article series, Arno Ilgner, author and founder of the Warrior's Way, provides a series of lessons about how we should think about our fear of falling and, as importantly, how we can practice our way past it.
"It resulted in a somersault of Olympic quality and a pretty swollen elbow."
Even if he were wearing a helmet, this would've hurt.
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Usually the external dangers for climbers are loose rocks and the like. But turns out thorn bushes have it out for us, too.
Who says toprope whips can't be epic?
This Weekend Whipper serves up a double whammy of bone-cracking gnarliness.
In trying to pull off the "Crime of the Century," a classic 5.11c finger crack in Squamish, this climber gets caught red handed and takes a big fall.
Said Max Donovan, "I was lucky to walk away with scrapes and we are all grateful that this was a learning experience and not a tragedy."