Coaching Advice for Frustrated Short Climbers

As a 5’0″ climber with a negative 1″ ape index, I am well-acquainted with the feelings that can arise when you watch someone skip all the hardest moves on your project. It can be infuriating. But sometimes it’s hard to tell what you’re actually upset about. And sometimes you tell yourself you’re being ridiculous for feeling those things at all, which is anti-helpful.

So in this episode, I talk about how I’ve worked through my negative feelings about being a short climber. I used to care a lot about not being acknowledged for things I thought were harder for me as a short climber, and I used to feel envious of taller climbers’ long reach.

But having done the kind of work I will guide you through in this episode, most of the time I honestly don’t care anymore what other climbers are doing or how hard something feels for me as a short climber. You can get there, too.

This episode will give you a roadmap to look at your own feelings, values, and thoughts about the situation so that you can enjoy climbing for what it is to YOU – not how it compares with someone else’s experience.

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