The Power Company Climbing Podcast

TAPED TIPS | Go Ahead, Grab That Foothold and Be Adaptable

03.03.2024 - By Plug Tone Audio | Power Company ClimbingPlay

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Go ahead, grab that foothold. I mean, it’s only a foothold until someone uses it as a handhold. Then it’s just a hold. So use it.

And if you don’t want to because you’d rather challenge yourself to do it without using that really obvious hold right there, that’s fine, too. There’s no heroism in skipping an obvious hold. There’s no shame in using a hold other people aren’t. What’s possible, though, is that if you always choose one way or the other, then you’ve painted yourself into a corner. A corner that just doesn’t offer as many opportunities to learn.

So there’s a question that both of you should be asking yourselves. And that question is:

Can I do it both ways?Can I become more adaptable?

That’s two questions, but you know what I mean...

 

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