I came about going to this competition by pure convenience
My friend Meagan informed me about it and it made me start to think what if I competed in it?
It would only bring me more experience, and since I had taken a little break from competing I felt more compelled to do it.
Since I had planned a trip to Poland to visit my grandma around the same time, I thought what the hell, let's get a flight to Munich for the weekend, it's not far (only an hour and half flight)
So I did, and i'm really happy with my decision!
It was a great event and I ran into a bunch of people that I have met over the years climbing at different outdoor areas! It's crazy to think how big the world is, but yet the climbing community is so small!
I've complied a small video of myself climbing on all the qualifying boulders. I feel as if they were all in my reach and there were a few I should of completed. But that is the competition setting and it makes everything just a little bit harder.
It was very impressive to watch all the other competitors, male and female, throughout the weekend and try to learn from them. After this weekend, I have decided that competition climbing comes down more to your mental head game than it does to power. And I think I was able to overcome that factor at this event. I was able to treat each boulder as it's own individual problem. I was able to forget about the previous climbs and calm myself down in the 5 minutes in between each boulder. I would concentrate on my breathing and my heart rate which helped me overcome the pump and stress of the whole event.
Even though I think it is more mental than physical does not mean I do not need to get in shape! Haha
There are many things I need to work on to be able and do better in the future! But for now, I'm on vacation. So i'm going to enjoy Paris and the rest of my stay in Poland.
When I get back to the states I will have my hands full for a week with setting for The Heist competition with fellow friend, Sydney McNair, and others. Hopefully we can get more female competitors to make the trip out to Boston and make this thing better than ever!
That is awesome. It inspires me to want to compete. I have been training out on some real boulders lately. Can't afford the gym ATM. Keep up the great work.
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