Comments on: Defeating Fear with Past Success: The Climbing Experience Applied to All of Life http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/defeating-fear-with-past-success-the-climbing-experience-applied-to-all-of-life/ Website of North Carolina rock climbing guides and team building facilitators Ascent Adventure Consultants. We are the preferred guide service in the southeast United States, offering climbing trips (day and weekend trips) on the best routes and areas in NC, outdoor climbing instruction, and team building and leadership development programs. Make Ascent your guide service for 2009. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:55:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brandon http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/defeating-fear-with-past-success-the-climbing-experience-applied-to-all-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-65 brandon Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:05:48 +0000 http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1622#comment-65 That's a great point Mark. I'm happy that you bring that up. It is of utmost importance to learn how to respond to fear when it really is telling you that you are in grave danger. I also have retreated from climbs because of true danger, not just because of irrational fears. So I could look at that and say I succeeded...because I made the right decision. Maybe the title of my post should've been "Responding Appropriately to Fear". Thanks!! That’s a great point Mark. I’m happy that you bring that up. It is of utmost importance to learn how to respond to fear when it really is telling you that you are in grave danger. I also have retreated from climbs because of true danger, not just because of irrational fears. So I could look at that and say I succeeded…because I made the right decision. Maybe the title of my post should’ve been “Responding Appropriately to Fear”.

Thanks!!

]]> By: Mark http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/defeating-fear-with-past-success-the-climbing-experience-applied-to-all-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Mark Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:47:43 +0000 http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1622#comment-64 There are times when the best response to the situation is to retreat. If you assess the fall consequences and the conditions and decide that when wet it's a 5.12 move with a swing into a wall that would likely result in injury if you fell, then you have to over come the fear of having to tell your friends you retreated. I've gotten to the point where I wasn't afraid of the move, it just logically didn't seem worth doing. Present success can take many forms, and also serve for dealing with the next fearful situation. I like the comments on God too. I've even had an atheist friend comment on what a great route setter God is, how holds sometimes seem to be just where you need them. There are times when the best response to the situation is to retreat. If you assess the fall consequences and the conditions and decide that when wet it’s a 5.12 move with a swing into a wall that would likely result in injury if you fell, then you have to over come the fear of having to tell your friends you retreated. I’ve gotten to the point where I wasn’t afraid of the move, it just logically didn’t seem worth doing. Present success can take many forms, and also serve for dealing with the next fearful situation.
I like the comments on God too. I’ve even had an atheist friend comment on what a great route setter God is, how holds sometimes seem to be just where you need them.

]]> By: brandon http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/defeating-fear-with-past-success-the-climbing-experience-applied-to-all-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-61 brandon Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:12:57 +0000 http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1622#comment-61 Most definitely. I always feel the presence of God when I climb. Being outside in His creation is wonderful and I can sense His presence. Most definitely. I always feel the presence of God when I climb. Being outside in His creation is wonderful and I can sense His presence.

]]> By: streetfreak http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/defeating-fear-with-past-success-the-climbing-experience-applied-to-all-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-60 streetfreak Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:14 +0000 http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1622#comment-60 Do you feel the presence of God when you climb? Has He ever put something under your foot? Thank You! streetfreak Do you feel the presence of God when you climb? Has He ever put something under your foot? Thank You! streetfreak

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