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Gym climbing difficult tonight 8-Sep-2005 At 2:47:31 AM kitty-cat

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I was the Queen of super scaredy cat ness with heights etc. I am still super 'respectful' of them and it might take me a few minutes to abseil down a cliff. So yup I guess technically 'fear' is still there it's just been shoved a bit further into the closet.

I started out being scared of climbing in gyms with 10 metre walls (yup okay laugh all you want). It made it more fun when I got to the top compared to the next person cos I must have had 100x the adrenalin due to the initial fear. But then a month later I didn't get a buzz at all from the height and still don't.

I started out on real rock about 2 weeks ago, and it was kind of like starting all over again in terms of being spooked. Cos of exposure etc... but adrenalin shot right up there all over again and I suddenly had 'forgotten' all I had learnt at the gym. The reason I got into climbing was to be outdoors doing it, so it was a bit frustrating. IBut know it's one of those things that will improve though, you know? Plus the whole secure holds thing... I mean you just need to shift your definition of what 'secure' is really. Nothing is going to feel 100% comfy starting cos I reckon as a beginner, it takes a while to thrash out what your personal kinda balance is.

Be nicer to yourself, so long as you're doing your best, pushing your limits (um okay so maybe just having fun?? isn't that the whole reason at the end of the day... experience being enjoyable??)