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What goes through you mind while on the sharp end? 26-Aug-2003 At 6:20:06 PM DC

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I often find that for me the key to ticking climbs at or near my limit is how quite I can make my mind. I was interested to know how what goes through other poeples minds when trying to tick at or near their limit? Also interested to hear what goes through people's minds when they get their worst head f--k?

I guess I quite my mind by deep breathing and visualisation of the moves.

When this doesn't work and head f--k sets in my brain is racing thinking of how bad the fall will be if I move past the last piece of gear or that it's almost a certainty that the rope will unclip itself during a fall or the bolt might pull or my hefty weight will surely make my last piece of pro pop taking half the cliff face with it.

Major indications that head f--k has set in are elvis leg at 4m, 27 pieces of pro in the first 5 meters, fliping every binner over to stop the rope from uncliping itself in a fall, the world going very blurrie due to the tears of fear and finally vomitting or touching cotton.

Any one got any miracle cures to HF?