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Desensitizing yourself to falling... 30-Jun-2006 At 11:15:57 PM mtnbear

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Cath, I think you nailed it on the head by calling it an irrational fear. It didn't quite kill the experience but it wasn't fun thats for sure...Thats why i want to desensitize myself to it all.

Paradise looks lilke you and are in the same boat! =)

gfdonc, I use that "place two" mentality as well. I think I picked it up from watching someone else climb and will never forget it. Gives that sense of security thats needed in harried moments eh? love it.

Eduardo, your dead right about practice makes perfect. Why shouldn't climbers practice falling? Stunt men do it and it keeps them safer, why couldn't we approach it with the same mentality.

Neil Thanks for the stories... I like learning from others mistakes! =)
I will keep them in mind when I put this through the motions

Thanks all, for everything. I will be doing some practice on my next day out, no doubt. Meanwhile... anyone else have any not-so-horrible falling horror stories we can learn from?