Not About How Hard You Can Hit

So, I am sitting here, watching a documentary with some freshman during my free block and I realize it is about time I update my blog. Well, for those of you, who have been on the edge of their seat wondering whether or not I got my motivation back, I actually have!! It did not take too long but it was certainly tough. I talked to my old coach, Vasya, and he gave me some advice which I took to heart. Just have fun with what you are doing and work your ass off. Success will follow. I was super excited to see that he mentioned Josh Larson, being the UBC pro tour champion. It gave me the motivation I needed to get back in the gym and crush!!! Thanks for everyone who has helped me through this. There will always be something in my way and an objective I need to get through. But i need to remember that I will always get through it and I will always keep going foreword. "It's not about how hard you can hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving foreword"

Loss of Motivation

It seems as though I have lost my motivation for the sport that I love more than anything in the world. I, honestly, never thought this would happen to me. I am not saying that I don't enjoy climbing or that the thought of doing it is repulsive to me but I just cant get excited about training or anything like that. I am trying to get motivated by watching climbing videos or competing against other people but nothing seems to work at all! I am hoping to climb hard and train hard but it is hard to find the motivation to do it. I guess i just got to keep going strong and try my best!

My Birthday

So it was my birthday yesterday and I had a pretty good day! I got to go to ice cream with my favorite people here at school and had a delicious coffee in the am and hung out with some amazing people! I am super excited for this weekend as I am going to my friends house to hang with him. I get to go climbing today, well indoor climbing so it doesn't really count but I am still excited. I get to hang out with my buddies while working up a sweat at the same time. It is hard to find many things to beat that!!! :) I want to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday its because of all of you I get to turn another year older. WTF Im 18!! That shit is crazy, i don't think Im ready to be an adult! But then again i'm not sure if anyone is ready! Well, i guess only time with tell if I am ready or not. Until then, I'm going to proceed living my life to the best of my ability and enjoy being a kid while I still can!

Environmental Concerns

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Ok, so Im back at school now and living a pretty damn awesome life. Got my friends by my side and a rope hanging round my neck couldn't ask for much more actually. So, I've been out at Rumney, pulling hard, sending and working projects, and I noticed that over the summer there have been some wind turbines installed in a nearby mountain in clear view of Rumney. I am really curious to know how climbers and regular hikers feel about this! For me, I think it is a little extreme to be putting so many up. I could deal with like one or two of them but there are a whole bunch covering the landscape and it obviously takes away from the beauty of it all. Its one of the reasons I love climbing at Rumney its the beauty of it all! Anyway, Im just curious what people think about these developments.