Sometimes it’s hard to believe, but I’m officially in my 40s!  Which means I’ve been climbing for more than half my life.  Over the years, I’ve made plenty of mistakes, learned some hard lessons, and discovered what actually moves the needle when it comes to becoming a stronger, more confident climber.

Today, I’m sharing 7 climbing mistakes I see all the time (and a few I’ve made myself) that can keep you from reaching your potential on the wall.

Recently, I went to visit an old mini project.  I tried this route briefly in 2024 and had figured out all the beta, but left for the season before having the opportunity to go back. and try to send. A year and a half later, after growing, delivering, and raising a baby, I went back.
I couldn’t do a single hard move on the route.

Not a single client of mine was consuming adequate protein before working with me, but MOST of them thought they were!

Your perception of control over your circumstances may be more important than the actual circumstances themselves.  Your mind is powerful and what you believe about yourself and your ability to influence your outcomes is powerful too.

UPFs now account for 57.5% of total energy intake in America and they are wreaking havoc on our minds and bodies. UPFs are linked to an increase in all cause mortality, cancer, type 2 diabetes, frailty, obesity, mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety and many more diseases.

There are absolutely days when I don’t feel like going to the gym… mornings when I don’t want to get out of my cozy bed when the early alarm goes off… long work days when the last thing I want to do is cook a healthy dinner, and then clean up, and then prepare my meals for the next day so I’m not caught in a bind without healthy options for lunch the next day. Even Goggins admits that there are days when he stares at his shoes in the corner and dreads putting them on, but he always does.

My point is that I had a lot of room to find excuses. We all do!  And I’m not here to down play any of the challenges in your life.  I know they are real.  But I am here to encourage you to use them as fuel for growth rather that baggage that weighs you down.