A tribute to everyone who explores the limits of human beings

Merritt 2022-04-23 07:03:19

In the first year of graduation, the company's autumn summary meeting, after the meeting, I went to the city hall to play, and played rock climbing for the first time. I remember that the coach gave me a lot of skills before I went up, but he didn't teach me how to get down. At that time, I thought it might be troublesome to teach below, and the coach could explain it after seeing the actual situation above. The 10-meter stone wall, I climbed it quickly for the first time. After all, I often climbed over the wall and climbed trees when I was a child. The point is here. After reaching the summit, I asked the coach how I came down. I:? ? ? People who have never played rock climbing, or we ordinary people, rarely have this situation: someone asks you to freely fall at a height of 10 meters. Although it is guaranteed by a safety rope, the psychological process is difficult to break through. I hesitated for a long time at the top, wanting to let go, but when I looked at my feet, I was still scared. Even though my reason tells me that I have no grudge against the coach and that he can't murder me, after all, everyone is afraid. Hanging on the top for a while, my heart sank, and the laborers closed their eyes and stepped on their feet, and the result was... ...... The result was of course safe. In fact, this experience is not so exciting and adventurous, but the only thing I remember clearly is because, the moment I loosened the rope from a height of 10, my mood seemed to open up a little, and the feeling was very ~ amazing

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  • Alex Honnold: The big challenge is controlling your mind, I guess. Because you're not, you're not controlling your fear, you're sort of just trying to step outside of it.

  • Alex Honnold: I try to expand my comfort zone by practicing the moves over and over again. I work through the fear, until it's just not scary anymore.