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One of the best things you can do for your climbing and yourself!

I have attended the Flight School course by Strongmind and the Performance Hacks before that and I can honestly say that it has transformed my climbing and my attitude towards it.Make no mistake, it takes quite a bit effort from yourself but the lessons and insights that Hazel and Angus deliver are there to put you on the path to start doing the mental shift around the aspects of your climbing that are holding you back.For me it was my fear of falling and the high value I placed on success or failure of climbing a route. After working on my fear of falling with the practices that were outlined in Flight School and also applying the lessons from Performance Hacks I saw real changes and improvement.I saw an improvement on my indoor lead climbing early on with improved confidence and an ability to try harder without minding the falls. I also noticed that the high expectations were subsiding.On a recent trip outdoors where I started with no expectations and being quite nervous I was so pleasantly surprised even from the first climbs. I found myself focused on the climb and even doing hard and risky moves above the bolt without thinking about the falling - or rather thinking that I don't mind the falling. It made all the difference! I was doing moves on real rock that I haven't done before cause I was scared, but now my mind was very much at ease!To add to that I definitely felt a shift in my perspective and I wasn't thinking about the top of the climb or the grades but rather trying hard and focusing on the process. I send climbs and grades that I haven't done before and I could feel that the value of the send was not what it used to be - previously sending or fail would be everything , now sending something was just the happy result of the process and not the beginning and end of all!Highly recommended for all climbers looking to improve!

Date of experience: Mar 30, 2024