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This course is incredibly well built. The content, the platform, and the different ways to engage wi

This course is incredibly well built. The content, the platform, and the different ways to engage with the material are all really thoughtfully designed. You can tell a lot of care went into how the learning unfolds.

Part of me wishes I had taken it during my outdoor climbing season so I could immediately apply everything on rock. That said, doing it in the winter had its own sweetness. I was able to explore the ideas in the more controlled (though limited) environment of my indoor gym, which actually made it easier to experiment with some of the mental practices.

The mindset and mindfulness tools have also been incredibly transferable beyond climbing. I found myself applying a lot of the concepts in other parts of my life, and even to snowboarding this winter. Feeling what happens in my body when I move from comfort → stretch → panic zones has been profound. This is a framework that clearly applies to many areas of life.

Inspired by the mantra work in the course, I came up with “patience while I heal,” which has been helping me navigate a wrist injury while still staying connected to climbing and to the course. And in true Hazel and Angus form, their questions have helped me stay curious about ways I can grow as a climber while being injured.

I’m also really grateful that we continue to have access to the material. There’s a lot of depth here, and I can see myself revisiting sections and exercises as different climbing situations arise.

If I had one small wish, it would just be a bit more time with each section. I sometimes found it hard to fully complete the exercises in a chapter before the weekly Q&A calls. That said, part of that might also just be my very curious mind! The material inspired me to go down quite a few rabbit holes outside the course rather than sticking strictly to the weekly content.

Angus and Hazel are such wells of insight that I sometimes felt a bit guilty showing up to the calls without really deep questions prepared… mostly because I didn’t want to waste the opportunity to learn from them. Even then, joining the calls was always interesting, and I inevitably learned a lot from the questions other people brought.

I could definitely see myself taking another Strong Mind course once I’ve had more time to digest all of this, or even signing up for one-on-one coaching if I hit a plateau and want some personalized guidance.

Overall, this is a really thoughtful and valuable course that I’d recommend to any climber who wants to grow not just physically, but in how they relate to fear, challenge, and progress in climbing.

Date of experience: Mar 07, 2026