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Baby Steps
A documentary I watched recently called Touching the Void is about a climber who, after falling in a crevasse and being deserted by his climbing partner that thought he was dead, climbed down a mountain to rescue. He broke his leg in that fall and got down the mountain sliding and climbing down with his one good one. He saw getting down the mountain as an impossible task, but continued to go downward by marking a certain point downhill and getting there in 20 minutes. When he reached that point he would make a new 20 minute challenge. Instead of focusing on a seemingly impossible long term goal, he focused on a possible but still challenging short term ones. Stack enough of those end to end and the long term goal is completed. Posted at May 22, 2004 at 07:47 PM ESTLast updated May 22, 2004 at 07:47 PM EST Comments
So... Ever gonna come climb a mountain with us? I saw it during it's first run @ the bytowne... pretty crazy. I think my favorite like was "I found the edge!". » Posted by: Kris at May 23, 2004 12:05 AMHehe, ya it was pretty funny how they joked about it after the fact. At the time he probably soiled himself. As for outdoor climbing, I think I should practise inside some more. My stamina just isn't there. But I'm up for that any time! » Posted by: Ryan at May 23, 2004 12:55 AMOne thing about short term goals, this really only works well if you make sure that they line up with your longterm goal. If you don't have one eye looking far enough to the future, you'll end up anywhere. Ever walked anywhere just looking 2 feet ahead of you? Scary. » Posted by: Jim at May 23, 2004 11:44 AMYup. It would be like that guy making a short term goal to go sideways or back uphill. Even though he was only doing 20 minutes at a time, he was always headed downhill. That is key. » Posted by: Ryan at May 23, 2004 05:03 PM |
