Dread can play a significant part in our everyday lives. Dread on the job, as a spouse or parent, or even driving can hold us back and prevent us from achieving our goals. Likewise, dread of climbing and everything it brings with it, can hold us back.

Just as preparation and training of your body is essential to be a safe and successful climber, so to must you prepare your mind. Strength and balance are excellent and useful, but even more vital is an accurate understanding of the challenges and dangers. Only then will you be able to deal with them. Like life itself, if we know and know our fears we are then able to overcome them and go on to greater heights and challenges.

How do you deal with the dread? While the sport does involve equipment and support from fellow climbers, it still is just one person at a time in contact with the rock. And, unless you can deal with and know that, you are setting yourself up for fantastic disappointment.

Know that with rock climbing you must get into your subconscious fears that lie deep within us all. If you do that and work through the inner issues in your mind, you’re set to delight in this wonderful, inspiring sport.

Business experts have shown that dread of failure can be a fantastic motivator to achieve heights that many never imagined possible. Understanding your fears, whether in rock climbing or business or relationships, can push you to greater and greater heights.

Now, go climb that rock!

Author: Yvonne Volante

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Consider Your Climbing Style

You should first choose the type of climbing that you will do the most often. Once you know your climbing style, you can select the right harness for your needs.

Multi-Purpose – Multi-purpose harnesses are known as all-around, crag or sport harnesses. Multi-purpose harnesses are ideal for beginners because they are designed for a number of climbing applications such as top-roping, sport and gym climbing. Most multi-purpose harnesses have padded leg loops and waistbelts for which provides more comfort, especially if you take a fall. Some multi-purpose harnesses have detachable leg loops which will allow you to detach your legs while remaining attached to the rope. Most climbing harnesses have gear loops for carrying your climbing hardware such as carabiners, chalk bag, quickdraws etc. Multi-purpose harnesses will usually have a front loop that allows you to attach a belay/rappel device.

Alpine – Alpine climbing harnesses are made for long mountain trips. These harnesses are pretty basic and usually have minimal padding and very few extras so that they will be light weight with low bulk. Alpine harnesses are made of non-absorbent materials so that they will withstand the rough environment of glacier and alpine climbing. The waistbelt and leg loops on alpine harnesses are very adjustable to make it simpler to get in and out of when the harness is not needed. The leg loops are sometimes removable so you can take potty breaks while staying tied into the rope.

Huge Wall – Huge wall harnesses are for climbers doing multi-pitch, multi-day climbs like in Zion’s National Park or Yosemite Valley. Huge wall harnesses will have lots of padding on the waistbelt and leg loops to relieve pressure during hanging belays or aid climbing. Huge wall harnesses will also have multiple gear loops that will help place much of the wait on your harness instead of on your shoulder gear sling. They usually have a full-strength haul loop in back for towing a rope or heavy gear bag.

Competition – Competition harnesses are the best choice for climbing competitions like “On Sight Difficulty” or “Speed” events. Competition harnesses have a slim design and narrow webbing to allow a full range of motion. Most competition harnesses will typically have small padding and few, if any extras.

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