On the science of bad habits, fear and stress management on the wall, and training the brain game for the vertical world
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Don McGrath is a climber and author of Vertical Mind, 50 Athletes Over 50, The Five Climbing Mindsets, and his blog at Masterrockclimber.com. In his newest book, Vertical Mind, Don McGrath and his co-author Jeff Ellison seek to understand fear, doubt, and how to break the bad habits that we learn as climbers. There's a lot of science and research that went into this book and it is a great read for anyone looking to master their vertical mind.
Show Notes for the episode with Don McGrath:
What spurred his interest in training the brain for climbing
How schemas and scripts write habit into our climbing
How those habits can ultimately hurt us and hold us back
How to create productive scripts in our climbing
The fear of falling and the fear of failing
Methods for dealing with fear
Stress management on the wall
How to recognize our own bad habits
How to be a better climbing partner through 'co-creative coaching'
How to coach significant others without ending up in the doghouse
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