Comments on: The Crash

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:49:19 +0000

It’s hard to believe any professional in any sport experiences mentally and physically taxing plateaus or injuries. They seem impervious to injuries the fans experience while partaking in the sport. I must remind myself during my cycles of injury that this is not the case any even some of the best(you for example) in a sport experience these same cycles.

*I’m out for at least 2 months after a double knee arthroscopy on 3/10….so tell me about it.

By: dand

dand — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:14:29 +0000

Very inspiring, it’s great to hear about the highs and lows of people at the top end, i definitly agree, i’ve gone from 6c to 8b sport routes and then plateau’ed at 7a-c for ages, seriously frustrating. I find trainin in cycles can help but i find bouldering can be thoroughly more specific. Plus there must be more pressure with it being your lifestyle too, even though i ofcourse wish i could be sponsored
Congrats on the game also, nows the time to train like a nutter and establish yourself at the top!

By: Carlo Traversi Repeats The Game (V15?) In Boulder Canyon | Climbing Narcissist

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:55:37 +0000

[...] not feeling strong of late, Traversi indicated in a recent blog update that he was close to doing the line so today’s success is perhaps less of a surprise. [...]

By: Marc Germani

Marc Germani — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:08:13 +0000

Very well done man, congratulations on the SEND !! amazing news.done in 5 days !! wow.. i think you are unstoppable

By: LUke

LUke — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:20:46 +0000

Carlo,

Absolutely amazing post. You are being brutally honest with yourself and this will lead to amazing results. Its so good to hear this coming from a pro climber. All you ever hear about is the psych. Its nice to see the other side of the coin. Thank you so much for sharing

By: Mojo

Mojo — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:58:05 +0000

Fuck yeah! Send that thing! Stay psyched!

By: Connor

Connor — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:28:26 +0000

Carlo,

First off, my friend, I agree with you about the “cyclical nature of progression.” My highs and lows with climbing have been extreme. My experience with motivation has not often aligned with my flow, and vice versa. I’ll find myself climbing at my threshold without expecting it, wherever I may be, and send. Then I’ll feel amazing, and won’t send anything. Everything between such highs and lows may or may not occur; most everything I achieve is rarely expected. This is, of course, simultaneously fascinating and horrible. I no longer expect my abilities as a rock climber to increase regularly, but rather that I suffer the most excrutiating of peaks and valleys. I came to accept this realization while we were in Switzerland. You may recall my epic refusal to do anything but stare at the fading sky one day in Brione, after punting that beautiful slab I’d sent already.

Second: although this may sound mean, or whatever, I’m glad to read that you’ve gone through a miserable cycle of un-confidence and un-psych in the past month or so. This is not to say that I wish bad luck upon you. I’d just rather you experience such humility, so you can learn from it. Obviously, you have. And I know you’ve gone through similar experiences in the past. And I know you’ll go through such trials in the future, just like everyone else.

If what you say about your withdrawal-experience-realization is personal and true – how climbing is just so fucking cool, precisely because the act of rock climbing itself is satisfying as an end in itself, for the reasons you list – I’m happy for you. And I don’t doubt your sincerity in the least. I’m so psyched to see your newfound contentment seeded by success, no matter the scale of the latter.

Good luck on The Game yo. I want to be there TOMORROW when you do it!

Connor