Fluff

Los Endos from below. Onsight trad climbing, as many people far more qualified than I have commented, is the best. ‘its just more.’  (copyright Squib from this excellent video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxy01Xdww9o).  In every way, its more. It’s the best way to test yourself physically, but especially mentally. Of course sport climbing and bouldering are hard on the brain too, but not in the same way as onsight trad. It takes *so* much longer to place gear, you get way more pumped, you’re constantly grappling with ‘what if’s in the back of your mind. Sure, that piece is bomber, but the bit below it wasn’t…better put some more in, just in case. Those holds look good, but I’m not 100%...up, down, up down. Before you know it, you’re fucked and you’ve blown the onsight. And you’ve more than likely just sat on the gear you weren’t sure about, and surprise surprise- it was fine.  It can be really shit blowing the onsight, especially if you’ve bigged ...