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Rock climbing long routes high up in the mountains

Rock climbing long routes high up in the mountains has and will always be my favorite type of adventure.

However, lately I’ve struggled with it. I’m sure if you’ve committed yourself to a long day in the mountains you know there’s a level of suffering required. This suffering and struggle, fear and stress often culminate to provide an incredibly rewarding experience.

Lately, life itself, for me, has been filled with a bit of struggle and some suffering at a baseline level, so adding more stress and suffering in the form of big adventures has been harder than usual to want to do. It is a little bit of a bummer because I do love it, but listening to your body in climbing is important physically and mentally so you don’t get injured and burnt out.

So… this summer. I’ve definitely done a handful of alpine objectives but they’ve been a level down from what I think I’m probably capable of and have even done in the past.

I have been sport climbing a lot more than usual too which is so much fun. I love it. I love climbing and all the types and perspectives it provides and how it forces you to accept yourself where you are even if you wish you were better or stronger or good at risk taking.

Anyways. Thanks for listening to the ramble and I hope everyone is psyched on the goals you’ve been meeting or working towards this summer… however big or small!!

Some days are better than others! @betterbrent #

Some days are better than others! @betterbrent

#climbing #rockclimbing #hiking #outdoors #sierras #highsierras #yosemite #backcountry #alpine #alpinism #mountaineering

You spend your whole life looking for the adult th

You spend your whole life
looking for the adult that you are.
You spend the rest your life
looking for the child that you were.

Modest Mouse

Well that was a good day.. @betterbrent

Well that was a good day.. @betterbrent

Linked “Run to the Hills” & “Sun & Steel”

Linked “Run to the Hills” & “Sun & Steel” earlier this week. Had questionable weather at times but eventually were able to finish both routes. Thought it would be fun to completely wreck myself at the gym and running up the south ridge the day before, which made 5.11 at 12k ft feel quite arduous. Fun times with @brassfunky … he gives a good tat and belay. 💁‍♂️

Pfiefferhorn #hiking #trailrunning #utah #outdoo

Pfiefferhorn

#hiking #trailrunning #utah #outdoors #goodatthings #lookhowgoodiam #imgood #sogood #me

This is @kirk_hilton . Kirk likes rock climbing. I

This is @kirk_hilton . Kirk likes rock climbing. It makes him smile. Kirk is a good person and a nice friend. Kirk enjoys a good pair of pleated slacks and a crisp pair of socks. He loves eating onions like an apple. He spends a lot of his time huffing bleach and talking to the tiny aliens that live in his walls. This was supposed to be a nice post about Kirk but I don’t know what happened. Sorry Kirk. Thanks for climbing with me today.

Ps. In case you didn’t know I was joking only the first 4 or 5 things I said are true.

So. I just had kind of a profound realization in m

So. I just had kind of a profound realization in my therapy session today and I’m sure it’s probably pretty obvious but sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of things. I almost always think about cancelling my session the day before or the day of but then I’m always glad I don’t. Kinda funny I guess, but anyways…to the point.

I decided a long time ago what happiness and a happy life would look like for ME and I’ve done my best to set myself up with that life. Obviously this is different for everyone. For me, it revolves around time and freedom to do what I love. I don’t and have never cared about things - Belongings or having grandiose assets. I want to feel free to do what I love and enjoy my time here, especially while I’m young enough to do so.

Sometimes people come into your life that challenge your idea of happiness with their own. And sometimes they push their ideas of happiness onto you because they are too insecure to be happy with something other than what society thinks happiness should be.

This is especially hard if you care about that person, but it’s even harder to give up on a happy life to make that person feel less insecure even if you’ve been clear from the beginning that this is what happiness means to you and they agreed that it’s the same for them as well. It’s even harder when their change in beliefs belittles you as a person because they now view your happy life as a failure.

Anyways just a thought about how happiness and the idea of success doesn’t have to meet certain standards and you shouldn’t feel bad or guilty for living true to yourself. That is all.

Feeling grateful for good weather and just choosin

Feeling grateful for good weather and just choosing a lifestyle where I get to go to beautiful places with positive and uplifting people and push myself.

I’ve been going through a dark time in my life that last few years and feel like I’m finally seeing light through that darkness. It’s been hard, but having good friends throughout the process who listen and talk has been super helpful.

This weekend was just a good vibe i I appreciate the hospitality of friends in the area who showed us around and let us crash in their yard. One of the nights we watched a few climbing films about the development of this area and there was a quote that said something like:

“Sometimes you have to beat at the darkness until the light bleeds through.”

Felt like the vibe of the last bit of my life.

Thanks y’all for a great trip. @sohmbody @matthew.a.swaim @blainelimpus @schhmelanie

Had the pleasure of climbing this route several ti

Had the pleasure of climbing this route several times over the last few weeks. While not the hardest route I’ve done grade-wise, I had some trouble sticking the crux move from the ground and one-hung the route an embarrassing number of times even if I wasn’t even pumped at all, but because I climbed it so much the moves became engrained in my mind and the execution became a choreographed dance that I got to repeat over and over and I can’t say I’m upset about it. I like to send hard and try hard, but moving over stone gracefully has its own magical reward. Thanks for the video, support, friendship, and numerous belays @kirk_hilton || Division (.11d)

@kirk_hilton gettin airy on Enter the Dragon. Anot

@kirk_hilton gettin airy on Enter the Dragon. Another fun LCC day. Happy it was dry!!

Pretty psyched on the season so far. Not as much s

Pretty psyched on the season so far. Not as much sport climbing as the last few seasons, but feeling sporty nonetheless. Ticked off a couple LCC .11s on the list this last week including Equipment Overhang (pictured) and Punany. Thanks for the pic and the belay @kirk_hilton

Squeezin Lemons.

Squeezin Lemons.

It was a fun ice season but I’m ready for warmth

It was a fun ice season but I’m ready for warmth and sunshine. Pure Fun (WI3/4)

@kirk_hilton so hot right now. #iceclimbing #ice

@kirk_hilton so hot right now.

#iceclimbing #ice #nature #utah #outdoors #climbingmemes #rockclimbing #climbing #hockey #icehockey

Getting kinda psyched for AF season. Photo: @sohm

Getting kinda psyched for AF season.

Photo: @sohmbody

Fun day with @kirk_hilton #climbing #rockclimbin

Fun day with @kirk_hilton

#climbing #rockclimbing #nature #outdoors #hiking #camping #utah #scrambling #running #adrenaline #gopro

Mexico. #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #mexi

Mexico.

#travel #travelblogger #travelgram #mexico #epc #mountains #clouds #cloudporn #climbing #rockclimbing #rockclimb #adventure #outdoors

Yosemite summer. #climbing #hiking #yosemite #ynp

Yosemite summer.

#climbing #hiking #yosemite #ynp #nature #adventure #stupid #mediocre #why #whyamialive #climbibgsucks

A quick hike from this summer. #hiking #hike #scr

A quick hike from this summer.

#hiking #hike #scramble #climb #rockclimb #rockclimbing #climbing #utah #nature #bcc #wasatch #outdoors #adrenaline #gopro #anxiety

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