slightly fustrated and confused

mike526 wrote:I honestly would love to move to a climbing town, the problem is finding work to pay bills and afford food etc.

Make a long term plan with your wife and stick to it. My wife has supported my career change and I don't dread going to work anymore. Having something to work towards will make going in the meantime more tolerable and use the good job you have now for what it is. A chance to eliminate debt, save money and transition to what you would rather be doing.

An outlet through climbing? Just climb and train. Training includes rest, diet, meditation, massage, opposition muscle work, cardio, stretching/yoga, not just climbign/bouldering/hangboarding.

If you work a full time job and have any time left over after the climbing and training is done, something is very wrong (i.e. you're not training as well as you could be).

Work sucks for 95% of the population. That's why it's called "work" not "happy fun time". Accept that and focus on the positive, you have security and can help your family by doing good work and making the biz successful. They will likely accomodate quirky schedules and such more than a regular employer would....like if you're peaking during a training cycle and the weather suddenly turns good you can be sending on a Wed instead of being pissed that you don't have enough annual leave built up or something when the forecast for the weekend is 42 deg and raining.

You don't need "a" mentor, you need a quiver of partners at different abilities...some at your same ability, some climbing a number or more harder, some easier. That way you will learn and follow harder stuff than you can lead from the strong folks, with similar ability folks you'll push each other, and with easier people you have to be the actual leader (i.e. the strongest of the team, with ulitmate responsibility for getting up the hard pitches, making decisions, etc).

Mike this isn't you is it?
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-You have to go to a place that makes you happy. I lived in a major metro area for years and it just about killed me. Moved out to the mountains, and all is well. If you can't live in a place like that, then you at least deserve to travel and explore wild places on your own. Good luck.

Get thee to Devil's Lake. You must perform the time-honored rituals on the crag by day and in the fleshpots of Baraboo at night.

Very cleansing.

I used to work in Schaumburg and know the drive to DL all-too-well!

Nope thats not me, I am planing on going sunday if anyone from the area is interested. Another climber from Schaumburg contacted me but i lost his info if thats you send me a message.

As long as i'm feeling better have a wicked sinus headache lately I am planning on going hit me up if anyone is interested.

i'm debating weather to go climb inside or go outside and practice anchor building at the lake. if anyone is interested again let me know.