Lost: Lead Head. Reward.

If found, please call: 1-800-uhuhTAKE!!!!!!

Quick, it's at Eldo!!

I am fine just as long as gear placements aren't 40+ ft apart, once they get into the upper 30's and 40 ft ranges I am thinking wtf...

I go in phases myself. Sometimes I really want to lead, other times I would just as soon my partner is in to leading and I can just relax and enjoy the rock and movement of the climb. I wouldn't worry about it. Just do what feels right for you. Sometimes people get way to hung up on the leading part IMO. Personally, I spend a lot of my climbing time looking for potential new routes and the thrill of discovery is more satisfying than overcoming the fear of leading something scary. I have been climbing long enough that I have been there, done that. The idea is to have fun, not do what somebody else's concept of fun is. Plus, it could be your intuition telling you to take it easy for a while.

If you really want to lead stuff that fear is irrationally holding you back from, there are exercises you can do. The whole "warrior way" thing helps some people. For me it is just what my inspiration is atm

I lose mine from time to time, and time again. D'OH!! When I was leading at my strongest, I had a climbing accident/lead fall of maybe 20 feet, or so, (so glad that #1 held!), and sprained my ankle pretty badly which fu*ked with my head, then soon after that, while I was healing, one of my close friends/a regular climbing partner of mine fell 60 feet to his death in a ground fall; it's been over 4 years, but I'm still not over that. I've found that if I'm not feeling pressured, and I'm having fun, I do okay on lead these days. I know I can push harder like I did before my accident, but it's challenging at times to go beyond my comfort zone. Also, I swear, there's days when I'm climbing that I feel I have way too much estrogen than testosterone flowing ,which affects my lead head. I know, I know, excuses, excuses...

Anyway, climbing doesn't pay my bills, so I just try to make it as fun as I can, and refrain from putting myself down for not doing as good as I should be. Maybe one day I'll wake up, and be a badass; Keeping my fingers crossed. ; )

I bet you'll find yours, Cindy- Keep looking, and get a search party together if you need to! : )

You should go look for it at the Red River Gorge. Clean air on steep lines. Whippers never felt so good!

There's nothing like a good old helmet fire.

Give yourself a little credit, Cindita.
I watched you handle a monster runout a few weeks ago.
Go lead one of your favorites that you've got wired.

I wonder if the stress of climbing S. Platte friction slabs builds up over time? Those 30' spacings make me queasy.

I'll be back soon and I am sure you will get over it!

refreshing thread.

Jay Eggleston wrote:I'll be back soon and I am sure you will get over it!

yeah, Jay!

Dammit!!! The desert rock lizard ate it.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I know its just a case of the "early season jitters" coupled with climbing on a north facing crag yesterday (which was dumb, VERY dumb). When the fingers freeze up, the brain freezes up, the body freezes up, dogs and cats start living together and mass hysteria rules my world.

Jay Eggleston wrote:I'll be back soon and I am sure you will get over it!

Miss you at the crag, buddy. Hurry back.