biggest fear when you was a young climber?

[vduben]

mine was deffinatly haveing no confidence in the 'flex' and movement of trees and slipping on my spikes!!!! think alot of it is phycoligical(exceuse the spelling)

but i think alot of 'fear'comes with in experience, most days i feel fear but i think it can be controlled like being up high on a pole etc:icon14:

[christreeroot]

That initial slip on your spikes got me for a while....

[Nick Waring]

Ive just started climbing, on tuesday, at first my biggest fear was changing anchor points, and trusting it, but thats getting a little better now.

 

I spiked up a 50ft pole yesterday, and that was the scariest thing ever, the first 10 - 15 foot was very difficult, my spikes kept slipping etc, but once i got the hang of it at 20ft, i just went flying up.

[A_lopa]

Being underpaid...

[vduben]

Ive just started climbing, on tuesday, at first my biggest fear was changing anchor points, and trusting it, but thats getting a little better now.

 

I spiked up a 50ft pole yesterday, and that was the scariest thing ever, the first 10 - 15 foot was very difficult, my spikes kept slipping etc, but once i got the hang of it at 20ft, i just went flying up.

dont go too high at first, poace your self, i rember being on a 50ft leaning pop with no brash on it and the groundies(v experienced climbers) pulling on the rope and making the stem rock like a mother!!!!! scared the crap out of me!!!

[Mr Ed]

No fear. ever.

[ecolojim]

limb walking is mine, always think im gonna slip and get a swift octave shift. returning from limb walks isnt much fun but might be easier once im one handed tending that slack.

[vduben]

No fear. ever.

you are a bigger boy now tho ed.............:icon14:lol

[atree]

for me prussic loop slipping when your out on a limb all good now which a vt,never go back to prussic loop for me

[vduben]

for me prussic loop slipping when your out on a limb all good now which a vt,never go back to prussic loop for me

 

its the opposite for me, v.t always slips, and yes ive never had a 'pro vt' user show me properly but my style is a blakes or prussic