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I really enjoyed this one.
Was cool to lose skin climbing on these new holds from @olio_climbing . They really made it easy to set this one and I'm excited to see how they get used in the future.
Ten days of bouldering around Launceston, has come to an end for me.
I came with the quiet hope that I could still move the way I once did. Measuring myself against difficulty felt familiar, almost comforting — until it wasn’t. I didn’t send anything that would be considered noteworthy, and the gap between expectation and reality lingered longer than I expected.
Still, there was something quietly restoring in sampling the full spectrum: awkward, subtle, friendly, and cruel. After a year of full-time uni, full-time work, and a life lived slightly out of breath, being in contact with the rock felt clarifying.
I'll be back for sure. Not just to try harder, but to give myself the time and fitness this kind of climbing deserves.
Four years ago, I pulled onto this climb — one that, on paper, was hard. But it never felt that way. Every move made sense. The friction was perfect, the body tension clicked, and before I knew it, I was standing on top wondering why it had gone so smoothly. It wasn’t a victory I had to fight for — it was one of those rare, fleeting moments when everything just aligned.
Lately, I’ve been chasing that same feeling on climbs of a similar grade, and it’s been humbling. My strength feels scattered, my focus stretched thin. Between full-time uni, full-time work, and the general chaos of trying to hold life together, the spark that used to come so naturally has been harder to find.
The rock hasn’t changed — but I have. The effort that once felt like play now feels like something I have to earn. Some days the motivation is there, and I remember exactly why I love this. Other days, I just sit beneath the boulder and feel tired — not from trying, but from everything else.
But maybe that’s part of it. Climbing isn’t always about progress or grades; sometimes it’s about reflection — about learning to find meaning even when the movement doesn’t flow. The old sends remind me what’s possible, but the newer struggles remind me why it matters.
Maybe regression isn’t a step backward. Maybe it’s just the space between who we were when things felt effortless, and who we’re becoming when they don’t.
American Siege - The Frontline
📹 @yossiclimbs
@roman.rosen getting the bag.
Been enjoying setting the harder stuff recently. It was always enticing for me but I never felt confident that I could do a good job of it (some will say that I don't haha) but it's been fun.
Looking forward to setting up the new space and taking a break from setting. I'm getting old.
360 fist-jam boulder?? 🤯
I have been struggling a lot with motivation for setting. I have been doing it for over 15 years now and been through many stages. It's easy to get lost ideas like "it's just a job" or "setting something mind bending" or the most popular "pushing setting" and each one has its own positives and negatives.
I want to provide climbing for the people but I also don't like giving up on the exploration of what is possible. Being curious in a commercial set is tricky because there is a large portion of members who just won't like anything that's not pulling on edges. It's depressing that people don't share an obsession with exploring different elements of climbing but that's a good analogy for life, isn't it?
I'm still not sure where I stand but I am always grateful for @skywood_climbing for giving me the chance to be curious and supporting me when I'm not.
Apologies to the people that have hated my climbs and thanks to those who get the joy.
Shout out to @roman.rosen with the send of this rig and @tomjhodgson for the psych.
Been a while crocodile 🐊
Motivation is like a breeze. Even when you have it around it can freeze you to bone. Context is everything. Everything is nothing. Bread is life.
Spiders, cicadas and ticks aside it was great to get out for the first time this year and enjoy nature. Cheers to the crew that went out to resurface the bottom of this line, get out there before it fills in again!
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⚡Vanishing Point (V6/7) - The Burn.
