Where has the time gone?!

Stamina training, magazine articles, sunny climbing holidays and a team triathlon - an update on what's been happening over the last few months

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How does this Mindfulness stuff work?

Changes you will notice, effects on the body and longer term impact on the brain. Good news for climbers!

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Couples Climbing Together - how to be a helpful climbing partner

Tips for a successful climbing partnership if you are also a couple, and how to avoid crag-side arguments

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Cuillin Ridge, Skye Photos

Some photos from May's Cuillin Ridge traverse

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What goes up, must come down - what's motivating you?

Personal musings on the meaning of climbing and what motivates me to climb

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Avoidance - what are you avoiding?

The seductive nature of avoidance and the impact its having on your climbing and/ or your life

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Well done Chelmsford Mountaineering Club!

brief report on Chelmsford Club's private coaching workshop

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Biking and Scrambling Holiday

A brief account of my bike tour in Scotland and finally managing the Cuillin Ridge traverse

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Interfering with intrusive mental imagery

What do when you have powerful mental images of things going wrong when you are climbing

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Goal setting - when to start?

Set your goals after easing into the climbing season - get body and brain warmed up so you can set yourself realistic, achievable climbing goals.

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Work and Play

Making the most of your climbing holiday, tactics on routes and getting over nasty falls

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BMC Coaching Symposium

A quick overview of the BMC's Coaching Symposium which Smart Climbing staff attended this weekend

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Research Roundup

A brief digest of the latest psychological research as applied to climbers. Eating behaviours, why bad experiences trump good ones, the collective delusion of confidence, and why its hard to correct small errors in movement. Enjoy!

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Being vs doing

How to prevent your mind from getting ahead of where you actually are when climbing - bringing your attention back to the physical present

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New Year, what's new?

A run down of what's new for 2011 at Smart Climbing - Psychology for Instructors workshop, a prize at LLAMFF, and how my own training is going!

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Smart Climbing - Home

Learning as an adult - how to maximise your chances of successful skill acquisition

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