Disconnected
There is a tactile sensation of disconnection that comes with a phone for me. This could be a singular experience, perhaps a story I carry with me is set aside when the phone gets [...]
Why So Busy?
Being busy as a badge of honor is something we have collectively normalized. The claim that we are 'too busy' to do something is one of the most common refutations of almost anything that [...]
Permission to Care
This month we started a challenge at the gym. Initially it was just a way to get a number of other people involved in a project I wanted to work on. Yet, it has [...]
DNF
A few weeks ago I DNFd in a race for the first time in my life. It was, for me, the best possible outcome. I sent the following to a friend afterwards: [...]
Not enough time
The greatest failure that we as humans make, is believing that we have enough time. As days and weeks rush by, I find myself wanting to fight all the more to be [...]
Reflections: Strength Training
How do I become more in my body while training? Strength fundamentals have little to do with actually lifting weight. There is a lot more to be said for knowing where your [...]
Gord McArthur
Profile: Gypsy, World Cup Mixed Climber, Occasional Redbull addict. Injury: Shoulders Issue: Shoulders. Occasionally the bit between and a bit above the shoulders. Trying to do the impossible, doing the unthinkable; it takes [...]
Reflections: Why do we climb?
Why do we climb? This is a question that is often examined only lightly, and the answers to it are perhaps inadequate to laying a ground work for the central question that I am [...]
Clare Webb
Profile: Climber, Skier, Mountain Biker, Moon chaser. Injury: Back Pain. Issue: Hyper-mobility, FOMO. Whatever your ability level, age, gender, or other defining characteristics you may adhere to, training at Ascension will kick [...]
Jon Taplin
Profile: Nurse, snowboarder, too tall. Injury: Back Pain Issue: Tallness Ian’s coaching has been the key to improvement, yelling at you from across the gym to do better, or laughing at you [...]