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 [...]
Rob Hopkins
Profile: Snowboarder, Mountain Climber, Whiskey Drinker Injury: Broken Heel Issue: Fragile Bones I stumbled across Ascension a couple years ago when I was looking to get over a plateau in my [...]
Zak McGurk
Profile: Climber, Design Guru, Giant dog owner Injury: A really fucked leg Issue: Falling Shattered Tib Plateau, blown LCL, fractured ankle, two surgeries and 6 weeks in a wheel chair. Diagnoses: Straight [...]
Finn Westbury
Profile: Sponsored Snowboarder, Injury: Ruptured PCL Issue: Solid Objects I had numerous winters with 100 plus days on my snowboard without a second thought about what it meant to actually be in [...]