I understand how competition climbing seems vastly different to climbing outside on rock and for the most part it is. However, many of the skills acquired to perform at a high level in climbing competitions translate surprisingly well into rock climbing.

2018 has been a great year with lots of ups and a few downs but overall I can’t complain. I could make some huge improvements in my training and most important of all I had a year without any noteworthy injuries.

Sometimes we don’t even notice it until there’s some kind of backstep. In some ways it’s constantly there but we usually need to measure it in order to appreciate it.

Each time I leave Rocklands it feels like time passed way too quickly and all I want to do is come back as soon as possible.

I’ve had quite a rough start to this year’s season. Shortly before the first competition in March, I felt the strongest I’ve ever had, at least physically.