Ep.24 w/ Don McGrath "Conquering the Vertical Mind"

On the science of bad habits, fear and stress management on the wall, and training the brain game for the vertical world Listen in the player at the top of the page or find us on iTunes! Don McGrath is a climber and author of Vertical Mind, 50 Athletes Over 50, The Five Climbing Mindsets, and his blog at Masterrockclimber.com. In his newest book, Vertical Mind, Don McGrath and his co-author Jeff Ellison seek to understand fear, doubt, and how to break the bad habits that we learn as climbers. There's a lot of science and research that went into this book and it is a great read for anyone looking to master their vertical mind. Show Notes for the episode with Don McGrath: What spurred his interest in training the brain for climbing How schemas and scripts write habit into our climbing How those habits can ultimately hurt us and hold us back How to create productive scripts in our climbing The fear of falling and the fear of failing Methods for dealing with fear Stress management on the wall How to recognize our own bad habits How to be a better climbing partner through 'co-creative coaching' How to coach significant others without ending up in the doghouse What exactly is a flow state and how to attain it Related Links and Sponsors for Don McGrath: Don's website and blog - masterrockclimber.com The Vertical Mind book website Vertical Mind Facebook Page

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Ep.24 w/ Don McGrath "Conquering the Vertical Mind" is an episode from Chalk Talk Climbing Podcast by John Blomquist | Rock Climber, Route Setter, Climbing Industry Expert.

This episode is 38:16 long.

This episode was published on Sep 12, 2024.

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