The rain on the tent sounded like an army chucking thousands of buckets of water over it. It had sounded like that all night; a constant drumming as the torrential rain pelted the tree above us, which jettisoned the water directly onto our tent. To say it was wet was an understatement. We’d completed the … Continue reading Another epic weather fail
Failure
Looking back at January and those goals (not resolutions)
Is it just me or do you feel like 2017 is just flying by? January, zoom, it’s been and gone. One 12th of the year already over. And what have I got to show for it? Well the year started off more like a fizzle than a bang, with a massive puce bruise on my … Continue reading Looking back at January and those goals (not resolutions)
When not to give up
Say you’re running a marathon. You love running, you’ve trained hard and you’re running for a good cause, yet about halfway through you hit a wall – not literally but figuratively. Your energy levels slump, every movement creates a shockwave of pain radiating through your body, and your heart wants to leap out of your … Continue reading When not to give up
Experiencing self-doubt
Almost a year ago I quit my editor’s job to go freelancing. That was a big decision; it was tough. But equally it was liberating. And now I can’t imagine having to step foot in an office everyday, let alone share a commuter train twice a day with stressed-out lemmings. But this almost-year of freelancing … Continue reading Experiencing self-doubt
The tentative plan – and how it all changed
It has not passed me by that we have already entered March and I have yet to tick off volcano number 2, let alone have any constructive plans in place. I have no excuses for my woeful expedition planning. But shame on me all the same. Last year, I had a brilliant strategy. Mt Vesuvius, … Continue reading The tentative plan – and how it all changed
Facing negativity
Some people – namely the boyfriend – would say I have a negative mindset. I would argue I’m just realistic. But when I came up with the stupidly ambitious idea to set myself a quest of climbing 40 volcanoes by the age of 40, I think I was neither negative nor realistic. I was in … Continue reading Facing negativity
Cultivating a growth mindset
Being new to rock climbing is never going to be easy. But to fail what should have been a relatively easy grade 4 climb – that I’d already climbed, I might add – is beyond annoying. In response, I did what a lot of people would do – I sulked, stomped about, pulled faces, made … Continue reading Cultivating a growth mindset