my name is Meagan Martin I am a professional rock climber and today
professional rock climber and today
professional rock climber and today we’re gonna talk about transitioning
we’re gonna talk about transitioning
we’re gonna talk about transitioning from the gym to the crag one of the main
from the gym to the crag one of the main
from the gym to the crag one of the main reasons someone would want to transition
reasons someone would want to transition
reasons someone would want to transition from climbing in the gym all the time to
from climbing in the gym all the time to
from climbing in the gym all the time to climbing a crag is because it’s really
climbing a crag is because it’s really
climbing a crag is because it’s really just a whole experience versus just
just a whole experience versus just
just a whole experience versus just getting your train on in the gym there’s
getting your train on in the gym there’s
getting your train on in the gym there’s a lot of great apps that climbers can
a lot of great apps that climbers can
a lot of great apps that climbers can use to find the crags outside I use
use to find the crags outside I use
use to find the crags outside I use these tools all the time if I don’t know
these tools all the time if I don’t know
these tools all the time if I don’t know exactly where I’m supposed to go looking
exactly where I’m supposed to go looking
exactly where I’m supposed to go looking at mountain project on my phone I can
at mountain project on my phone I can
at mountain project on my phone I can tell you exactly where to get there and
tell you exactly where to get there and
tell you exactly where to get there and it’s super easy you really want to pad
it’s super easy you really want to pad
it’s super easy you really want to pad the area in a way to keep yourself as
the area in a way to keep yourself as
the area in a way to keep yourself as safe as possible and sometimes there’s
safe as possible and sometimes there’s
safe as possible and sometimes there’s some trial and error you might fall and
some trial and error you might fall and
some trial and error you might fall and take us down my bad fall and be like
take us down my bad fall and be like
take us down my bad fall and be like okay clearly we need this place covered
okay clearly we need this place covered
okay clearly we need this place covered a little bit more than this other part
a little bit more than this other part
a little bit more than this other part right or maybe next time we need to
right or maybe next time we need to
right or maybe next time we need to bring three more pads if you are
bring three more pads if you are
bring three more pads if you are spotting you really need to be paying
spotting you really need to be paying
spotting you really need to be paying attention to the climber the whole time
attention to the climber the whole time
attention to the climber the whole time and help them feel safe I think starting
and help them feel safe I think starting
and help them feel safe I think starting at pocket dawn
at pocket dawn
at pocket dawn talked about what you guys need to focus
talked about what you guys need to focus
talked about what you guys need to focus on before the climber starts climbing
on before the climber starts climbing
on before the climber starts climbing and then while they’re climbing
and then while they’re climbing
and then while they’re climbing reassuring them with I got you I’m with
reassuring them with I got you I’m with
reassuring them with I got you I’m with you those kind of words are definitely
you those kind of words are definitely
you those kind of words are definitely helpful to the climber
helpful to the climber
helpful to the climber it’s really important to make sure you
it’s really important to make sure you
it’s really important to make sure you bring enough fuel and water for your
bring enough fuel and water for your
bring enough fuel and water for your entire day I always find it really easy
entire day I always find it really easy
entire day I always find it really easy to just pack a handful of bars because
to just pack a handful of bars because
to just pack a handful of bars because they’re really high in nutrition and
they’re really high in nutrition and
they’re really high in nutrition and they can give you enough energy for your
they can give you enough energy for your
they can give you enough energy for your approach the climbing the hike out and
approach the climbing the hike out and
approach the climbing the hike out and then you’re set sometimes you have to
then you’re set sometimes you have to
then you’re set sometimes you have to grab really sharp holes and you might
grab really sharp holes and you might
grab really sharp holes and you might rip your skin you’ll start to get used
rip your skin you’ll start to get used
rip your skin you’ll start to get used to it and your skin will definitely get
to it and your skin will definitely get
to it and your skin will definitely get tougher and you’ll figure out ways on
tougher and you’ll figure out ways on
tougher and you’ll figure out ways on how to keep it in its best shape
how to keep it in its best shape
how to keep it in its best shape sometimes you’re really high off the
sometimes you’re really high off the
sometimes you’re really high off the ground and you feel pretty exposed so
ground and you feel pretty exposed so
ground and you feel pretty exposed so you have to get adjusted to getting
you have to get adjusted to getting
you have to get adjusted to getting through those uncomfortable situations
through those uncomfortable situations
through those uncomfortable situations it’s important to push yourself but it’s
it’s important to push yourself but it’s
it’s important to push yourself but it’s also important to know your limits so
also important to know your limits so
also important to know your limits so that you don’t find yourself in a
that you don’t find yourself in a
that you don’t find yourself in a situation that you’re not prepared for
situation that you’re not prepared for
situation that you’re not prepared for if you remember proper safety and you
if you remember proper safety and you
if you remember proper safety and you can prepare yourself mentally and
can prepare yourself mentally and
can prepare yourself mentally and physically you’ll set yourself up for a
physically you’ll set yourself up for a
physically you’ll set yourself up for a successful day at any crag
successful day at any crag
successful day at any crag you
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