Why should we climb? The power of bouldering | Anna Przybyłowska | TEDxMickiewiczHighSchool

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there are many things that I can say

there are many things that I can say about us we are students we are

about us we are students we are

about us we are students we are somebody’s brothers or sisters children

somebody’s brothers or sisters children

somebody’s brothers or sisters children friends we are computer geeks or sports

friends we are computer geeks or sports

friends we are computer geeks or sports fan counts or charity workers and

fan counts or charity workers and

fan counts or charity workers and there’s one more thing that I can say

there’s one more thing that I can say

there’s one more thing that I can say about myself I’m a climber and today I

about myself I’m a climber and today I

about myself I’m a climber and today I will try to make you warned about the

will try to make you warned about the

will try to make you warned about the idea of climbing I started climbing when

idea of climbing I started climbing when

idea of climbing I started climbing when I was seven or eight years old and it

I was seven or eight years old and it

I was seven or eight years old and it was my father who got me interested in

was my father who got me interested in

was my father who got me interested in it and build a climbing wall in our

it and build a climbing wall in our

it and build a climbing wall in our garage you may be sure that climbing

garage you may be sure that climbing

garage you may be sure that climbing wall can only be two meters high but in

wall can only be two meters high but in

wall can only be two meters high but in fact it’s bothering wall

fact it’s bothering wall

fact it’s bothering wall what is bouldering there are two basic

what is bouldering there are two basic

what is bouldering there are two basic types of climbing bouldering and

types of climbing bouldering and

types of climbing bouldering and climbing rope bothering consists of

climbing rope bothering consists of

climbing rope bothering consists of climbing on rather short walls or rocks

climbing on rather short walls or rocks

climbing on rather short walls or rocks and as protection mattress is used and

and as protection mattress is used and

and as protection mattress is used and there are three types of protection and

there are three types of protection and

there are three types of protection and climbing with rope a top rope climbing

climbing with rope a top rope climbing

climbing with rope a top rope climbing which is the safest one sport climbing

which is the safest one sport climbing

which is the safest one sport climbing which is a lead coming with both

which is a lead coming with both

which is a lead coming with both permanent and coarse and it’s also same

permanent and coarse and it’s also same

permanent and coarse and it’s also same and traditional climbing traditional

and traditional climbing traditional

and traditional climbing traditional climbing is sweet climbing with your own

climbing is sweet climbing with your own

climbing is sweet climbing with your own anchors so you must put a net into a nut

anchors so you must put a net into a nut

anchors so you must put a net into a nut slot and personally I disapprove of

slot and personally I disapprove of

slot and personally I disapprove of tread

tread

tread now climbing it’s really dangerous

now climbing it’s really dangerous

now climbing it’s really dangerous because when climber changed his

because when climber changed his

because when climber changed his position and that’s can just pull out

position and that’s can just pull out

position and that’s can just pull out and a climber falls off

and a climber falls off

and a climber falls off so to cut a long story short a bull

so to cut a long story short a bull

so to cut a long story short a bull daring lost our latest one however you

daring lost our latest one however you

daring lost our latest one however you need to know how to fall down on the

need to know how to fall down on the

need to know how to fall down on the mattress and when you’re the first time

mattress and when you’re the first time

mattress and when you’re the first time on a climbing wall you can just ask some

on a climbing wall you can just ask some

on a climbing wall you can just ask some advanced climbers what to do and they

advanced climbers what to do and they

advanced climbers what to do and they will help you so you may ask me that’s

will help you so you may ask me that’s

will help you so you may ask me that’s why should we try bouldering bouldering

why should we try bouldering bouldering

why should we try bouldering bouldering can help you overcome your fears I think

can help you overcome your fears I think

can help you overcome your fears I think that everyone is more or less afraid of

that everyone is more or less afraid of

that everyone is more or less afraid of height and at the beginning I was really

height and at the beginning I was really

height and at the beginning I was really afraid of it I couldn’t even look down

afraid of it I couldn’t even look down

afraid of it I couldn’t even look down when I was on the first floor of my

when I was on the first floor of my

when I was on the first floor of my house now I can climb on rocks which are

house now I can climb on rocks which are

house now I can climb on rocks which are six or seven meters high of course

six or seven meters high of course

six or seven meters high of course sometimes I’m scared but I’m trying to

sometimes I’m scared but I’m trying to

sometimes I’m scared but I’m trying to fight my fears and I know that every

fight my fears and I know that every

fight my fears and I know that every climber and that’s that to sometimes use

climber and that’s that to sometimes use

climber and that’s that to sometimes use but the loss is even more valuable than

but the loss is even more valuable than

but the loss is even more valuable than victory because everyone can win and

victory because everyone can win and

victory because everyone can win and only a handful of people can lose and

only a handful of people can lose and

only a handful of people can lose and climbing tips you patience when you

climbing tips you patience when you

climbing tips you patience when you before you reach the top you will fall

before you reach the top you will fall

before you reach the top you will fall down many times

down many times

down many times and you must try really hard to do it

and you must try really hard to do it

and you must try really hard to do it and when you finally reach the top that

and when you finally reach the top that

and when you finally reach the top that makes you believe in yourself and proud

makes you believe in yourself and proud

makes you believe in yourself and proud of your achievement and on a climbing

of your achievement and on a climbing

of your achievement and on a climbing wall you can really fulfill yourself and

wall you can really fulfill yourself and

wall you can really fulfill yourself and let off steam so you can swear and

let off steam so you can swear and

let off steam so you can swear and nobody will be shocked at be clear I

nobody will be shocked at be clear I

nobody will be shocked at be clear I going to do that and and about climbing

going to do that and and about climbing

going to do that and and about climbing community and hangers are wonderful

community and hangers are wonderful

community and hangers are wonderful people they are sociable and easygoing

people they are sociable and easygoing

people they are sociable and easygoing and they have a great sense of humor and

and they have a great sense of humor and

and they have a great sense of humor and don’t worry the climbing community won’t

don’t worry the climbing community won’t

don’t worry the climbing community won’t accept you and on the climbing wall you

accept you and on the climbing wall you

accept you and on the climbing wall you can make some real friends who will

can make some real friends who will

can make some real friends who will stick with you through thick and thin

stick with you through thick and thin

stick with you through thick and thin and and climbing has much more to offer

and and climbing has much more to offer

and and climbing has much more to offer thanks to it you your body is becoming

thanks to it you your body is becoming

thanks to it you your body is becoming more and more flexible and you have more

more and more flexible and you have more

more and more flexible and you have more stamina you’re becoming muscular and

stamina you’re becoming muscular and

stamina you’re becoming muscular and you’ll loose your weight you eat as much

you’ll loose your weight you eat as much

you’ll loose your weight you eat as much as you want because training will burn

as you want because training will burn

as you want because training will burn all the calories so it’s great isn’t it

all the calories so it’s great isn’t it

all the calories so it’s great isn’t it besides on the climbing wall you can

besides on the climbing wall you can

besides on the climbing wall you can behave like a child so I think that

behave like a child so I think that

behave like a child so I think that climbing is a metaphor of our lives we

climbing is a metaphor of our lives we

climbing is a metaphor of our lives we have our ups and downs we win and then

have our ups and downs we win and then

have our ups and downs we win and then we lose but we still keep on trying and

we lose but we still keep on trying and

we lose but we still keep on trying and that’s the most important thing so

that’s the most important thing so

that’s the most important thing so climbers can live there climbing life

climbers can live there climbing life

climbers can live there climbing life and also their everyday life so actually

and also their everyday life so actually

and also their everyday life so actually they can live twice and go to the

they can live twice and go to the

they can live twice and go to the climbing wall just one time and try

climbing wall just one time and try

climbing wall just one time and try bouldering just one time

bouldering just one time

bouldering just one time and I can guarantee you that you won’t

and I can guarantee you that you won’t

and I can guarantee you that you won’t stop going there so will you take on the

stop going there so will you take on the

stop going there so will you take on the challenge thank you

challenge thank you

challenge thank you [Applause]

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