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| Gazing into the lens of past ice seasons and considering what is in store. Photo credit: Alysse Anton |
Last year was likely the best season
of my ice life. I enjoyed such a stellar season, both in terms of
guiding and in terms of personal climbing that it prompts me to lean
back, shake out, and ponder why—after all, it's much less the
climbing that I seek in the ice, than the lens on life that this
translucent and ephemeral substance provides me. So, taking my tools
out of the closet and strapping on crampons for this season's ice,
it'd be wise to reflect upon why. After all, the mind is a muscle—as
vital to effective ice climbing as calves and triceps. So, as the
leaves wither and we await first ice, as I do my lock-offs, calf
raises, and tricep extensions to prepare my body for another season
of ice, it's also wise to pay heed to the brain that this body
carries around. Reflecting on last season, here's a couple of
concepts that highlight the learning that stretched my brain muscle
last season:
