Another rest day, another blog post. Im not gonna ramble about the rest day but talk about the last few days of climbing as requested by a brotha cobra. Hueco gets you strong, real strong there is no doubt about it. The steepness and diversity of movement are at the top of the list on why. The endurance you get and the ability to push through fatigue is two other huge reasons. The problems are just so long and physical. Yesterday everyone on tour and I tried to attempt the West mountain mark of the beast, which is three 45+ foot v6 roofs. Best problems ever and not just jughauls but great movement, especially when creative. Fell at the second to last move of these 30+ move problems, disheartening but extremely memorable climbs all at once. Hueco also humbles, feeling great one problem and like a wreck the next. I put together a video of a few problems I did the last couple days. The first one is a v7 crimpy roof called daily dick dose which I did second try, the second is a v9 called pumped full of semen which I did in about two hours. The third is a v6 called baby martini roof which took me 5 days to do. The simplest tip I got this trip is to just try hard, I realized that when I got a little bit tired or didnt feel comfortable I fell maybe not consciously but it happened. I have learned the past month that something as little as trying harder, believing you can do it can go a long way. When you really want to do something, dont over analyze it, believe you can do it and try harder, you will know when you push through a barrier if you make a consious effort try a little harder. I dont know. . . try it out, it may work. . . it couldnt hurt.

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