tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807102131401885255.post7749187177631744621..comments2023-06-05T07:05:17.051-07:00Comments on Matt McCormick-Climbing Adventures : Wheelin N' DealinMatt McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996687114643201094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807102131401885255.post-36025117837285395992009-11-25T20:24:26.134-08:002009-11-25T20:24:26.134-08:00Hey Matt - I'm the dude that walked up to the ...Hey Matt - I'm the dude that walked up to the web after you'd just sent it. Nice man, congratulations again! Too bad I didn't show up an hour earlier, coulda gotten a better angle :) Have fun out there,<br /><br />- MattMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110004600550583509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807102131401885255.post-35980127906682660632009-10-22T20:42:03.539-07:002009-10-22T20:42:03.539-07:00Wow, best fall I've ever seen! Long live trad ...Wow, best fall I've ever seen! Long live trad climbing!TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470722069913120544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807102131401885255.post-53469558137966102212009-10-20T12:47:34.857-07:002009-10-20T12:47:34.857-07:00I linked your post here to a post I made about cle...I linked your post here to a post I made about clean ascents. I think that there are plenty of people who would have looked at that line and figured it was unprotectable, and, if the crag allowed it, just bolt the thing.<br /><br />Oh, yeah...and the fall was pretty cool, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807102131401885255.post-25672476722541868032009-10-20T07:56:30.212-07:002009-10-20T07:56:30.212-07:00Thanks Brian! Glad you liked it. I continue to be ...Thanks Brian! Glad you liked it. I continue to be blown away by the potential for lines like this in the Adirondacks. There is so much to do here!<br /><br />As for preparing mentally... This route was a mental rollercoaster for me. The first time trying to lead it, I jumped off a couple of times incrementally higher before I really went for it. This definitely helped with my trust in the gear. Taking that nasty fall made it pretty hard to get psyched to go for it again but the line was too inspiring to leave behind. I kind of reasoned that that fall was kind of the worst case scenario and that it wouldn't get much worse than that.<br /><br />Besides the fall, the real mental trip was climbing to and falling from about the same spot over and over again. The more I tried it the easier it got to become frustrated. Anyone who has projected something has experienced this and in some ways dealing with that was more challenging than dealing with the scary fall potential. As always it came down to just focusing on the climbing and not the fall!<br /><br />-MattMatt McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996687114643201094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807102131401885255.post-15683211820123076442009-10-19T21:13:00.199-07:002009-10-19T21:13:00.199-07:00Dude...that is nothing short of hardcore right the...Dude...that is nothing short of hardcore right there. Great send. It's nice to see some new, clean lines on the East Coast.<br /><br />How do you prepare yourself mentally for a line like that?<br /><br />Great send.<br /><br />- BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com