Forum User Rhys Dobbs is 24 years old and is in the Royal Air Force. He has been climbing for just two years. He recently faced his fears and pursued his dream by entering the Ice Climbing World Cup. Here he gives us an honest insight in to his two year journey that culminated in a gripping entry to the competition in Italy.
Competition day arrived, those same terrifying emotions that I felt in the Scottish Masters flooded back, I felt sick with the prospect of climbing in front of 2000 sets of eyes, yet elated because I had come so far in my short climbing career. The sense of being lost returned to me...
nice one buddy, it reminds me when we were walking up to aonach mor and you were explaining why and how you came about going to the worlds. Hope you manage Stirling bridge, don't let and f*cker get to you, climb what you want and when you want and in whatever style you want.
Well done, you must have put a mighty amount of training in to it. I like your refernces to the psychological dimension and learning about yourself. Most of all its cool because of how far you travelled in such a short time.
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