From the outside, climbing can look pretty simple. You grab the wall, pull yourself upward, and try not to fall. You're not wrong if you think that, but it misses almost everything that makes climbing interesting.

There’s a moment before a fight starts where your mind tries to convince you not to do it.

There’s a moment before you do something new, something you’re not sure you’re ready for.

When people think about “breaking out of the daily grind,” they usually think about big changes: