Overcome the Fear of Falling and Failing with Dr. Don McGrath (Vertical Mind)

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dr. Don McGrath, the co-author of Vertical Mind, a book about the psychological approach to climbing. We talk about mental training, including how to overcome the fear of falling, overcoming the fear of failure and other mental training considerations that any and every climber should be working on.

Important Links
Vertical Mind Website: https://Verticalmindbook.com
On Amazon: https://amzn.to/32DzSBZ
On Audible: https://amzn.to/32D6Sdx

00:00 What is mental training intro to Dr. Don McGrath
00:44 Why mental training
02:55 Mental vs physical training
07:54 Common fears climbers have
08:28 Overcoming the Fear of Falling
13:15 How far should you push yourself?
21:47 Overcoming the Fear of Failure
27:55 Updates since the book was published
29:58 Pro climbers vs average climbers mental training
32:30 Do grades matter?
33:39 Focusing and listening to music while climbing
35:05 Remembering why we climb
37:47 Mastery Mind Set
38:54 How to get 5 Mindsets for Climbers for free
39:29 Last thoughts and thank you


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