Rock Climbing College Essay

One very important aspect of my life is rock climbing. Rockclimbing became apart of my life the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of high school. My brother and I have always been active individuals, and we decided to try out rock climbing as a recreational sport together. Eventually, we became more involved and began to buy gear rather than renting it. Now that I have become more experienced, I can climb outdoor, also known as sport climbing.

This sport is physically demanding and requires many hours upon hours of practice to improve to a point of expertise. In this way, this sport can be represented as anything you wish to achieve. If you want to become great at anything, you have to put unrelenting effort and time into

it. In addition, this sport is mentally challenging in a way that can only be overcome by practice, risk, and determination. For example, my height has always been an easy excuse to why I wouldn't be able to finish a route. My height created a mental block that gave a logical reason why I couldn't reach the next rock. When I was just starting in this sport, I had to learn how to jump from one handhold to another. Learning to jump from one rock to another would be the only way I was going to be able to complete the higher graded routes. My first time jumping from one rock to the next was a taking the risk of falling; failing. However, through my determination and constant practice, I was able to overcome the mental block of not being able to reach the next handhold.