tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post153801399352367857..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: The Secret of Climbing PerceptionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-42308431241772721112009-04-18T14:26:00.000-04:002009-04-18T14:26:00.000-04:00I can't find the citation, but I specifically reca...I can't find the citation, but I specifically recall reading a study that hypothesized that the greatest athletes possess an unique <I>perceptive</I> ability. By independent interview, the authors determined that, for example, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, & Emmett Smith coming down the ice/court/field, <I>perceive</I>, instantaneously interpret, and can then successfully utilize the perceptive opportunities more successfully that others. Likewise, this unique perceptive ability allows hitters Tony Gwynn & Cal Ripken Jr. to <I>see</I> a pitched ball significantly more "vividly" and with less perception of velocity. <br /><br />This would suggest to me that, perhaps, your first commentator's description of the "art of selecting & following the best path" is certainly characteristic of the repetitive practice & accumulated experience of mid and "top-level" climbers. But it would seem reasonable to me to conclude that <I>super-climbers</I> (and I will never forget the terror I felt in watching the free climb of <A HREF="http://www.aracelisegarra.com/english/home.php" REL="nofollow">Araceli Segarra</A> that opens the IMAX film <A HREF="http://www.everestfilm.com/film_frame.html" REL="nofollow">Everest</A>) are gifted with special perceptive abilities as well.FooFoo5https://www.blogger.com/profile/06459026418242101033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-8866115852433854762009-04-14T15:23:00.000-04:002009-04-14T15:23:00.000-04:00Anon: You left pretzel crumbs near your smelly cli...Anon: You left pretzel crumbs near your smelly climbing shoes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-45430693049920813852009-04-14T14:10:00.000-04:002009-04-14T14:10:00.000-04:005.10a5.10aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-38376198695286749442009-04-09T18:02:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:02:00.000-04:00"Routefinding is the art of selecting and followin..."Routefinding is the art of selecting and following the best path appropriate to your abilities and equipment."<BR/><BR/>What a lovely metaphor for therapy.nonstandard mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01317308584006468929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-59397123992635573462009-04-09T10:56:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:56:00.000-04:00Routefinding is the art of selecting and following...Routefinding is the art of selecting and following the best path appropriate to your abilities and equipment. So, wilderness routefinding could be determining the best line to the summit (and the quality and frequency of holds would be a factor in this) but mostly routefinding is finding a climb that you read about in your guidebook. Climb on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com