Climbing is a lifestyle.
It's not just climbing those mountains,
but climbing the obstacles that present themselves throughout life.
I have been climbing for 14 years and they have been the best years of my life.
What motivates me the most about climbing,
is the mystery that lays up there, at the top,
at the highest point of a wall.
Is to discover it for myself.
The challenges I face in climbing
are personal challenges and are mostly mental.
I think it's not so much how hard a route is,
but how well I can control my thoughts during that moment.
The route I am going to climb is called Dante's Inferno the Extension.
It is on The Ánimas wall in El Salto, Nuevo León.
Before I climb, I like to keep to myself,
I check my harness, my shoes
and I put on some ginger and eucalyptus oil.
This reminds me to be mindful of my breathing.
Dante is a combination of a lot of balance
and also a lot of power in the movements.
The more you fall,
the clearer the way to stand up.
Now I really enjoy falling.
I have learned to look at my last choice of hold
so, when I look down I feel afraid.
But when I look up,
when I look forward towards the horizon,
I am not afraid.
When you are motivated and determined you can feel the route.
You can't say it was raining, it was humid.
When you are motivated,
you have the right attitude and your sight on the chains,
nothing can bring you down.
I would define climbing
as a very profound meditation with movements.
You need one or two words that are key,
so they can give you back the strength of your spirit.
Because the physical and mental strength run out,
and what is left is what was always there,
the climber’s spirit.
To conquer yourself.
