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TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus

TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus

Update: 2025-08-18
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Years ago I was working on what would turn out to be my longest-ever project, Swingline, the first 13d I’d ever tried. I had spent parts of several seasons on it, my fitness was at an all-time high, and I had done all of the obvious links.


But I couldn’t break through. The only thing left to do was send, but it just wasn’t happening.








I wasn’t being honest. I was telling myself a story – like we all do – and that story is often false. 


So I finally asked myself the question...


 





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TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus

TAPED TIPS | The Reason Climbers Get Stuck: How To Avoid Plateaus

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