![]() I never really controlled the fear so it's nuts to think that I went on to do 70 solo jumps in the next year or so.īut that's another story for another time. The only thing that has giving me more of a buzz was skydiving, which definitely did not put me into a flow state. Pure adrenalin, dopamine and a heart beating like a jack hammer but not too much fear to be paralysed. Ordinary life could not have been further from my mind. No thoughts about anything else but the job in hand. On the edge of being really scared but pumped to the max and buzzing, it literally felt like life or death. I went first and threw rope down for Alex.Ī little bit of brute strength, technical ability (that we didn't have) and a blatant disregard for the fear creeping in. Our guide climbed ahead and threw down a load of rope for us to clamber up the last section. The next 45min were spent entirely focused on getting past at least 15 climbers. I said without hesitation "let's go then, I am NOT going back down" He said, " There'a huge serac overhanging and when the sun comes up it starts to melt - we NEED to overtake these climbers or we are going down - we are not staying still" This spot was notorious for avalanches and had killed about 10 people the previous year in the exact spot we were standing. He was scared, or at least seriously concerned. He didn't say much to start with but I saw the look on our guide's face. "Why the hell are people just standing there, Poldo?" I said to our guide. ![]() We waited a bit longer and still nothing. It was freezing cold and standing still was making this worse. It was about 8am and we had left the hut at 1am so had been climbing for 7hrs. There was a particularly scary section called Mont Maudit and the climbers were backed up like cars in a traffic jam. It's not that technical a climb but it was the hardest challenge I've ever experienced. I wanted to climb Mont Blanc and that was that! That said, it wouldn't have had any change on my decision to climb it. Statistically, it's one of the most dangerous in the world and I didn't know this before we decide to embark on the challenge. In 2012, Alex, my wife and I climbed Mont Blanc. I want to mention one particular time where I was in deep, deep flow. I was obsessed with football until I was about 19 years old and that 90mins would be all that there ever was in my life at that moment. I've been in flow more times than I can remember and it's always been when engaging in sport or strenuous activity. Some people actively seek this every day. That is flow and it's a great place to be. When you are in flow, time almost stands still.įully immersed, you have no thoughts about anything else apart from the activity you are engaging in.įo others it could be writing, reading, art work, ANYTHING that you love and that totally engages you. Well, we've all experienced being in flow at some point in our lives and some more than others Sometimes it's called "being in the zone" You will have heard the term "being in flow" or a "state of flow". ![]()
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