[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pre Climb panic and how to manage it If you have climbed Kilimanjaro or are looking at doing so in the future, chances are you are going to be overwhelmed by pre-climb panic. However, fear not as you are not alone. This nervous state of mind that we’ve christened ‘climbaphobia’ affects trekkers of all shapes, sizes and experience levels. Take me for example. I have been climbing mountains for 20 years including the Himalayas, Kilimanjaro, Russia and South America and I always get the jitters before a climb. Deidre Angella, a psychologist in the UK explains that “it is a normal to worry about something going wrong borne from the fact that you care deeply about the outcome.” In the context of climbing Kilimanjaro, obviously the pressure you put on yourself to make the summit is your source of anxiety. You need to learn how to trick your mind and learn that pre climb anxiety is perfectly normal. You need to focus on all the training and preparation you have done leading up to the trip. There is a saying that goes-‘adversity introduced a man to himself’. The more points of adversity you create in your brain the better. They serve as reference points to confidence and your ability to handle anxiety both before and during your Kilimanjaro trekking experience. Your training regime should see you pushing your physical limits. This in turn will allow you to experience your mental limits. Does the dog wag the tail or does the tail wag the dog? There will be a constant battle between your mind and body in times of hard physical training. It’s easy to give up. Its the easiest thing in the world to do. 80% of people give up on something. Watching TV instead of going for a
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pre Climb panic and how to manage it If you have climbed Kilimanjaro or are looking at doing so in the future, chances are you are going to be overwhelmed by pre-climb panic. However, fear not as you are not alone. This nervous state of mind that we’ve christened ‘climbaphobia’ affects trekkers of all shapes, sizes and experience levels. Take me for example. I have been climbing mountains for 20 years including the Himalayas, Kilimanjaro, Russia and South America and I always get the jitters before a climb. Deidre Angella, a psychologist in the UK explains that “it is
