An ode to the visionaries who brought great sports to where they didn’t really belong.

World Ice Golf Championship

Sports should never be hindered by geographical location but some places are more naturally suited to certain sports than others. Skiing is not that big in sub-Saharan Africa because of the distinct lack of snow, which can throw a somewhat sizeable spanner in the works.

However, there are those who dare to dream – visionaries who won’t let climate or landscapes become an obstacle to their sporting desires. We salute those innovators who brought new sports to countries they really had no place to be.

Snowboarding in Egypt

There’s no snow in Egypt but that didn’t stop snowboarding fanatics from adapting their beloved winter sport to the eternal sunshine of the sand dunes. Thus “sandsurfing” was born. Take a holiday to Egypt and you can have all the fun of snowboarding on the sand, while getting a suntan at the same time.



Beach Volleyball in Switzerland

Landlocked Switzerland may be the home of cheese with holes in it, interesting timepieces and triangular chocolate, but one thing the country lacks is beaches. Still, a lack of sandy coastline didn’t stop these Europeans from taking part in beach volleyball, constructing a number of purpose-built sand courts for the summer season.

Golf in Greenland

Forget 300-yard drives on to the green, in Greenland they like to drive on to the white, at the annual World Ice Golf Championships. The ice is a hard and unforgiving mistress, one even Tiger Woods wouldn’t relish, with unpredictable ground making for tough play.

Skiing in Dubai

In a city which thrives in fantastical designs and ideas, it perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise that skiing on man-made snow in the middle of the Arabian Desert is a reality for residents of Dubai. Ski Dubai is a monstrous 22,500-square metre indoor ski resort (exterior pictured) in the middle of one of the largest shopping malls in the world.

Bungee Jumping in Holland

Bungee jumping – or Glorified Rubber Band Stretching as it is sometimes known – requires two things: a large piece of elasticised rope, and a great height. In a country which is as notoriously flat as Holland, you have to applaud the Dutch for their tenacity. So keen were they to have bungee jumping in Holland that the Dutch went to the extreme lengths of placing a crane on top of a large building at the end of a pier in Scheveningen (pictured). The phrase “Dutch courage” comes to mind.

Sources:
www.greenland-guide.gl
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_Dubai
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_hockey

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Catherine Destivelle climbing solo in Mali is a sight to behold. 1980′s classic film charts her progress up this intimidating face.

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Really tough video portrait featuring 2 Polish alpinists who set out to climb the world’s highest sea cliff in Greenland. Facing incredibly harsh sea conditions it is a battle even to reach the base of the cliff by kayak then the climbing begins. Where their troubles are only just beginning.

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Part of the alpha acid video series. Another inspiring and amazing video by the AscenDance Team. Their productions of dance – climb fusion aspire to gather climbers, dancers of different backgrounds, artists, musicians, and an audience that can appreciate a fusion of these elements. Ultimately, Isabel von Rittberg is striving to produce a show that will unite performers from entirely different backgrounds (Salsa, Hip Hop, Break Dance, Modern, Ballet and Dance-Climb Fusion). In the end, music and dance is about what unites us, not about what separates us.

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CHECK OUT THE SHORTS in this excellent 1980′s climbing video. This movie was originally broadcast in Los Angeles, CA USA by KABC TV on their local TV magazine show ‘Eye on L.A.’ in 1980. It features rock climbers John Long, Lynn Hill and Dave Katz.

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Find Somebody who has already achieved your goal

I have been working towards bouldering Font 8A over the last couple of years. It is a real BIG GOAL for me. It requires years of effort, dedication and perseverance for it to be achieved. The level of difficulty with this goal is such that I may not achieve it despite dedicating enormous effort and time towards doing so.

So what can I do to increase the odds of success?

One aspect of my attempt is worth considering in a wider context. I have 4-5 friends who have already climbed at Font 8A or better. There is nothing particularly special about these guys. Sure they are strong and have dedicated years of their lives to climbing. But beyond that, they are genetically no different from me, they do not train harder than me.

This is important when thinking about your own BIG GOAL. By finding somebody who you can relate too that has achieved what you want to do. You demystify the GOAL. It becomes more run of the mill. If 5 of my mates can climb 8A then surely I can too with enough time, the right training and mental approach.

Ask the right questions?

Having identified one or more people who have achieved your BIG GOAL already. You now need to learn from them. It may be that you can do this in person as I have been lucky enough to do in my climbing or it may be that you must learn through reading books or web sites.

The important thing is that we accept that in order to achieve our BIG GOAL we must learn from an expert.

But what do we need to learn?

There are many answers to this question and I would like to explore more of them in another article. However the one that I would like to address here is to..

Ask the expert what THE MOST important skill is?

Achieving a BIG GOAL is a consequence of achieving competence in many different skills that all combine together to make the BIG GOAL possible. Often these skills can be broken down and to the non expert eye they may all look equally important.

This is rarely the case. It is here that your relationship with the EXPERT is going to bear fruit. The question you need to ask is

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL OR COMPETANCE THAT I MUST BUILD?

The expert is in a position to answer this as they have already achieved your goal. They have credibility, competence and experience. They have been in your shoes. Sat where you are sitting. They have spent years training, trying different approaches, working on different skills. This experience put’s them in a unique position to analyse which skills are the most important and make all the difference in achieving the BIG GOAL.

It doesn’t mean that the other skills are less important. Just that if you want to turbo charge your campaign and bring success closer then focus your efforts on the skill the expert says is most critical and important.

Putting this into practice

Returning to my climbing example. When I asked my friends who have climbed 8A about the most important skill needed all said “Finger Strength” – “If you can’t hold small holds then no amount of body strength, power etc can help as if you can’t hold the hold you cannot apply your power and move off it.

Listening to my friends (the experts) has given me the information to help me achieve the goal. It doesn’t make the training any easier. But what it does do, is allow me to target my training on a simple goal/objective. How to make my fingers stronger.

There is so much sports training information available online and in books. The hard thing is knowing which program to work towards. Once an expert has identified the critical skill required for achieving your goal then it is much easier for you to select a training program from the multitude available.

So to recap..

1. Find somebody who has already achieved your goal
2. Ask them what the key/most important skill that made success possible.
3. Study online, books, ask the expert and develop a training plan that focuses and targets that KEY SKILL
4. TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN and TRAIN some more !!!!

So no shortcuts but maybe this solution will help. I’m still trying so cant guarantee success as I’m not the expert!! I’m on the same path as you.

I would be very interested in your comments and opinions on this technique. Are you training for a BIG GOAL. What is your approach ??

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Sometimes this fear is justified when the position is very exposed whilst in other cases there really is little danger and our fears are more personal.

i’m sure that, like me, you have read many books by experienced climbers and mountaineers who discuss their psychology and strategy for overcoming fear.

One of the problems with this kind of writing is that we can’t see it in practice. Usually we read it. Think “yes thats good” maybe we even get our yellow marker out and highlight the words of wisdom then the next time we find ourselves in a position of fear it all goes out the window.

We grip tighter, we get progressively more pumped, our legs shake and panic consumes us. I’m afraid I’m not going to offer any magic wand. But what I have found on Climbing Tribe is an old rock climbing video, (not sure how old – anyone any ideas ?) which I think gives a very practical, real life demonstration of overcoming fear and anxiety about taking a fall.

Unlike modern films where climbers are shown making sexy moves to a background of strong music this video features a live discussion by the climbers. I found this dialogue fascinating as it reveals the essence of what is going on in the dangerous and exposed position that the climber on lead is facing.

Interesting to note is the vocal support that the belayer provides. This is very important and can make all the difference to a climber suffering a panic attack. The belayers words and particularly his joking banter help take the lead climbers mind of the danger and his fear and allow him to REFOCUS on the problem in hand.

Often this is all that is necessary. Almost a form of distraction which allows us to come back to the present, analyse the problem and action a solution. In a sense the belayer is sharing the problem and helping him to manage his fear.

How do you overcome a fear of falling?

Some other opinions by CrazyJourney community:

Embrace “fear” its not everyday u can climb over 5k meters in snow. Its that or sit & watch a film about it.i know which i prefer www.thelongestwayhome.com

This rock climbing video shows Al Harris and Henry Barber on Dream of White Horses, Wales.

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