And next week I'll come back here, and we'll do it again, and I'll find another way, and I'll make it up. And that's no problem. You can't think about anything else, just what you're doing at that moment. And the feeling of satisfaction of just being able to do something new or to make a new move or to get up a route that you've never been able to do before. I like having to focus all of my mental energies and physical energy towards the climb.
Some people play chess and all their mental energy goes there.
For me, it's all my mental energies go to the rock. Early on a summer morning, the Teton County Fairgrounds is full of activity. Balloonists from around the country are in town for the annual Teton Valley Balloon Festival. Experienced pilots, aided by volunteers fill the balloons with hot air and make other preparations to launch. And a great backdrop against the mountains.