Show Notes
This week I am Hanging with Sam Gullifer.
Sam is a young gun climber with a stacked resume already. His life was wrapped around climbing until .... On the way to a comp he jumped on Narcosis (30) in Nowra where after a deep pocket move heard that dreaded snap and felt his tendon roll up his forearm.
This was "The Pocket That Broke Me" same says in his feature film on Openprojects youtube. But the journey continued, after saying no to surgery - Sam found a way back. Got strong and returned to send Narcosis (spoiler*).
A great story, enjoy this inspirational episode with Sam. If you are enjoying the show HIT THAT RATE BUTTON gives us a glowing review.
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CHAPTERS 0:00 - Welcome & Introducing Sam 2:30 - Growing Up Climbing 5:45 - Competition Climbing & Boulder Lab 9:15 - Routes vs Boulders 12:30 - Outdoor Climbing & Finding Motivation 16:45 - Home Walls, Training & Staying Psyched 21:03 - Inside Sam's Home Wall 22:05 - The Narcosis Story Begins 23:02 - Finding Narcosis 23:44 - The Injury That Changed Everything 24:51 - Misdiagnosis & MRI Results 25:37 - Surgeons Say It Can't Be Fixed 26:16 - Choosing Another Path 26:52 - First Attempts at Climbing Again 27:40 - Facing Doubt & Uncertainty 28:40 - Watching Progress Return 29:25 - The Thailand Turning Point 30:13 - Learning a New Way to Climb 31:12 - Phantom Limb Training 32:42 - The Power of the Mind 33:13 - Pulling Hard Again 34:03 - Why Narcosis Became a Film 35:20 - Running Through Recovery 38:41 - Taking Breaks From Climbing 39:00 - The Danger of Attachment 40:12 - You Are Not Your Climbing 41:12 - Failures As Teachers 42:12 - Would He Change Anything? 43:46 - Overcoming Doubt 44:21 - The Importance of Trying 45:26 - Building Self-Belief 46:15 - Eliminating Doubt Before Pressure 48:11 - Returning to Narcosis 49:23 - Making the Film 51:22 - Sending Narcosis 52:21 - Winning Open Projects 54:12 - Supporting Australian Climbing 56:37 - What's Next? 59:14 - Dreaming of an Australian Climbing Lap 1:00:09 - Why Outdoor Climbing Matters 1:01:29 - Finding Meaning Beyond Climbing 1:02:15 - The Biggest Lesson 1:03:43 - Advice for Injured Climbers 1:05:10 - How Sam Found Climbing 1:06:47 - Coaches Who Changed Everything 1:07:41 - Passing It Forward Through Coaching 1:09:12 - Living The Dirtbag Dream 1:11:35 - Van Life Logistics 1:13:02 - Why The Grampians Are Special 1:17:00 - Route Climbing Goals 1:20:20 - Routes vs Boulders Revisited 1:22:08 - Keeping The Psyche Alive 1:23:13 - Final Reflections 1:24:49 - Outro
KEYWORDS Narcosis, climbing injury, tendon rupture, sport climbing, Australian climbing, climbing comeback, climbing mindset, self-belief, resilience, recovery journey, injury rehabilitation, phantom limb therapy, climbing psychology, mental toughness, attachment, non-attachment, climbing identity, outdoor climbing, Grampians climbing, Arapiles, Nowra climbing, route climbing, coaching climbers, youth coaching, climbing film, Open Projects, Australian climbing culture, running, personal growth, adversity, redemption story, climbing motivation, climbing philosophy, performance mindset, dirtbag lifestyle, van life, climbing community, overcoming setbacks.
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