Grivel Stories
RSS feedMushin - Being Yasushi Yamanoi
Published on 14/12/2023 “Mushin" is a zen mental state achieved when a person's mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or everyday life, so the person is totally free to ac...
Read morePublished on 25/05/22 “I believe that mine was an entire generation who really wanted to leave their name written in the history of mountaineering. It was also a historical paradox that it was prec...
Read moreHow climbing has changed my life by Angelika Rainer
Published on 18/06/2021 "I didn't have many friends at school, and at the secondary school I was also bullied.Climbing has given me freedom, both physical and mental”. Our athlete Angelika Rainer c...
Read moreTime to show up and be seen by Nikki Smith
Two years ago, the climbing photographer known as Nathan Smith saw no way out, after struggling for years with gender-identity issues in the male-dominated outdoor industry. Then—slowly, bravely—Ni...
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