Jason Kehl's Blog

Blog Entry #2

It’s been a long time since I’ve competed in an indoor climbing competition and for good reasons. I grew up plastic climbing, and although that was not all I did, it was a great means for me to get strong and squeeze my way into the climbing world. I was involved in some of the first bouldering competitions that swept over the nation, eventually peaking with the PCA. It was a great time for competition, there were killer new walls, like The Front in Salt Lake City, and The Spot, in Boulder, where new faces came up to battle it out against some of our sports greatest heroes. After years of competing, putting myself against the wall in that one moment in time, I grew weary and was in search of other pleasures from climbing. ...READ THE FULL ENTRY

Blog Entry #1

I have been doing a lot of traveling lately and one thing that I am always noticing is how emotional I get when flying in a plane. My theory is; this heightened emotional state is caused by a subconscious fear of death and being out of control of your own survival. So that would explain how, when I reach a cruising altitude of 39,000 feet and the fat kid at the end of the movie saves the day, I’m doing all I can to hold back the tears and avoid public humiliation. These are cheesy movies that I would never watch, but somehow in that world, up in the sky I’m as soft as a teenage girl. It’s interesting how your surroundings can subtly change your emotional state in a major way. ...READ THE FULL ENTRY