Published on: 30/06/2026

Last edited on: 30/06/2026

Preface: In climbing lingo, sending a project means completing a route you were working on as a project.

On the stone, on the rock
One the boulder, I sit in shock.
The project I dreamed about all while,
I sent it with a smile.

Last season it felt so hard,
Couldn't do the first move,
Couldn't complete the first half.

But here I am today, STANDING ON THE ROCK,
Shouting on top of my lungs "FUCK OFF".

I look above in the sky,
feeling confident enough to fly.
What was the notion? What was the emotion?
Should I beat my chest? Or should I cry?
Should I be at my best? Wait, why do I look wry?

Confused stance captures the roll,
But the joy is atop and sole.

I get on the ground, have a look around,
Isn't that route overhung!?
And there starts another battle unsung.