Being psyched on a project you are climbing is important. The same can be said for something you are "shooting". Once a photographer begins a project with a climber they too are tied to that climber's success in the problem. Shots of a problem that never got sent are generally worthless as far as the community is concerned. It is an odd thing that you are looking forward to a climber hitting the top or clipping the chains just as much as the climber is.
I have had so many open projects waiting to be resolved by that one move. Sometimes you sit for seasons along with the images and wait. It is enough to drive you mad sometimes and yet it is funny as you are not the one tied in. You are not highballing above 2 small pads. No, you are sitting high up on a perch or stashed away in the brush waiting for that one move to seal the deal on your project.
I have learned most days will end in disappointment, but it is okay. Redemption is always just around the corner. If you are patient enough you will find it and when the line gets sent it will be as if you sent with the climber and the energy and resolve around the project will be 2 fold.
