Matthew Childs' 9 life lessons from rock climbing

You're climbing on little dimples and nubbins in the rock.

It's pretty simple. There are nine, sort of, rules that I discovered after 35 years of rock climbing.

In this talk from TED University 2009, veteran rock climber Matthew Childs shares nine pointers for rock climbing. These handy tips bear on an effective life at sea level, too.

Emily hates climbing.

Were you climbing upstairs?

Damn all this climbing.

And after climbing down?

Prices have been climbing steadily.

He loves climbing the stairs

I keep climbing up, go back.

We are at 380 and climbing.

Those shoes won't do for climbing.

Climbing this mountain is very difficult.

Oh, don't go climbing onto me.

By climbing down the other side

I was climbing up a tree...

Children are incredibly adept at climbing trees.

Do you know anything about mountain climbing?

He started climbing out of the trench.

They're climbing up a wall, or a tree.

It's sped up again, it's a foot climbing.

He was seen climbing in an upstairs window.

What Alicia needs is rest, not mountain climbing.

Four F. W. S, 10 o'clock level, climbing.

So far this one's just been climbing stairs.

More climbing? I'd be glad to carry you.

I saw you climbing down from Maria's room.

If, for example, house prices are routinely described as climbing and climbing, higher and higher, people might naturally assume that that rise is unstoppable.

Oh, he's the Rock the Rock of Gibraltar.

You feel like you're climbing a wall of wood.

Even in rain and snow I enjoy mountain climbing.

I never thought of climbing that tree until tonight.

Rock

Friction climbing doesn't have any sort of hard positive edges.

He's climbing the back stairs. I come up the elevator.

Two squadrons of M.E. S climbing at 12 o'clock, General.

Climbing down the hill nobody will see or hear us.

Have my children, by any chance, been climbing trees today?

Decorative Rock

Rock Dodger

Rock Ridge

Rock Organ

Little Rock

You rock!