Go for a wide pyramid and long term progress and enjoyment

All athletes want to reach new levels and normally it is a very slow process but climbers can take the fast track by dedicating themselves on a new personal best grade project. The dilemma is of course that you have not really become a better climber and your next project has to be even more specific if you are not so lucky that your old project gets down graded and you can look for a new soft one :) Another possibility to measure progress in climbing is to try as many hard climbs as quick as possible to build a solid foundation for reaching new levels over longer periods, i.e. building wide pyramids. The risk if you build your pyramid to pointed or even straight up, it is actually that, most likely, it will fall down. It is just to hard for your body and mind to always have a progress approach as the risk for injuries and anxiety increases dramatically. Instead, it seems like in the long run, the best recipe for becoming the best rock, and making climbing your life style, is focusing on building wide pyramids.