TBP 278: Using Zen Philosophy for Performance Anxiety, Fear, and Grief with Francis Sanzaro

<p>Francis Sanzaro is a 45-year-old climber out of Carbondale, Colorado who's been climbing for about 30 years. He got his PhD in the Philosophy of Religion and has been studying the practice of Zen for decades. In recent years, he started applying Zen more directly and intentionally to his climbing and found that his performance and his enjoyment of the sport increased dramatically, so he wrote a book about it: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Climbing-Moment-Francis-Sanzaro/dp/1913393712/ref=asc_df_1913393712?mcid=014a331484bc344cb675b18ff429083e&amp;hvocijid=8023488539056513181-1913393712-&amp;hvexpln=73&amp;tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=692875362841&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=8023488539056513181&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9028882&amp;hvtargid=pla-2281435178618&amp;psc=1'>The Zen of Climbing</a>. I HIGHLY recommend the book! </p> <p>I had him on the show to discuss the book and to have him tell us ex...