am i feeling the effects of age on my climbing? everything hurts. my joints are hurting, my muscles aching, my performance lacking. but i see other climbers my age or even older than me doing well. so what's wrong? is it the way i train?

climbing's a passion, my means of escape, truly one of the few things i live for. so it does get a bit disappointing and frustrating when i cant do the things i could do a few years ago. or even months ago. i dont enjoy climbing as much as i did. i've lost why i enjoyed climbing so much.

the skin on my fingers' tearing too easily, my joints hurting like mad, my endurance low and my mind's always in a battle with itself.

i need to figure this out.