Thrice world champion Staebler does mountain climbing as part of his Tokyo Olympic training

Wrestling News: After three months of slumber, wrestlers have started adapting to the current situation. They have started planning for the Tokyo Olympics in accordance with the demand the hour which is to maintain social distancing and avoid large crowds in lieu of Covid-19. German wrestler Frank Staebler had moved to his grandfather’s chicken coop to train. He took his training a step further and decided to train himself mentally and physically. And how did he do it? By doing mountain climbing in Saulakopf.

Staebler is the five-time world medallist including three gold and two bronze medal. The German wrestler had confirmed the Tokyo berth in 67kg after winning bronze at the Nur-Sultan world championships.

As part of his training, the 30-year-old decided to try his hands on mountain climbing. It was his first attempt to the adventure sport. He took to Instagram to share his experience and also posted some stunning pictures from his ‘amazing trip.

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“What an amazing trip! For the first time in my life I was “climbing in the mountains”. A completely new experience to get your fears under control on the rock face. After the first 10 meters the head blocked, the muscles closed completely and the arms and legs trembled. But then I realized again that this process is completely NORMAL, like everything in life that you do not know and is unknown to you. So I concentrated and focused 100% on the moment and not on the fear and just kept walking. And lo and behold, a few minutes later the fear was completely chasing. The strength and security returned to the body. Suddenly my self-confidence was stronger than ever. The next step on my # roadtotokyo2021 is done
And a thicker one can climb the via Ferrata to Saulakopf,” he wrote.

 

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?Was für ein Wahnsinns-Trip! Ich war zum ersten Mal in meinem Leben zum ????klettern in den Bergen?. Eine komplett neue Erfahrung seine Ängste an der Felswand in den Griff zu bekommen. Nach den ersten 10 Meter blockierte der Kopf, die Muskeln gingen komplett zu und die Arme und Beine zitterten?. Aber dann wurde mir wieder bewusst, dass dieser Vorgang komplett NORMAL ist, wie bei allem im Leben was man nicht kennt und unbekannt für einen ist. Also konzentrierte und fokussierte ich mich zu 100% auf den Moment und nicht auf die Angst und ging einfach weiter? Und siehe da, wenige Minuten später war die Angst komplett verfolgen?. Die Kraft und Sicherheit kehrte in den Körper zurück?. Plötzlich war mein Selbstvertrauen so stark wie noch nie? Der nächste Schritt auf meiner #roadtotokyo2021 ist geschafft? Und an den Klettersteig zum Saulakopf kann ein dicker ??

A post shared by Frank Stäbler (@frankstaebler) on Jul 5, 2020 at 2:51am PDT

The Tokyo Olympics will be his last hurrah before he hangs his singlet. He has put his sight on the elusive Olympic medal. He says,” For me, a gold medal stands for so much more than just the Olympic victory. It stands for the incredible discipline, for the stamina that you have had to show throughout your career. For the one dream, you’ve always lived for. It stands for being a role model for so many children who emulate and who can be inspired. And it stands for the fact that you are included in the history books for the extraordinary that you have achieved and not forgotten. All of this gives me the strength to continue, even if it gets very difficult”.