Hidden Risk = Hidden Benefits

By Dave Hadden, Founder and President at Pro-ficiency

Last week I was on a climbing trip in Austria. At the most challenging part of the climb, I found myself 2000 meters above ground on an overhanging cliff (thanks to my girlfriend for taking the awesome pic above). While in this apparently precarious situation, I was entirely focused on my personal risk (as any sane person would be). However, my risk was very well identified and managed. I was tied in at multiple points and the moves I needed to make were well within my capabilities. I would have been in more danger painting on a 20-foot ladder.