How Climbing Saved My Life

[@rockentry]

Today is my birthday and I wanted to share with you the story of rockentry and how it all started. This channel continues to grow with your love and support, grateful for each and every one of you. I wrote a book about my story If you're interested to learn more about how my life was before in-depth and how climbing has impacted my life, here's the link on Amazon: The Crux ( My personal memoir on climbing ) → amzn.to/2V5Z83v Huge thanks to my talented climber and filmmaker Long Truong.

[@rokosipsma4709]

Happy Birthday Bro!

[@neechan5213]

First off, happy birthday:) hope you had a fantastic day! Secondly, thank you for sharing your story, it's so beautiful to see how climbing has changed your life and turned you into a new man, wishing you all the success in the future :) By far one of the greatest content creators, and someone who I'm sure has been inspiring many other peopl than myself. I'm just starting my climbing journey and you have been a huge inspiration!

[@AFratila]

No way! We share a birthday! Happy birthday man!

[@daltonwiggins8302]

Happy birthday man! Hope you get to celebrate it with some banger people in your life, and all of us of course :)

[@wladimirespinoza3114]

Happy Birthday Oswaldo! Thanks for creating all this beautiful and helpful content, and for being you! 🎂🎉🎁

[@magmidt]

That was beautifully done, great storytelling!

[@rockentry]

Thank you amigo!

[@sangeethankulendran3666]

Wow Magnus

[@hannahmorrisbouldering]

This was beautifully produced. Happy Birthday Oswaldo!

[@rockentry]

Thank you Hannah! Keep up the amazing work.

[@andrewkim9503]

I love seeing the comment section here . I love the other climbing content creators giving their compliments and best wishes. Oswaldo is right. There's this general positive, happy energy in climbing gyms that doesn't exist in many other places, and I feel it here in the comments of this video :).

[@GeekClimber]

Very cool to see little rockentry! Congrats again on the great channel you built!

[@rockentry]

Thank you my good friend!

[@NoahKane]

This was so great! Such good storytelling, something that most all of us climbers really resonate with!

[@rockentry]

Thank you Noah! That means a lot my friend.

[@MiguelClimbs]

Steff and I sending love. We watched this on the big screen. Beautiful from start to finish. Huge shout out to Long!

[@rockentry]

Gracias amigo, Much love to you and lovely Steff ❤️

[@aev325]

Thanks for sharing your story! You've always been an inspiration to me as a climber! I learned a lot from your videos and stories, but I specially love the positivity you bring to the community!

[@rockentry]

Thank you 🙏

[@JosephDiazClimbs]

This was beautiful from start to finish 🥲 so much authenticity mixed with beautiful cinematography throughout. I remember seeing stories of you guys filming over the past year and the final piece really shows how much thought, emotion and work went into that process. Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing your journey & this film with us

[@rockentry]

Thank you amigo. It took a lot of work and time but all was worth to tell my story. Gracias!

[@dylanchan6051]

I rarely comment on videos. But your authenticity and vulnerability story compelled me to respond. I've been watching your older videos from 3-4 years ago as they've really helped at my intermediate climbing level. Seeing you freely share your process also made me curious about your backstory, which I'm so glad you've now shared. Just like you, climbing was so pivotal (and still is) during my time of depression and grief. It's comforting to hear that I'm not alone. Can't wait to read your book : )

[@puregreekweed]

I am 34 yo man, introvert and pretty much alone and sad most of my life. Climbing and mountains in general have given me life again. Great vid btw dude

[@00fpilla]

I can understand you. I'm 32 and i can see myself in your description. Mountain, bouldering and photography are such a relief 😌

[@kieransimmonds9264]

I’m 31 and beat my 12 year long addiction and stayed sober thanks to obsessing about climbing and enjoying nature again :) so I fully get that feeling. Much love from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@BoulderingHighlights]

i feel the same way brudda

[@rockentry]

Much love man! I’m so happy you’ve found climbing and it’s helped give you life again. I started at age 30 and now I’m 37 let’s keep sending and enjoy the outdoors! Woohoo!!

[@Mebh547]

Can totally relate to that. 😊 As an introvert who also has social anxiety... Mountains and nature are everything to me. Hiking gives me life. LoL! Just started climbing. Absolutely terrible at it but love it and hope I can improve. Best wishes! 😊

[@BoulderingHighlights]

Never knew about your backstory, so good to hear you share your journey @rockentry! Youre super strong physically and in many other ways Allez! Ganba!

[@rockentry]

Thanks for your ongoing support my friend. Allez!

[@ethanh2556]

Not only is he a climber he is a videographer, a great editor, and an amazing story teller. Amazing video!

[@LiamRappaport]

Your videos have helped me so much as a beginner/intermediate boulderer and I always enjoy how positive you are in your videos. Thanks for your hard work! I hope your birthday is excellent!

[@TheXeeman]

still remember when you got all your stuff stolen.. now look at you now! good job bro, keep going

[@yorgokennos3392]

This is easily your best video for me. It sounds like you had a beautiful relationship with your mother which brought me to tears. Happy Birthday, and keep doing what you’re doing ❤

[@rockentry]

Thank you!

[@dancer1]

Beautiful bro love this

[@neaituppi7306]

I keep thinking it is red rocks in CO, where I just moved from.

[@staticoverplastic7456]

Powerful stuff. Keep going rockentry!

[@JoeZCloud7783]

Beautifully done, Beautifully told. You made me a fan!

[@jonkrause6714]

You’re a great man, Oswaldo. Love you, man. Crying now with memories of my mom with cancer too. Always so transcendent with love and caring for your mom and our beloved climbing community. 🙏🙇🏻‍♂️

[@rockentry]

Love you Jon, for being one of my first subscribers and supporters of my work. You the man!

[@arseniolopeznavarro8868]

Hola, Oswaldo!!! I'm from Mexico City. I will write this message in both Spanish and English. Soy de la CDMX y escribiré este mensaje en inglés y español. Me ha encantado tu video, amigo!!! Me ha movido mucho por dentro, pues yo estoy pasando por un momento así con mi madre actualmente. Todo empezó en enero de 2022 cuando tropezó en casa y se fracturó la cadera al caer. I just loved your video, bro!!! It moved me so much, because I'm going through a similar thing with my mom right now. It all started on January 2022 when she tripped at home and broke her hip at landing. Fue difícil, pues además soy hijo único y no tenía en quién apoyarme. Después de su cirugía, donde le reemplazaron la cadera y el fémur con titanio, regresamos a casa al lento proceso de recuperación, pero en marzo comenzó a sentir un dolor horrible en su costado izquierdo al comer cualquier cosa. Luego de varios médicos y exámenes, supimos que tenía cáncer de colon. It was hard, given the fact I'm an only child and I didn't have anyone to give me a hand. After her surgery, where she got a titanium replacement for her hip and femur, we went back home to face the slow rehab process, however, in March she begun having these excruciating pain on her left side right after eating anything. After many different medics and tests, we got the bad news. It was colon cancer. Ella fue operada por segunda vez en el año en junio. Le removieron 20 cm de intestino para quitar el tumor, pero el cáncer se había extendido a los pulmones, lo que obligaba a comenzar con la quimioterapia. She was intervened for the second time in a year on June. She got 20 cm of intestine removed to take out the tumor, alas, the cancer had already spread to her lungs, so chemotherapy was the next step. Mañana comenzaremos la 7a ronda de quimio de 8. Afortunadamente, ella ha estado reaccionando muy bien al tratamiento. Y justamente, ayer, encontré un escape a todo esto en un gimnasio de escalada que encontré en la ciudad. Me ayudó a aclarar las ideas y a salir de esa depresión y miedo constantes que he vivido ya por un año entero. Estoy muy emocionado por este nuevo viaje que he iniciado en la escalada en roca!!! Tomorrow we'll be facing her 7th round of chemo out of 8. Thankfully, she has been responding quite well to the treatment. Coincidentally, yesterday I found an escape to all of this at a climbing gym I found in town. It helped me clear my head and get away from this constant depression and fear I've been living in for the past full year now. I'm so excited for this new trip I'm embarking on rock climbing!!! Gracias por tu atención y seguiré aprendiendo gracias a tus videos. Thanks for your kind attention and I'll keep on learning from your vids!!! Abrazos, bro!!!

[@maraldvanmontfoort7883]

Such great story….:u r a joy to listen to…

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

This was beautifully made. Hope you won't mind if you use some of the footage for a video on how climbing impacts mental health 🥰 Keep up the great work!

[@rockentry]

Don’t mind at all :) Thank you!

[@paulgaras2606]

I went through a similar situation with my mom. She passed 6 years ago now. Two months before my first daughter was born. I felt like I was failing her as I watched her struggle through the cancer treatment . After, I worked too much, worried too much , became obsessed with making sure my family would have everything they needed if I got sick. It’s taken me this long and two kids to realize that all a parent ever wants is for their kids to love their lives full, free and happy. It wasn’t my job to stop cancer from taking my mom or my job to make the chemo, the radiation the surgeries bearable, but it was my job to live the life she gave me like it was a gift I appreciated. You are a gift to your mom and I’m sure this is exactly what she wants for you.

[@LocalAdventurerTravel]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing ozzy!!

[@austinchan7934]

I met Long a few months ago while climbing and quickly became friends. On a drive back from a trip, he told me about this film he was working on with his friend Oswaldo, and I was like "Wait.. you know rockentry? That's crazy, I learned so much from his videos!" Ozzy, I know we've never met but your story is inspiring. What a small world. Both you and Long killed it with this awesome film!

[@rockentry]

That’s so awesome! Long is such a good friend and I’m glad we got to work on this beautiful project together and got to share it with you all. Thank you!

[@Ooahhh]

Thanks for sharing your story with us man. Rock climbing helped save my life at some point too, and I’ve taken a hiatus from it the past year or so. This video really touched me and got me stoked to get back out there. I also learned we share the same last name! Hope we can climb together one day 🤙

[@jameswheaton2542]

So inspirational! Keep it up!

[@brianmartin3871]

This one hit home. Happy birthday Oswaldo. Got back into climbing back in February of this yesr and it has helped with my inner demons..u see myself changing with each month of climbing..so I totally get what you mean when you just wanted to climb and get better..I for one, just want to climb to get better and beat my negative thoughts..that feeling you get when you finish a route on the wall is so fulfilling there's almost no comparison to the felling you get. Thanks for all the great content and im digging the video shorts on your channel too. Happy Birthday.

[@timhausman3593]

Great video and great story. Fun to see Sophia, too! I'm 60yo and started climbing in May. I wish I'd have started sooner, but I'm just happy I'm doing this. Happy birthday! I saw Sophia's IG and it looks like you had a great time🎉

[@rockentry]

I’m happy that you’re climbing and found a passion, that’s important no matter your age. Wish you all the fun and enjoyment in your climbing journey my friend.

[@nbka8rs]

One of your best videos yet in terms of cinematography, story telling, editing, everything, so badass!! PS: If you were stoked about this part of his story, you should support him by picking up his book, it goes even deeper on the adversity he’s experienced

[@rockentry]

Thank you 🙏

[@emanueler]

Happy bday man! I discovered - in my case my current gf did to me - the climbing world about a year ago and got addicted. My depression is having a hard time now. Every time I send a new hard route, I feel like a wave of positive energy flowing in me. Thanks for your content. Much love from Scotland

[@AntonisAnastassiades]

Happy bday man! I started bouldering about a year ago and its addictive (in a good way). Your videos are probably the most educative ones that exist online and thanks to you we all improve our technique and knowledge!

[@rockentry]

Thank you 🙏

[@meganwong9508]

Really cool to hear some of the things you’ve gone through in your own life. Thank you for sharing, and of course for all the great climbing content! Your vids are always a source of knowledge and inspiration, and it’s really cool to see the channel grow alongside with your own climbing :). Thank you again as always for the vids and happy birthday!

[@munchinator4000]

I may be young but i can understand this. Climbing changed my life. The people i’ve met along my journey, the sense of accomplishment i’ve gotten from achieving stuff i never knew i could, it’s so great. Climbing can change lives and i encourage all of my friends now to try it. Great video

[@xinsanedefeatx]

It's always been very evident how much you love climbing, the culture, and the friends that you make along the way, but this video really gives a lot of perspective on how and why you got here. Your mom lives on in every video, she lives on in every person you inspire to get on the wall, get outdoors, or maybe just better themselves by starting to get fit. On behalf of all of us, thank you Oswaldo & Maria

[@Jake-rf5gc]

Wow dude. This was super inspiring. Thank you so much for doing this!

[@ignacio_cifuentes_m]

Maquina!

[@peanutsraisins]

really moving vid! super inspiring. i also also attribute climbing as the number one factor that brought me out of severe depression 🥰

[@jeffhussey8]

Wow. I don't think a climbing video has ever brought me to tears. And still delivered great action. So well done. Thanks

[@papaya9357]

Same here...

[@pablobarrionuevo6698]

I just got back home after climbing. In the car we talked with my friend about how wonderful it is for us to climb, it is one of the few activities in which your head has to focus on the here and now. A moment in which you really connect with your fears, strengths and with your body. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with us. Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina.

[@victorfilatov6459]

Thank you very much! You're making very useful and motivating content!

[@MightyAssa]

I have seen you the first time on magnus channel and you have such positive vibes that i never thought you went through depression. I've started with bouldering a year ago and it saved me too. I had depression for more then 20 years ... bouldering gave me my emotion back, removed nearly all of my anxiety and bouldering with friends is the best. Thank you for sharing your story. Best wishes

[@georgegray2712]

This is your best video ever. I climb V3s so I don’t relate to “watch how awesome I am climbing this V25” videos. But I really appreciate this story of your journey because we’ve all got our stuff that we’re trying to manage and get a little bit better. Rock climbing can give us back a sense of control of something, even if it’s climbing really simple grades like I do. You’re awesome mate! You’re a beautiful amazing man, and you’re helping lots of us with your energy, positivity, and tips. Thank you 😊

[@kylemcguire35]

Amazing video. Great storytelling, great production. I've learned so much from you already. Looking forward to the future!

[@LadyLaddy]

The story is heartwarming, and even though you can never compare stories, I feel for you. My father unfortunately died of cancer a few years ago, and after that, I fell into a pretty big hole. Then Corona broke out, and I didn't move much anymore, gaining 15 kilos over the years. That made me feel uncomfortable with myself. Fortunately, I then discovered bouldering for myself. Since then, I've been going 3-4 times a week, have met wonderful people and have managed to heal myself. Thank you for sharing a part of your life. It warmed my heart.

[@ceciliaxu4009]

Hey, the way you tell you stories it’s really heartwarming, I’ll keep watching your channel because it makes me feel good. Thank you for creating content

[@atakenaka]

Congrats, man! Beautiful story, beautiful motives, thanks for sharing. ❤

[@brandonm8920]

I found this video to be very enjoyable to watch, I felt different emotions throughout the whole video, the story, the music, and the production really helped peice everything together. I can relate to your story, in some aspects because everyone's story is unique and different from others, I felt like I'm not the only one, realizing you can get yourself out of a bad position in your life is very inspiring, finding a passion, and having goals for that passion is truly superb, at the end of the video I felt inspired and I want to thank you for it. Thanks ROCKENTRY!

[@eduardonegrao8364]

Keep it up bro, you are amazing, gracias por tu dedicacione! Feliz cumpleaños!

[@Jonakaiii]

I’m 34. Just started in the beginning of the year at 33. Motivational video bro. Thanks.

[@freelancing_101]

Thanks your sharing. Climbing helped me lose weight and gain confidence.

[@since1876]

I need a gym membership. Not for climbing. Just a regular one. They're just so fucking expensive to me, though. I can't find anything that's cheap and doesn't try to lock me into a contract for the next 25 years. I know it'll fix damn near everything that's fucked up in my life but I barely manage to pay my bills each month 🤮

[@Mat_tiu]

Hey Oswaldo Zuniga, haha had to search up on how to spell your name, but I am very very inspired by your video! I have a dream and am building it up, to bring content creation and climbing together, what stood out for me was the Madrock video, to this video, truly inspired and just wanna say, keep doing what you do! :D

[@toseeornottosee2675]

Happy Birthday Oswaldo! You are such a nice human being. I'm shure you will always find your way. Just go on. Love you and greetings from Austria Eberhard

[@Cole.stacks]

Thanks for sharing your story man. Much love

[@ahmedelhusseini4350]

Amazing storytelling, beautiful send. Wish you the best.

[@claudiofuentespfeiffer8853]

Climbing is beautyful (and you helped me a lot in it), but a relationship with JesusChrist is even better bro !! Saludos desde Chile

[@AntonioVillagomez]

Man, this is so cool. I remember your channel when you had like 3k subs, it's awesome to see you succeed as a climber and on KZbin.

[@sommer1982official]

When I started watching your channel I didn’t know anything about you personally and your background but instantly got really positive vibes. Now I know why, your humble yet confident personality really has an encouraging impact on me. Climbing also got me out of a challenging time. I suddenly can’t wait for my next climbing session and getting up that day ❤️‍🔥 It’s indeed life changing. Like you I tried it by coincidence because a friend asked me to join. I also had no idea that I would love it so much! 🥰

[@Marlow88]

I appreciate your work brother. I think we all do. You are a real asset to the climbing community.

[@rockentry]

Thank you!

[@nicholaschan2983]

Definitely helped me a lot when I started climbing. Thanks and keep YouTubing please!

[@D33r_Hunt3r_]

Incredible story. Life can be rough, and sometimes we wonder why things would be allowed to happen. God is good. He provides true freedom. Look to Him and keep climbing to the top my friend!

[@RyzawaVT]

The rock climbing community as a whole has gotten me interested in living outside of my house. Just 5 years ago in High School I would never have expected myself to care about fitness in any way, because back then I only really found fun from my computer. This video has further inspired me to be more active so I'm glad you were willing to share such information!

[@dtanman]

I'm here to learn about your channel and to learn how to climb; i didn't sign up to cry /s In seriousness, this was an unexpectedly beautiful video; as someone whose mother also dealt with cancer, and tomorrow's literally my 1-year climbing anniversary, and still have a lot to learn. Thank you so much for sharing this, and I'm excited to view more of your videos!

[@gaiaiulia]

So sorry about your mum. You are such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your climbing journey. Your determination and progression are wonderful to watch. I found exactly the same atmosphere in my local climbing gym when I first went there with my son, and the atmosphere is still the same.

[@stannylau1928]

I also got invited to bouldering and fell in love. When I got back home, I did some research on youtube and landed on your video. I learned a lot through your videos. Found my passion at age 34 XD! Keep the good work coming!!!!

[@jasminmelara-pl8eo]

Incredibly beautiful and appreciate your vulnerability. I started climbing recently and your explanations are thorough and so helpful! Not only that, but it is so great to see other Latinos bouldering!

[@paulovillafana1362]

A huevo carnal. Feliz cumpleaños!

[@SiIentAzn]

Thanks for sharing Oswaldo and Happy Birthday!

[@chelseaross4587]

Thanks for sharing your story! I enjoyed watching this video :)

[@jluo]

I have climbed a bit in the past but finally made an effort to really get into it. Been watching a lot of KZbin videos but I must say your videos have been the most helpful. You have a talent for talking and teaching. And to imagine this was all because of your mom, she must have been a very special human. Happy belated birthday!

[@kptain.kanopee]

Great video, very inspiring, thanks... can't wait for the next one ;-)

[@marcomachuca5797]

I’ve been watching your videos for some years now and you’ve always been such an inspiration to me. Please keep it up!

[@ianjaimevaldes]

very good video, hey didn't knew yo were from méxico, you should come here the is very good stuff and very good comunity

[@alexadventures5620]

I’ve learned how to climb thank to you, thank you so much

[@lenakryvelova2844]

Very sad, but also beautiful and inspiring story. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@lazehaze6994]

Beautiful, I had to start crying while watching, because I can really relate. The last few were really hard for me and right now I can feel that things are slowly getting better and im finding back to a beautiful normality of every day life. Greetings and love to anyone finding their way in the world.

[@remcoopdenkamp1790]

It fills my heart with love to see this video. Keep up the good work! Love and peace from The Netherlands.

[@merklen]

Awesome man!! Keep them coming. The videos and the story behind it are inspiring!

[@pajamaman4832]

Your story got all my heart strings pulling. I love your content. Keep up the great work.

[@saritsotangkur2438]

How do I convey the emotion of forming my hands into the shape of a heart right now? Cuz that’s what I feel.

[@vmargotpaez]

Loved this so much. Thank you for sharing your story!

[@khoipham6105]

Cried watching this. Thank you for sharing.

[@atblankhandle]

So lucky you had a friend look out for you that way!! Glad you found bouldering ✨️

[@SendEdition]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤❤❤

[@rockentry]

Thank you! 🙏

[@luishule]

❤ powerful story! Thank you for sharing!

[@alessandro519]

I’ll use an emoji because I don’t have any words left ❤

[@zacharyhbwells]

Fantastic video. Love the channel and really appreciated this one.

[@ivanah.557]

Ozzy!! This is one of your best videos ever!! It's so good!!!

[@Nick-B78]

Beautiful film mate, thank you for sharing your story 🙏

[@phillipthilman340]

Thanks for sharing this! Myself and many others can relate

[@Sabinesafieh]

Wishing you all the best 😍keep going man💪🏼

[@Matthew_McRae]

Maybe shed a tear or two, just maybe. Climbing has helped me so much too. Your videos have been a big part in my own climbing journey for the past 2 years and your channel has only grown exponentially since then. Climbing is such a beautiful sport and shows us so much in terms of the world and how hard we can really push ourselves. It teaches resilience and sheer grit. The send clip in the beginning is why we do this crazy, awesome sport. 😁 Much love, Rockentry!

[@Matthew_McRae]

And of course a big happy birthday to you!🎉

[@MarkClimbs]

“It might not be the best but it might help” ❤ Love the content, love the passion! Keep it up bro!

[@cristangarza7895]

Such a rockentry thing to be screaming "Yes" on move three

[@CookieMonsteeerrr]

Beautiful story. I wish u all good my friend !

[@samsondrake41]

That was such a good vid. Great send in the beginning also!!

[@christianclark9494]

haven't even watched it yet but am so proud of you dude 👏 ❤️

[@ladnir]

For all that you do, keep it up

[@rockentry]

Oh wow! Thank you so much 🙏