My life has undergone a massive change recently.... hello 7 month old son. Everybody is doing great but I have really had to evaluate things in my life, and anyone who has been climbing for a while knows that climbing can become an addiction and it takes up a lot of time.... and time has become more precious for me. Just wanted to see what people thought about the role climbing takes in their lives in a kinda of humourous poll.
I tried to come up with a few good choices but feel free to make any comment you like. I set a limit on this thing for 30 days.
What does climbing mean to you?
What does climbing mean to you?
Lest we all forget... climbing is a mostly meaningless pursuit that we do for fun.
I have not voted b/c I am in the process of deciding what climbing means to me... It used to be somehting I did for fun... but the only way it was fun for me was if I was improving.... well improving at climbing takes a lot of commitment and time. I have less time to commit to climbing and the local training facilites here in Lexington..are suboptimal... to say the least! So where does that leave me?
Lest we all forget... climbing is a mostly meaningless pursuit that we do for fun.
For me, climbing serves as my great escape. When I'm on the wall, nothing else matters. I value the friendships I've made through climbing which happen to spread across all socio-economic lines. It is one place where it really doesn't matter at what level you are climbing or what your background happens to be, there is that sense of belonging and acceptance.
That feeling of finally hitting that move that's eluded you for so long is nice too.
That feeling of finally hitting that move that's eluded you for so long is nice too.
Climbing is alot of things to me: escape, identity, exercise, worth sharing, challenging, fun, scary, but most of all exhilarating... I think its the exhiliration of new and harder sends on the horizon that keep me coming back weekend after weekend... I love it and I love doing it with those I love and I love meeting new people when I'm out at the crag. Climbing is alot.
I've tried many times to explain to my parents that climbing is a way of life (not a hobby). After more than 10 years of this they still don't get it. Now that I'm 30 years old they think that I'm just a big kid that refuses to grow up.
"Those iron spikes you use have shortened the life expectancy of the Totem Pole by 50,000 years."
--A Navaho elder
--A Navaho elder
What a bore that would be.
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I know what you mean, JRock, but in my case it is my children who don't understand! My youngest (the nurse) will just throw up her hands and say, "Don't tell me when you do dangerous things!" Bwaaaa, ha, ha, ha! I love making them crazy! Don't grow up or you will grow old! Oh yeah, I'm almost twice your age! Climb on!
What I love about running is you can meditate while running. It's a peaceful place.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, Runs marathons to raise money and awareness about children orphaned by AIDS
Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, Runs marathons to raise money and awareness about children orphaned by AIDS
LOL! Yeah Dipsi I have the same probs. My parents are totally cool with it. But all the people at work think it's insane and some of my non-climber buds would love it if they "could talk you into stop throwing yourself off a mountain every weekend." It's pretty funny.
Jesus only knows that she tries too hard. She's only trying to keep the sky from falling.
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