What is the point of climbing?
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Single pitch routes get you to a place 100ish feet from where you started, then you just come back to where you started. There is no money, food, or candy at the top. People seem to want to climb higher grades. But the higher the grade, the harder it is to get to the anchor. And the anchor is just some arbitrary spot in the middle of a cliff. |
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It's fun? |
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Frances McMeinenschnitzel wrote:Single pitch routes get you to a place 100ish feet from where you started, then you just come back to where you started. There is no money, food, or candy at the top. People seem to want to climb higher grades. But the higher the grade, the harder it is to get to the anchor. And the anchor is just some arbitrary spot in the middle of a cliff. Muli-pitch routes get you to a different place than where you started, but there still is not a burger king, starbucks, not even a water fountain at the top. In most cases, it is faster and easier to walk to the same place. Then you just go back home. I'm confused. Can anyone please explain why people are so compelled to do this activity?It's a mental disorder, but it's not hereditary or anything like that, it's contagious, so if you don't have it yet, stay as far away from climbing as possible so that you don't catch it. |
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So you have a reason to take your shirt off if a beach isn't handy. Duh. |
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Why are you on this website if you don't appreciate or understand climbing? |
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It makes the voices in my head quiet down for a little while. |
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because, if i wasn't climbing i would be trolling the internet all day. |
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It's all about how you get there. The movements, the balance, the fluidity, and the achievement of doing something special and different are part of this. |
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I can only masturbate so much |
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"And actually, in Europe, there are some very nice huts with good food and drink at the top of some climbs." |
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it's practice for mountaineering. |
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Frances McMeinenschnitzel wrote:Single pitch routes get you to a place 100ish feet from where you started, then you just come back to where you started. There is no money, food, or candy at the top. People seem to want to climb higher grades. But the higher the grade, the harder it is to get to the anchor. And the anchor is just some arbitrary spot in the middle of a cliff. Muli-pitch routes get you to a different place than where you started, but there still is not a burger king, starbucks, not even a water fountain at the top. In most cases, it is faster and easier to walk to the same place. Then you just go back home. I'm confused. Can anyone please explain why people are so compelled to do this activity?Why go for a jog if you can just drive? Why do you even bother to live if you are going to die? Why do people do anything? This is a classic philosophical problem. You can appprach it in many different ways. I'd recommend reading up on Myth of Sysyphus (theory of absurdity) and maybe some Rusell. |
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Kev F wrote: Why go for a jog if you can just drive? Why do you even bother to live if you are going to die? Why do people do anything? This is a classic philosophical problem. You can appprach it in many different ways. I'd recommend reading up on Myth of Sysyphus (theory of absurdity) and maybe some Rusell.Bingo! |
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Tim Lutz wrote:You have to climb... ...to rappel have any sweet GroPro rappel vids to share?Go Pro? No. Unfortunately, I'm still saving my allowance for one. Does anyone have one they can give me? Here are faves that show some epic footage. youtube.com/watch?v=Gc-Sy7f… youtube.com/watch?v=KW9VVzu… |
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Most of the time it stops the voices |
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it's cheaper than hookers and blow |
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come on dude this is some entry level trolling. study some of the grand masters on this site and step your game up |
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keithconn wrote:Once I found candy at the top, and I'm hoping it happens again.This happened to me to! Best Easter ever. |
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There is no "point" to climbing, or life really.. None of us chose this existence, we are not here because we want to be. We were all spit out of a hole and into this stimulating situation. Everything is simply happening and we happen to have the ability to sense it in our limited "human" ways. |
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Climbing friend, |
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Everyone has their form of WHIMSICAL entertainment. Some quad wheel about, others fish, dog show, pimp their ride, sculpt their bod, collect rare and incurable diseases, flash mob, etc. It's all it really is, WHIMSY!!! BUT I AM SURE ADDICTED!!! Just love getting out, 'hiking in 3-D", hanging out with friends, drinking beer... |