Czech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Park
Czech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Park
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A what point does it change from unique hobby to death wish?
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It's hard to see from the shrunken picture, but he has a rope to catch him if he falls. The likelihood of an injury is very low.
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When you stop caring about safety.
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https://brainasap.com/adrenaline-addiction-rock-climbers-thrill-seeking-behavior/
I'm all for letting people have the hobbies they want, but adrenaline junkies are literally wired differently. Kind of weird that they get put on a pedestal for being the "right" kind of neurodivergent.
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I don't think any of the climbers I know would call it an adrenaline sport. It's slow, considered, thoughtful. It certainly gets a high sometimes, pun intended, but it's much more akin to a runners high or the elation of finishing a difficult task well.
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Halfway through reading this I realized I'm addicted to mountain biking lmao
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Better than than cigs, if nothing else
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Skiing here, I’d jump off some stupid stuff if I could afford to get there.
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A what point does it change from unique hobby to death wish?
100% when you remove the safety gear.
The mountain, you see, is in nature; and Nature doesn't give a fuck about your inability to fly once you pop off that flake.
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When the likelihood of death is knowingly greater than the safety precautions taken to avoid death.
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When they go from this to free solo. Especially on such a hard route.
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