The Chief wrote:And for you folks that didn't get my post... I haven't given up shit for climbing as it has been a priority in my life for a long ass time. Over 42 years to be exact.
Well said.
Climbing was my #1 priority for many, many years. I gave up...
Jobs. I lost track of how many jobs I quit in order to go climbing.
Money. No work, no money. Dumpster morsels don't taste all that bad after a while....
Meaningful relationships (I had plenty of meaningless relationships in the back of my Volkswagen in the Curry parking lot...)
Education. Could've gotten better than a 2.5 GPA were it not for climbing.
Family. Christmas is for climbing, not for family gatherings!
My body. It's ruined. Joints pop out of place. My knees, my knees... If I had known that I was going to live this long, I wouldn't have taken all those risks and had all those accidents.