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This seems like a pretty broad generalization, deriving an entire culture's adventure sport habits from a hill hike with friends. Not saying you're wrong, not s
by totalZero 9y ago
This seems like a pretty broad generalization, deriving an entire culture's adventure sport habits from a hill hike with friends. Not saying you're wrong, not saying you're right. For me, it takes a little more to characterize 300+ million people.
- SirZimzim 9y agoI've lived in a few countries and I'd say the whole constant need to be first or ahead of others is definitely a characteristic among Americans.
- whatever_dude 9y agoI did say it is anedoctal, but to make it more clear: this was not from just "a hill hike with friends". This is my experience from years hiking with these and other friends in the US, noticing their behavior (and those of other people in the same trails) on both the West and East coast, and contrasting it to the behavior seen in comparable trails outside of the US. After a while it starts feeling more like a common pattern, instead of an isolated thing.
- hprotagonist 9y agohikers and alpinists are totally different breeds, though. The americans writing articles for the AAC journal or evening sends or whatnot are not peak-baggers. conversely, the grade-seekers of 8a.nu are primarily european.
- InclinedPlane 9y agoAnecdotally I'd say that's true. The majority of the most active climbers and alpinists that I've been around don't seem to be overly goal oriented about it, though there definitely is a subset who are.