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I love reading subculture jargon I know nothing about. Plus this is all about the problem-solving aspect of climbing, and about improvisation. Was it the Innov
by Isamu 16y ago
I love reading subculture jargon I know nothing about. Plus this is all about the problem-solving aspect of climbing, and about improvisation.
Was it the Innovator's Dilemma that pointed out power users as a primary source of product innovation?
- joezydeco 16y agoThis article was probably the most dense lingo I've never understood. Very disorienting. Well done.
- weaksauce 16y agoclimbing is very fun... worth learning all the lingo.
- joezydeco 16y agoMy hands sweat just reading about climbing. Thanks but I'll pass.
- weaksauce 16y agoThat's funny, my hands sweat thinking about and watching climbing too! I don't like heights but love climbing. Once you learn to trust the gear it's not scary in a gym. Outdoors it's a different story because of all the unknowns but manageable based on the route you try. You should give indoors a shot.
- joezydeco 16y agoI probably will. I just think it's funny that even picturing it my head gets my palms sweaty.
- weaksauce 16y agoI think it's funny too. Watching videos make me sweat like crazy but actually climbing doesn't do it as much. It makes climbing tougher but you can chalk up and it helps a lot.
- kscaldef 16y agoWell, it wasn't written for you... Probably a good example of how easy it is not to notice the use of jargon if you're familiar with it. I breezed right through the article and it didn't seem particularly technical at all.
- bmj 16y agoIt's important to note where it was published: Alpinist. That's very technical climbing journal. If it wasn't laden with jargon, I'd wonder what the editors were thinking.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoYou may be disheartened to know that the article was comparatively light on climber jargon.
- asmithmd1 16y agoI think Eric Von Hippel is one of the best known advocates: http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/ http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/ Here is his book for free download http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/democ1.htm http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/democ1.htm
- crux_ 16y agoOne of my favorite aspects of climbing is that it's impromptu vertical engineering. Other favorite aspects: it's incredibly meditative as it more or less demands complete mindfulness; the kinesthetics are incredible -- simply doing the motion successfully is like a dance with nature* -- the payoff is huge and obvious (you get up or you don't) with constant new challenges as you grow your ability; there's a long gradation of risk, allowing you to stretch your mental comfort zones (or stay in them)... hell, I love everything about it. * Edited to footnote: with more cursing, in my case.
- blackguardx 16y agoWhere do you usually climb?
- crux_ 16y agoEldorado canyon is my local favourite, though I'm a big fan of most of what's in the area... (http://mountainproject.com/v/colorado/boulder/eldorado_canyon_sp/105744246 http://mountainproject.com/v/colorado/boulder/eldorado_canyo...)
- blackguardx 16y agoI live in South Boulder. We should go climbing together sometime. My email is jrward at gmail
- eru 16y ago> Was it the Innovator's Dilemma that pointed out power users as a primary source of product innovation? I am reading that book at the moment. But to me it seems to tell exactly the opposite story.