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Climbing sounds like an incredibly dangerous sport. I don't understand how so many people are willing to do risky things like that.
by meruru 7y ago
Climbing sounds like an incredibly dangerous sport. I don't understand how so many people are willing to do risky things like that.
- unixhero 7y agoBecause it takes away all your thoughts, and connects you with instant reality. Plus, it's a fitness activity, it is insanely fun, very social and gives an intense sense of achievment.
- meruru 7y agoThat applies to pretty much every sport. Why choose one that puts your life at risk?
- mtnGoat 7y agoYou could die at any moment... I know two people that were killed by drink drivers, during the day, through no fault of their own. Why not enjoy the things that make feel alive, while you are alive? You might not be tomorrow.
- jetrink 7y agoThere are risks inherent to climbing, but I would not agree that it is incredibly dangerous. In the US, an average of 30 people die annually in climbing accidents. It's difficult to find a denominator to put that number in perspective, but somewhere on the order of a million people climb outdoors each year in the United States and about 5 million participate in indoor climbing. I feel far less safe biking to my climbing gym than I do climbing.
- paggle 7y agoWhen you balance it against the health benefits in expected Quality-Adjusted Life Years I’m sure it’s net positive.