Climbing is only social when on rope with another person - even then - only minorly so when switching over. Nothing about it is really an inherently social acti

Climbing is only social when on rope with another person - even then - only minorly so when switching over. Nothing about it is really an inherently social activity. If you do bouldering - you could easily go months without a single conversation like I have. Many people are hella anti-social within the rock climbing scene. Personally - I’d avoid rock climbing if you’re an overachiever type and especially if you’re someone who pushes themselves all the time. Rock climbing is 100% unforgiving on this. I’ve gotten more injuries from rock climbing than any other sport. Anytime I put in what I perceive as past 70-80% effort - injury. Every time. Doesn’t happen in other activities as much. And these injuries are not fun btw. They last months to years - sometimes forever.