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Climbing Everest assisted is still a monumental personal achievement. I'm proud of my even more modest adventures in the Himalayas.
by AlotOfReading 2y ago
Climbing Everest assisted is still a monumental personal achievement. I'm proud of my even more modest adventures in the Himalayas.
- kerkeslager 2y agoAs I said elsewhere, climbing Everest and claiming you're a mountaineer is like being dragged through a marathon course on a rickshaw and claiming you're a long-distance runner. And yes, the colonialist metaphor is intentional. You can be proud of whatever you want and have fun doing whatever you want, but that doesn't entitle you to anyone else's respect.
- AlotOfReading 2y agoThat's exactly what a personal achievement is.
- kerkeslager 2y agoNo, a "achievement" implies you actually did something difficult. I mean, if you want to argue that this is "personal" and you're just proud of it without needing anyone else's respect, then why are you here defending it on Hacker News?