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Why does mountaineering need a future? Mountaineering should just be done. Stop. The mountains have been scaled. All of them. We've been there, website seen wh
by donatj 1y ago
Why does mountaineering need a future? Mountaineering should just be done. Stop.
The mountains have been scaled. All of them. We've been there, website seen what's to be seen. It's done, it's over. Just leave these grandiose wonders alone rather than destroying the natural beauty in the name of an ego boost.
- avalys 1y agoWhy do anything? Better to just sit on the couch.
- donatj 1y agoThere are plenty of things worthy of doing, spaces left to explore and discoveries to be made. Destroying a natural wonder in the name of impressing your buddies doesn't fall under that.
- tekla 1y agoI'm sure you are the arbiter of whats worth doing.
- donatj 1y agoSure. Here's my full criteria: Is it a net positive for the world at large? It's worth doing. That's it. Go out unto the world and do with that as you will
- k4rli 1y agoWouldn't the most beneficial thing then just be to kill myself? Overpopulation and such Going skydiving, auto racing, sailing, working out... All pointless if I'm understanding this logic.
- potato3732842 1y ago>Is it a net positive for the world at large? The idea that such a subjective criteria should be used is more offensive than the hubris.
- potato3732842 1y agoAccessibility of these things drives further interest in preservation. The US national parks are a great example of how that works.
- gosub100 1y agoEverest in particular, should be shut down to climbers. It's a giant trash heap full of human waste and dead bodies. Usable only 2 weeks per year. They should install a cable car or furnicular and let people go straight to the top any time of year. Tax it and give the money to the locals. Put a nice restaurant up there too. That would be cleaner and more practical than what we have now.
- hofo 1y agoOnly the people that have been there have seen it. Why should experiences not be repeatable? Humanity doesn’t share a to-do list; you doing something doesn’t give me those experiences. If you want to pivot to the wear-and-tear or how people aren’t adhering to leave-no-trace that’s fine but a different argument
- elzbardico 1y agoPlenty of unconquered peaks and routes across the world.