I've read Nurse On Call a long long time ago and remember it being brilliant.
The mountaineering books sound great although not what I'm massivel into at the moment. The people I like climbing with make good decisions and very much err on the side on caution. I'm terrified of the kind competitive gung ho mentality you see in a lot of sportspople (particularly not very good ones) being anywhere near climbing - it just doesn;t work for me. Calm and competent doesn't sound particularly sexy but it does get results.
Iain Banks, M or otherwise is approached with caution - I still havent read use of weopens I'm afraid, despite owning a rather fine copy.
The Beauty Myth - well you've put me off reading it a little, since I do like rational argument with research backing it up or a clear acknowledgement of what parts are anecdotal. But it's true enough to say that I don't take the time to get nearly as pretty as every damn television advert seems to expect me to. I also don't watch adverts anymore. It's definitely a time tax. So I find the time tax idea interesting and I'm wondering what other things would fit the definition of one.
The people I like climbing with make good decisions and very much err on the side of caution.
This is what you want. The mountain will still be there another day, as the saying goes.
I'm terrified of the kind competitive gung ho mentality you see in a lot of sportspople (particularly not very good ones) being anywhere near climbing
There's a more common failure mode - the new climber just starting out who's mad keen but doesn't yet have the experience to know when they should turn back. This is something I need to watch out for in myself, I think.
[You'll be pleased to hear that my trip to the hills yesterday was entirely uneventful :-) ]
The mountaineering books sound great although not what I'm massivel into at the moment. The people I like climbing with make good decisions and very much err on the side on caution. I'm terrified of the kind competitive gung ho mentality you see in a lot of sportspople (particularly not very good ones) being anywhere near climbing - it just doesn;t work for me. Calm and competent doesn't sound particularly sexy but it does get results.
Iain Banks, M or otherwise is approached with caution - I still havent read use of weopens I'm afraid, despite owning a rather fine copy.
The Beauty Myth - well you've put me off reading it a little, since I do like rational argument with research backing it up or a clear acknowledgement of what parts are anecdotal. But it's true enough to say that I don't take the time to get nearly as pretty as every damn television advert seems to expect me to. I also don't watch adverts anymore. It's definitely a time tax. So I find the time tax idea interesting and I'm wondering what other things would fit the definition of one.
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This is what you want. The mountain will still be there another day, as the saying goes.
I'm terrified of the kind competitive gung ho mentality you see in a lot of sportspople (particularly not very good ones) being anywhere near climbing
There's a more common failure mode - the new climber just starting out who's mad keen but doesn't yet have the experience to know when they should turn back. This is something I need to watch out for in myself, I think.
[You'll be pleased to hear that my trip to the hills yesterday was entirely uneventful :-) ]
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