>>1469162this is the truth and i still have to remind myself of this sometimes. i climbed for the first time as a kid during a birthday party. climbed again in highschool when a 60 yr old climber friend of my father's was living at our house and took me to a local crag 3 or 4 times over the course of a summer. he died in 2017 climbing in rocky mountain national park and when I heard news of it I decided to get a membership at a gym and take up the hobby at 26 yrs old. i'll never be a pro but after just a year of climbing i've excelled so much, and i've got decades of climbing to go before ill be on the decline. best part about it being a hobby instead of a career is that its more fun and just a great way to meet normal people who share the hobby. meanwhile i can dedicate my career to something productive like environmental advocacy
