>>1158609>>1158155I disagree with this.
I just turned 30 and just got started rock climbing, will begin mountaineering this spring. The club I joined has heaps of people ranging from late 20s to 40s. The rock climbing class I was in had at least one or two parent/child pairs.
My daughter was just born and that actually makes it more important than ever that I maintain my /out/ practice, because I want her to be able to have these skills and these experiences a lot earlier than I picked them up. We already hike as a family, we will be backpacking as a family also, and more.
Now do people take this to excess? Of course. Obviously I can't ethically go attempt K2 or disappear to Red River Gorge for three months in a van. But at some point you transition from being cautious and prudent to simply not living, and teaching your child to never take a risk and to never explore or push limits. I'm not going to teach my daughter that.
Besides all that, with my job and frankly the introversion I still do sometimes struggle with, going /out/ is a better option than therapy for me. Therefor it helps maintain my mental health, which enables me to keep working to support my family and still be fun for them to be with at home.
