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I tend to see this kind of scenario posted over the years on different active subjects. I empathize with this and offer a different perspective. In my own stubbornness and anti-social behavior I learned and have continued to learn how to climb hard. It was a long process of pretty much exposure therapy, but internally I had the vision of what I wanted to be and what I wanted to do. Gripping hard on the rope during 20M rappels and feeling absolutely scared, coming back to my car after every outing thinking im just a pussy and I can't be what I wanted to be. I kept trying, by myself, until most mediums of climbing and outdoor engagement was comfortable. I am still learning to be comfortable but despite never taking a class, never learning from peers, all my learning was based on text from books or videos or forum posts. Not entirely fearless (you should still be for safety sake) yet I have winter climbing ascents in the rockies, rock climbing all over the country, and ice climbing adventures all around the midwest. All solo, all climbing top rope solo or free solo. Only these past few years have I been making the effort of going to climbing meetups and festivals and although it honestly sounds better to be doing these things with other people, sometimes its really not but sometimes it is. And that sometimes is what you gotta work for eventually, as most of the time to me I like being alone but sometimes it is a bit lonely.
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