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The realized generalist


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Cleaning the garage has made me come to grips with my obsession.

I have a lot of hobbies.

Being active is a big part of my life, the problem is, figuring out what to do on any given day can be quite a chore sometimes.

I pretty lazy, but the maintaining a 5.10 standard seems to be a good goal.

5.10 is where I really have to start trying, and it exists in most every hobby.

Examples: class III/IV whitewater, skiing double black diamond, shooting 3" groups at 7 yards, accurate pattern making.

Some of you might share my generalist tendencies, time to spill the beans, you 48" yakima rack with every attachment freak!

 

A short list of things I'll do this year:

Whitewater kayaking

Fishing

Gardening

Mountain biking

Furniture making

Overnight backpacking

Snowshoeing

Rock Climbing

Sewing clothes

XC skiing

Fossil hunting

Remodeling my treehouse

Pistol shooting

Skulking

Sea Kayaking

Photography

Compass, UTM and map practice

Snowboarding

Hunting

Gold panning

Snorkeling

 

 

 

Maybe I'll just read guidebooks all day.

 

 

 

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Hehe, this seems like a good way to wake up. I seem to have the same problem. Also being lazy I'm pretty sure I won't ever be an expert at most of these, but maybe I can get "pretty good". Variety is the spice of life eh?

 

This year:

Rock Climbing

Ice Climbing

Aid Climbing

Mountaineering

Backpacking

Day Hiking

Sea Kayaking

Sewing clothes/outdoor gear

Skiing

Snowshoeing

Muzzeloader shooting

Hunting

Scuba diving

Snorkeling

Traveling

Cooking

Drawing

Welding (for fun)

Gardening

Sailing

Remodeling the boat

Canyoneering

Mountain Biking

 

And there is a whole 'nother list of things I'd LIKE to do if the opportunity arises for me to try them (paragliding, whitewater kayaking, etc).

 

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Average at best:

 

climbing rock (alpine, cragging, aid, etc.)

peak bagging

hiking/scrambling

lift-served telemark skiing

backcountry telemark skiing

ungroomed nordic touring

groomed track nordic skiing

mt biking

SCUBA diving

free diving

sea kayaking

woodworking (boxes, chests, furniture, finish carpentry)

wood collecting (packrat actually)

landscaping/terraforming

 

 

 

 

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I am keenly focused on perfecting the boring post.
never happen.

 

Climbing and skiing are enough for me outside of my wife and my work these days. I use to volunteer for an MRA team... I put over ten years in. Talk about filling your spare time with something. BTW: THANKS to the rescuers that are out there doing it!!!

 

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climbing

road biking

mt biking

running, well, jogging

hiking

skiing

snowshoeing

hunting

fly fishing

golfing

 

I'd like to take up diving and sailing, but I don't know anyone to get my foot in the door. I used to ride motorcycles, but I've been without bike for a decade or so.

 

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climb

ski

snowboard

windsurf

surf

skateboard

mt bike

hike

sail

snowshoe

fly fish

guitar

guitar amp repair

build guitar effects

physics

juggle/devil sticks/ diablo

yoyo

petanque

 

I'm trying to learn to unicycle and speak French.

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I used to ride motorcycles, but I've been without bike for a decade or so.

Oh ya, you reminded me... I do have another hobby. My harley! Last year I re-built the transmission and I'm thinking next winter might be an engine rebuild. Not as fun as riding it, but I do enjoy working on it. Plus, it gets 50 MPG! I imagine I'll be riding it a lot more now!

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I have become an expert at drinking beer and surfing the internet.

Nope.

Sorry.

 

If the first were true, you wouldn't make it to the second.

Or, let's be clear, that multi-colored stuff you're surfing is not the internet.

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You're welcome.

I never knew how much time it would really take. I'm 5 years into it now.

I am just getting into it. My first academy is April 4. Do they haze?

The groundpounders do; they're like a bunch of frat boyz.

Stick with Mountain Rescue; we drink more than all the other specialty units combined.

Except maybe Dive Rescue... :crazy:

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As an older Dad, I've noticed that the real list of interest is the list of things I've given up so I can go climbing.

 

skiing

white water kayaking

running

soccer

go

music concerts

mountain biking

 

All that's left:

Climbing

14.1 Continuous Straight Pool

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