Climbing vs. alcohol abuse: is there a difference?

[builder206]

“…risks, dangers and hazards including, but not limited to:

hidden or exposed earth, rocks, ice, logs, stumps, trees, and other objects

cliffs

unstable snow packs or ice

still and moving water

limited visibility

hypothermia

frostbite

loss of balance or control and falls

errors of judgment

lack of preparation

equipment failure or loss

failure to act safely or within one’s ability

impact or collision with other persons

encounters with domestic or wild animals

becoming lost

remote locations with no communication and inability to get medical assistance

dangerous driving conditions

negligence of others…”

[JosephH]

And that's just the first six-pack. It just goes to show drinking is just so much more dangerous than climbing...

[keenwesh]

I just read an outside article (can't remember who wrote it, probably the beers) about a dude who put up runout sketchfests while high as a kite on anti anxiety meds. he also described how hard it was to wean himself off the meds and the various relapses he had.

 

don't drunks usually survive car crashes because they go limp and not react to the impact? I heard that statistic somewhere... Could transfer to big climbing falls.

[G-spotter]

it's harder to remove panties with dirtbaggery and runouts than it is with lemon gin

[E-rock]

don't drunks usually survive car crashes because they go limp and not react to the impact? I heard that statistic somewhere... Could transfer to big climbing falls.

 

My co-worker witnessed a guy drive head first into the end of a guard rail on the interstate, and roll the vehicle multiple times into the ditch. By the time he had stopped to first-respond, the driver of the crashed vehicle was on his feet running away from the scene yelling "don't call the cops!".

[E-rock]

it's harder to remove panties with dirtbaggery and runouts than it is with lemon gin

 

There is a select group of women who behave the opposite.

[keenwesh]

it's harder to remove panties with dirtbaggery and runouts than it is with lemon gin

 

There is a select group of women who behave the opposite.

 

if that's true I have yet to meet them. the instant I mention something about sleeping in the back of a car and not showering for weeks with other dudes I find myself far removed from any female companionship.

[E-rock]

Haven't you ever heard of the "Camp 4 Hooker"?

[B Deleted_Beck]

One of the very few only things my father ever taught me, so he must have thought it was pretty important- "Forget flowers and candies and shit... liquor is quicker. Every time."

 

At 8, I didn't really understand why anyone would ever want "inside a girl's pants," but it did come in handy later. Thanks, Pah!

[denalidave]

You mean, yer supposed to do them separately? Who'd a thunk it???

[sobo]

...encounters with domestic or wild animals...

And the problem with this is what, exactly...??

[G-spotter]

How are the camels treating u sobo?

Happy humping?

[sobo]

Have you ever seen a camel spider before, Drew?

 

These things are fuck-all sick! They run after you seeking to hide from the sun in your shadow, and they emit this high-pitched scream when they chase after you. They cling to the bellies of camels to hide from the sun, like a remora clings to a shark. Bizarro!

 

 

Interesting reading...

[DPS]

Alcholism kills you slowly.

Aslpinism will kill you quickly.

[rob]

Alcholism kills you slowly.

Aslpinism will kill you quickly.

 

except when it doesnt. The deader, the better!

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Alcholism kills you slowly.

Aslpinism will kill you quickly.

 

except when it doesnt. The deader, the better!

 

you can climb for years with no problem, then blam

 

seems like the same thing, no?

[ivan]

Alcholism kills you slowly.

Aslpinism will kill you quickly.

save a quirk of fate, my alcoholism, in its youthful phase, would have found me flash frozen in the back of an appalachian coal train - fast enough?

[bstach]

Let's not forget the impact on loved ones:

-time away/neglect of friends and family

-any surplus income funneled into your addiction

-impact on job/career

 

I can't see a difference, can you see a difference?

[ivan]

 

I can't see a difference, can you see a difference?

 

"...their combinations are limitless; none can comprehend them all. For these two forces are mutually reproductive; their interaction as endless as that of interlocked rings. Who can determine where one ends and the other begins?"

 

- Sun Tzu (beyotch)

 

[rob]

climbing typically gives you a better-looking body than drinking does.

[billcoe]

save a quirk of fate, my alcoholism, in its youthful phase, would have found me flash frozen in the back of an appalachian coal train - fast enough?

 

Don't need booze for that.

 

[olyclimber]

climbing typically gives you a better-looking body than drinking does.

 

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

[KaskadskyjKozak]

climbing typically gives you a better-looking body than drinking does.

 

You say that as if the activities are mutually-exclusive...