In reply to UKC Articles:
"I think often about the climbs we did, how much we put into them and how much they meant to us. These obscure routes in obscure places were everything to us. We dreamed of them all week and did all we could to have the freedom to get there and the skills to succeed when we did. But times pass. I have left there ..."
This resonated for me, and seems to speak about dealing with life changes in general, as much as it does about the author's personal circumstances.
I have climbed for a very long time. When younger, I was definitely obsessed by the activity, and it has provided me with powerful experiences and memories. But, after the recent death of my wife, I have questioned everything that I have ever done, and, thinking about it, the importance I once placed on climbing now seems utterly juvenile.
That is not to diminish the value of the activity to any individual. But times do pass; things do change; and what might seem crucially important to somebody at some particular time might be completely banal to everybody else.
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