So, in this thread we have martial arts pilots flying off with their guns to go diving. Now where are the technical climbers? I really enjoyed doing that about 50 pounds ago.
I used to climb a bit back in Washington State in the 80s. I had basic equipment but I wouldn't say I was a Tech climber... I did a little a few years ago up on the Rim North of Payson, AZ. (See image below)
PS: For the record, thats not my AR-15... I don't care for .223 rounds, they good for paper targets, eggs, golf balls, and varmits though. I was showing my buddy who owns the gun that I can hit golf balls at 100 and 200 yards accuratly after telling him I don't like .223.
I did have some fun recently on the 3 story rock wall as a mega sized gym here they took us too for team building from my Architectural job.
Everyone just stood around looing at each other when they said ok... who wahts to go first... So I just clipped in and went up. I was a bit too easy, the holds actualy got bigger the higher up wou went. I didn't care of the auto belay device the first time. It was better then a crappy person on Belay though. It was a pretty nice place for fake walls... I likes the feel, smell and challenge of a real rock personaly but it was still fun after so long away.
They did have a few supprises for me, some of the blocks they had installed were loose, so when I applied a little weight they spun. One even came off... Evidently they had set up that one wall but forgot to tighten all the finger hold blocks down. I'm pretty consistent with my points of contact, so it wasn't an issue, just a supprise.
On that wall it was an advanced set up sloped back towards you with an overhand to transition half way up. It had an actual belay station so the trainer was on belay for me. It was nice because i could actually rappel down instead of walking with the auto belay down.
Even though this thread has evolved quite a bit from its origional topic...
I think we can make some pretty cool observations about the common Adventurer spirit many divers have that set them outside the normal percent on the populus.
The enjoyment of exploring places that only a small percent of people see.
Enjoying liberties that many people never think much about let alone pursue.
I think I'd probably enjoy time at any of these activities with the people I've seen posting in this thread so far.