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ButterflyEffect  ·  1711 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 18, 2020

Pretty sure we’re going to be hunkering down for most of this year. What a fucking mess. The business I work for has been deemed “essential” so “yay I have a job” but also “boo we all have to work”.

Meanwhile the climbing community is tearing itself apart right now - it’s a community that by and large doesn’t do well with “no”.





dublinben  ·  1711 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've just gotten into outdoor climbing, so I'm not really part of the "community." Are people reacting to the possibility of not being able to go out this Spring/Summer? Do you have any links I could read to catch up?

ButterflyEffect  ·  1711 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's almost entirely social media based (because of course it is, social media brings out the best in everyone!) - honestly a lot of the guiding companies and professional athletes in this realm are being very reasonable and cancelling trips, taking financial hits, etc. But it's the hobbyist or amateurs such as myself who are causing potential problems.

https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2020/3/17/climbers-take-action-against-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR23fy7PexWYiuURLjOAlr6_k9zB-m_OocWQz_O749DaMx5mz-Hi5MkbHtA