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by mereel
2889 days ago
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> For some of these people, the fact that there's natural splendour there isn't the point and isn't relevant I can't think of a single climber, mountaineer or ultra runner I know that any of that applies to (including myself). Do you have any actual examples of people like that? > setting is just a convenience Nothing about ultra running in the mountains is a "convenience"... in my experience the opposite is true, and almost everything done in the mountains is done easier on flat ground. |
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The grind and checkboxing mentality extends to many walks of life. Game players. Bird watchers (I think such people are explicitly known as "tickers" in that field, but I couldn't tell you where I picked that up). Collectors.
and almost everything done in the mountains is done easier on flat ground
Sure. And how many mountain ultramarathons are on flat ground? None, I bet. The flat ground ones attract the obsessive marathon runners; those who have a target of fifty or some such and grind away at them.
I'm not decrying these people. The event happens inside their heads. They're clearly getting something out of it.