(I couldn't find any pictures of me/my golf team online, so you'll have to immagine me in a slightly weird green khaki capri pant and a slightly-too-short navy polo with a golf ball on fire embroidered on the left chest area. oh, and don't forget my sweet golf shoes with argyle details :) )
And I've come to the realization that the reason I think that the reason I enjoy both golf and climbing competitions is because even though there is a competitive end, both involve lots of walking/waiting and chatting pleasantly with your competitors. Rock climbing even involves total strangers/competitors helping you through bouldering problems. I know I may be the only one who views these sports in this light (and consequently why I'm not the greatest at either activity) but since I still enjoy playing golf and climbing rock walls, I'm okay with my non-competitiveness.
if you look at the above pic, you can clearly see that I don't fit the typical (short) hipster climber mold. it made the comp just more entertaining for people watching.
see? I'm wearing a shirt with sleeves and it's from NASA. yep yep.
3 comments:
that last picture confused me for a while because it made it look like your friend had an extraordinary long elbow that extended beyond your head...until i realized that was another person's arm. (i'm still jetlagged. and i miss you!)
Pretty interesting this thing with competitiveness.. is that a word? :) I was climbing with my girl friend yesterday. She's very competitive and I'm not. And when I succeeded with a line and she didn't it really bugged her and ruined her mood. Me on the other hand, I would mind at all if she did something that I couldn't. It's just fun to watch good people and try to learn from them. I googled to try to find some ideas on how to tackle this and came across your blog. :)
glad you stumbled across my blog! and I have friends like that, but I think climbing is great for getting over being competitive - there is always someone better, someone to learn from! that's probably also why I like it - always challenging! You should try chatting with the good people you see, they usually love to talk routes and technique with you.
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