JohnnoMcJohnno wrote: . . . Maybe, just maybe, there's a little bit of goat in all of us.
peregrinator wrote:JohnnoMcJohnno wrote: . . . Maybe, just maybe, there's a little bit of goat in all of us.
You've got to be kidding.
Very few people recognise that they're chronically peak point hungry, mainly because that aspect is stigmatised, but I feel like there is definitely that drive in every bushwalker especially with all the easily accessible peak lists around.
phATty wrote:Very few people recognise that they're chronically peak point hungry, mainly because that aspect is stigmatised, but I feel like there is definitely that drive in every bushwalker especially with all the easily accessible peak lists around.
Tortoise wrote:I've been sitting a few points short of my last goal for months, and I confess I get a bit antsy to get there sometimes. No enough, however, to proceed with a walk I won't enjoy, pushing through wet scrub in the cold. Or one that requires an attempt to cross an icy flooded creek. Or traipsing through deep mud, when I can wait for more enjoyable conditions. I think reaching 600 will be enough for me.
johnrs wrote:For goats, himalayan char and yaks, Mech Al
I think it is to protect from predators at night
John
Especially if it's a remote peak that took days to access. Otherwise it remains 'unfinished business'. I think some people are better at accepting that than others, and I've been better at some times than at others. Completing that unfinished business at a later date can be especially sweet. Like enjoying an hour or two on Pokana Peak on the second attempt.north-north-west wrote:] And, sometimes, it's just sheer bloodymindedness because "damn it, I came here to climb the thing and I'm going to climb the thing".
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