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TR: The Obsidian Depression (Bare Rock Projecting) 29-Aug-2016 At 9:15:23 AM technogeekery

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Geez Paul - its just a climb, mate! (Or not even one yet...)

I love your blog, get a lot of vicarious pleasure out of following your "expeditions" - so cool that you are out there living the dirtbag life in Aus. You've had 2 years out doing exactly what you wanted to do (a priceless luxury for most of the worlds population). You've made friends, explored new places, opened up climbs, climbed on some of the most amazing rock int he world, tuned your body and skills to the point that you climb harder than 90%+ of all the climbers out there, and stacked up experiences you'll remember for the rest of your life. Good for you.

So - why obsess about some obscure piece of rock that you have not yet managed to climb? Is that little black strip qualitatively and different from a squillion other meters of rock out there that you will never get up? You've obviously given a lot of thought to your motivation and drivers - now that you've decided you are no longer enjoying the process of trying to do the climb, and not learning anything more about yourself or the world, move on...There is no failure there. Holding even the least amount of your self-worth hostage to an arbitrary physical goal seems counterproductive.

Thanks for writing your blog, it has provided some good reading and photos of places to dream about.