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Mundane Existence

Life experience

The climbing magazines would have us to believe there is a god called 5.14 to whom we must all pay homage. Regardless of the personal value of our efforts, we are often judged, and we judge ourselves, by the numbers attached to the climbs we do. But in the large context of life outside the gymnastic prime, the quality and content of the climbing experience more important Than Become grade. In particular, being alone on a hard new route in the high mountains add new Excitement dog to a mundane existence.

ICE WORLD
Jeff Lowe (1997)

free translation:

climbing magazines would like us to believe that there is a god called 5.14 to whom we should worship. Regardless of the personal value of our effort needs, we are often judged and even we judge ourselves by the numbers associated with the climbing we did.

However, in the larger context of life outside of gymnastics excellence, quality and content of the climbing experience just being more important than the degree. In particular, being alone in a new and hard in the mountains can add a new attraction to a mundane existence.