My climbing partner and I used to joke around and be silly during our high-altitude expeditions, but after what happened on Denali last season we've become these hyper-focused, safety-obsessed climbers who barely speak except about gear checks and weather windows. We're both better technical climbers now but I miss the joy we used to find up there together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Fear has calcified into rigid seriousness, blocking the very connection that made you strong together in the first place.
“Where Are You with Extreme environments — poles high altitude deep ocean?”
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