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Abseilers. What are your opinions about them? 25-Jul-2017 At 8:53:08 PM martym

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On 21/07/2017 Karl Bromelow wrote:
> But amongst the climbing community "recreational
>abseilers" will always be considered rather goofy, sad and into it for
>silly fairground thrills or deluded perceptions of toughness rather than
As opposed to climbing? One man's thrill is another man's dawdle...

>for any genuine physical challenge or the beauty of movement and the pleasure
>of complex problem solving in a usually magical environment.
Surely you could apply that same sentence to abseilling? It requires mental and physical toughness; some problem solving and usually in a magical environment.

I love the abseil into Pierces Pass via Mirrorball Pinnacle - i've heard Weaselburger is quicker, but Mirrorball is such a fun experience. Same with the cave network around Boar's head. I can see the appeal of just doing that for the sake of it.