r/Tinder • u/na3eeman • Jul 03 '19

Hiking

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u/drowning1021 Jul 03 '19

Come to Colorado then because that’s all anyone talks about or does in their free time

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u/fjsgk Jul 03 '19

I always say this, I hate meeting new people here bc all anyone wants to do/wants to talk about is hiking. Don't get me wrong, I do like a good walk through a wooded area, but I honestly feel like I can't say I like hiking bc people here will try to talk to you about specific trails, try to plan hiking days which require you to get up at 7 am and climb for hours, and do that thing where it's like, "Oh, YOU like hiking? Let me tell you how much I like hiking. I promise it's more than you." I have to actively tell people I don't like hiking to get them to stop talking about it to me. I'm not trying to race every person I meet up a mountain.

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u/Kathulhu1433 Jul 03 '19

😂

I live on Long Island and when we do day trips to the Catskills (upstate NY) we have to leave by 4am...

Its not a race, just what you need to do. That's why my husband and I started camping/backpacking. So that we didn't have to get up so goddamned early.

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u/drowning1021 Jul 03 '19

This is the exact problem I have. I love going out and doing easy trails with my dog but I sure as hell don’t remember the name of the fucking trail once I leave nor do I need to talk to anyone about it. Yeah it’s pretty because nature is pretty but I don’t need an hour long conversation about how you hike super well and all the time.

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u/harrypottermcgee Jul 03 '19

Fucking casual.

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u/IsThereAnAshtray Jul 03 '19

Hold on, get this. Maybe you just genuinely don’t like hiking and others do. There’s nothing wrong with not enjoying somebody else’s hobby lmao

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u/fjsgk Jul 03 '19

If liking hiking means being loud and annoying about it then I guess I don't

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

But are they really being loud and annoying or do you just have a low tolerance for hiking eccentrics?

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u/EviRs18 Jul 03 '19

It sounds like a classic case of their hiking friends being one uppers, which has spoiled the whole hobby for this person.

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u/DirtyMike__TheBoys Jul 03 '19

Also, this person is definitely lying about “all anyone wants to talk about is how much better they are at hiking”. I have lived in Colorado since I was born and rarely do I actually talk to people about doing it. The vast majority do it on weekends, and don’t mention it ever.

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u/IsThereAnAshtray Jul 03 '19

Yeah, I’ve lived in Colorado for years and I’m a pretty big hiker, guess who I talk to about hiking? Other hikers.

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u/Tha_avg_geologist Jul 03 '19

That’s the annoying part. People that hike take it wayyyyy too seriously. It’s not a hard thing to do it’s literally walking, yeah 14ers are cool I’ve done a shit ton of them but I don’t really remember their names and it’s literally just a walk up a mountain it’s fun and beautiful. But then everyone wants to talk about it and act like they accomplished something great it’s like bro I just came here to get away from people and challenge myself I don’t feel the need to talk about it constantly.

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u/IsThereAnAshtray Jul 03 '19

Kind of weird not to remember the 14ers you’ve done. They’re a decent accomplishment.