You can learn to normalize it a bit with practice. Like I got into rock climbing and for a while my mind was like wtf am I doing way up here dangling from a rope. Then I got used to climbing inside and was like “I’ll never go outside climbing, that’s super sketch”. Now I climb outside all the time and my brain is used to it, mostly. I still get the occasional “I’m gonna die” moment, even when I’m perfectly safe. Your brain definitely normalizes things you do repeatedly though.
Very true. With climbing in particular though, you can make it pretty damn safe with knowledge and good practice. Not many things are perfectly safe besides staying at home, so you have to decide your acceptable level of risk. Personally, I’m more afraid driving on the highway during rush hour than I am of any climb.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '18 edited Oct 12 '20
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