Dec 06, 2020
Failure and climbing are inextricably linked. Climbing allows an exploration of the emotional experience of failure. Ben Smith's The Bridge V12 is the most beautiful line I have ever had the privledge of being defeated by.Climbing is so captivating because it's a microcosm of life. I will defer to Iain M. Bank's hauntingly elegant exposition on hope, failure, and the harsh nature of reality.