It’s an interesting challenge to start something without the aim of mastering it
. I grew up doing it as part of hill-walking with an adventurous dad who saw no reason why being a child should stop you free-climbing any rock face that happened to be between you and the summit, and at the time, in most weathers, I agreed with him. But something about indoor climbing puts me off. The holds are arranged to be more or less challenging, according to a hierarchy of skill.
My friend – we’ll her call Jen – does not do this. Her passion for indoor climbing dates back about three weeks. She is much better at it than she was three weeks ago, but unsurprisingly still a beginner. It’s unlikely that she will become expert or assured because Jen moves on. Soon after she could roller-blade the length of Sandymount Strand, the boots fell into disuse and were wearily received by the local Oxfam shop, who had seen a few roller-blades in recent months.
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