Post by MarkAnderson on Sept 24, 2015 9:29:35 GMT -7
I found this article fairly interesting. It seems to me like at most only one of the four panel members was a sport climber. I think there is a big difference in how sport climbers approach climbing versus other groups. We often tend to be more OCD, analytical, and general concerned about health/nutrition, fitness and training.
Anyway, to whatever extent I am a role model, I feel compelled to share that I do not smoke weed. I rarely drink, but that is strictly for weight management reasons--I do occasionally drink out of season. I try not to be judgmental though. I have many good friends who have/do partake, and I've climbed with many good-ish climbers who do, including one guy who was pretty much non-functional when sober. I voted for legalization in CO because I'm basically a libertarian and feel that adults should be able to make their own choices, even if it's a choice I would not make for myself.
I think there is an impression among those who use that "everybody's doing it", so the purpose of my post is to say: that's not the case, and it's certainly not necessary to climb well. I know that at least one "friend of the show" 5.15 crusher has told me he doesn't use it (and I believe him). I think it would have been nice if Climbing tallied the number of folks who said they don't use it, instead of provide the misleading impression that 100% of the sample size smokes weed.
