A common pontiff on statistics in the hazardous realm of the games we play

Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments.

Climbing, fortunately, is not "Sport" . Winning / losing, after all, is the point of sport. Beating ones opponent. Lauding the victor, forgetting the conquered. Winning the spoils.

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what ships are for" - William Shedd

Climbing, fortunately, is not "Sport" . Winning / losing, after all, is the point of sport. Beating ones opponent. Lauding the victor, forgetting the conquered. Winning the spoils.

As the hype around global warming, warms, it's oft hard to work out what to believe. One thing is certain - the change is real...and all upset

The opinion piece that caused the most angst, and opened the door to a few years of enlisted contributions. None of the others held this much importance to me, and they suffered the lack of zeal as a result.

The metaphor of Robbie Williams' Monkey was lost on many, but the debate around climbing ethics never tires