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.
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.
A disintegrating ledge, high up an alpine wall serves up a stage for one of the Western Cape's most technical mountain rescues. Respect risk, and the fear it may incite, but you'll never feed on the joy of success if you keep running from it.