>>281174903 (OP) I tried mountain climbing recently. It did feel really miserable the first 15 minutes or so. But once you got past that, it felt easier. It's also way more bearable to do it with friends.
>>281177755 >It's also way more bearable to do it with friends. As long as everyone can keep up. Having a slow person in the group who makes everyone else wait for them and needs longer breaks is the true miserable mountain climbing experience.
>>281194720 They geologists looking for minerals. They go to places for their geological value, not for recreation, so there doesn't have to be a path.