qrd?

>>2860752
OP probably got told to go home after being unprepared and now he's seething

>>2860752
they are preachy blowhards who have too much money to waste on expensive gear so they can brag about exploits on social media
they are spiritually impure

>oh have you seen ABOVE the tree line
>these identiclone icy rocks are so special
>I just love #1 tallest mountain in my country

>>2860771
Sounds like you base your entire opinion on the sample of people who post everything they do on social media.

Probably because you have no actual real life connection to the activity.

>>2860774
NTA but to be fair if I interacted with people solely through social media I would hate everyone who goes /out/. Absolutely shitty behavior from everyone.

>>2860774
yeah in France most of the guys doing alpinism are either chads that post everything they can on Instagram or 50yo locals with a skin so dark it makes you wonder if they were born before sunscreen was invented

>>2860752
he stepping on his rope
that's bad

>>2860746
>Shows pic of people doing literally the coolest shit ever

>>2860959
cool to who? you couldn't pay me to do that

>>2860771
>social media
Uninstall. Problem solved.

>>2860771
>have you seen ABOVE the tree line
Have you op? Be honest.

>>2860983
>you couldn't pay me to do that
Why? Can't physically do it? Scared of heights?

>>2861006
once, if you are counting "so high it was always treeless" and it started raining sideways within a few hours and we had to set up camp and promptly leave the next day
multiple times if you count appalachian balds

>>2861009
>appalachian balds
no

>>2861030
ok, well one time in the cascades, it was interesting, other-worldly, but certainly was an investment just getting there (2 day hike) and I don't feel the need to go back. Alpine environments with gray rock and white snow all end up kinda samey.

OP has never summited a mountain

>>2860771
>these identiclone icy rocks are so special

kek so much this!

>>2860771
you've scored bit of an own goal, really

>>2860746
I’ve hunted at alpine elevation most of my life. Know a few of these guys and run into them in the wild from time to time. I mean 90% of the reason I hunt is just to be in the wilderness and at elevations above where most people go so I get the appeal of it but yeah they’re very douchey about it. I’ve taken a few on some hunts and even though we generally don’t summit anything major they have a really tough time keeping up, they always think they need more gear than they do but their ropes and gear and skill come in really helpful for retrieving hard to get carcasses. I’ve done a few summits nothing major it was cool I’ll give them that but I need a reason other than it’s cool to go up a mountain.they get really mad at me when I do scrambles without equipment bc muh rock slides n shit. I’ve been out there my entire life tho. Maybe one day it will catch up with me but I just always feel like I’m at home out there whereas they’re just visitors.

>>2862066
you don't hunt at 10,500', larper. yeah there are a couple 2-3 animals that high to hunt but it's not a regular thing and it's definitely not something to you've been doing your whole life.


stop larping. start going outside and go hiking.

>>2862088
Big horn sheep you’ve got to go above the tree line. I’m an old man I’ve prob been in the mountains longer than you’ve been alive and no I don’t hunt at 10k constantly, but sometimes to get the shot you’ve got to go up there. I’d prefer to take all my shots from low to high but sometimes it’s just not feasible. Big horn sheep are one of the biggest prizes for any hunter. People pay 40k min for the cheap guides. Only 1k bighorn sheep are taken per yr in the entire US. hunters wait a lifetime for a lottery draw tag or pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for an outfitter. When people pay that kind of $ they want results. I can’t give them results if I’m not in the mountains all the time. I’ve brought alpinists along with me on several guided tours bc as a mentioned their knowledge and skill set on the mountain is very helpful. Especially when my hunt is with some flatlander. They like me on their climbs too they just think I take too many risks and I think they’re being babies.