Category Archives: risk-taking

Old Man of Hoy: Come join me

A couple of years ago I set out from Llanberis and made a pilgrimage that was for me one of the best short trips of my life. Having quested half way round the world in search of classic rock climbing, … Continue reading

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Why we climb: Research Study

I was looking on the interweb and saw that Matt BArlow from University of Wales, Bangor is continuing his research into the motivations of participation in sport. Matt’s studies have a bias to ‘high-risk’ sports. He needs participants for his … Continue reading

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Why are climber so miserable?

A growing body of evidence is pointing to climbers and any participants who engage in high risk sports to be statistically likely to have a greater level of depression or anxiety than those who don’t engage in risk based sports. … Continue reading

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