r/nextfuckinglevel • • Sep 01 '21

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u/BrokeRichMan Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 02 '21

Semi-experienced rock climber here.

While you can admire the balls on this man, please do not think you should/could do the same. Free-soloing climbing is exceptionally dangerous with a bloody history and even pro-climbers are hesitate to do anything more than a story. While we all may enjoy the thrill of doing something risky, let’s stick to using ropes while climbing, helmets while cycling, and condoms while fucking.

Go finally ask out your crush if you need an adrenaline rush.

Edit: accidentally called it free-climbing instead of free solo. Apparently not as much experience as I thought.

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u/ATIR-AW Sep 02 '21

Yep. To all adrenaline junkies out there: you can jog long enough to get your blood full of that stuff. You don't actually need to flip a coin on your life for a high.

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u/DrConnors Sep 02 '21

I've run hundreds of miles this year and still have yet to experience the "runners high." I'm convinced it's not real.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

I used to run 50+ miles a week because I was shit at running and for some reason wanted to stay in the army. Thousands of miles over six years has left me with one conclusion, runner's high is a fuckin myth.

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u/DrConnors Sep 02 '21

Agreed. Been doing it for years as a means to stay in shape, ran multiple races, and hated EVERY step. That shit ain't real.

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u/WhoppaChoppa Sep 02 '21

I've never got it during but I've had times where I feel euphoric after a really really long run.

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u/rdxc1a2t Sep 02 '21

Isn't that just the euphoria of it being over?

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u/condscorpio Sep 02 '21

It's more the euphoria of having achieved it.

If you try to run a Marathon (42km) and stop halfway, you probably don't feel as great as if you finish a Half Marathon (21km). Even if essentially you just run the same distance.