Article 2 date:June 2nd 2014
Gadd’s Truth: Don’t Call it Fun
A lot of people describe outdoor sports as fun or enjoyable,
but from the experiences and history the William Gadd has had, he gives his
perspective on why he wouldn’t call it just fun.
In this article Gadd talks about one of his best friends
Alex Lowe who sadly died along with another good friend of Gadds , David
Bridges, while trying to ski an 8,000-metre Himalayan peak,
Shishapangma. The article talks about
how Lowe was one of the best climbers that Gadd had ever seen and how he
would be incredible at any outdoor sport he tried (climbing,skiing), but it
highlights one quote that Alex Lowe made “The best climber in the world is the
one whos having the most fun”. Gadd in
his article talks about this quote a lot and wonder why Lowe called outdoor
sports fun, like he says they are enjoyable but they do them to get the thrill
of danger pumping through them , and to let that create their personality and
their outlook on nature around them. He says that when someone asks them why
they camped out in -40 with no RV for a week and their response is that its fun, its not
really what he means, his theory is that they say that just to make it sound
socially accepted but what he is really trying to say is that it builds character
and it has the challenge aspect to it with some danger mixed into it, because
im pretty sure camping out in -40 is on one of the lowest ends of fun
This article gave me a better look at
outdoor sports and made me think more about them and how not just to consider
it fun.
author:William Gadd
posted : May 27th 2014
-Jake Daigle
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