Thanks for the input guys. Like I said, I've only just started, but one thing that struck me, after reading a thread on the psychology of survival, was that climbing, though utterly different to bushcraft, for me offers the same challenge. You are on your own, with only your own two hands and feet, and often in a situation where you have to make decisions which will impact on your success. The mind works fast, the eye, the senses are alive. There's a physicality involved, but also a greater reliance on learned technique.
In many ways it reminds me being in the bush, of providing for yourself, of dealing with nature as it comes, of thinking ahead and knowing when to move and when to not, of realising that sometimes physicality is needed, and sometimes thought, and most often a combination of the two. And also there is the realisation that a simple misjudgement can have catastrophic results.
That may sound prosaic, but I honestly can't think of anything (except maybe trout fishing), which gets the same nerves buzzing and muscles aching.
Anyway, like I said, thanks for the input.
All the best
Phil
In many ways it reminds me being in the bush, of providing for yourself, of dealing with nature as it comes, of thinking ahead and knowing when to move and when to not, of realising that sometimes physicality is needed, and sometimes thought, and most often a combination of the two. And also there is the realisation that a simple misjudgement can have catastrophic results.
That may sound prosaic, but I honestly can't think of anything (except maybe trout fishing), which gets the same nerves buzzing and muscles aching.
Anyway, like I said, thanks for the input.
All the best
Phil
