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Hi climbers.
I just want to tell my story
Im not a climber, i never seen any mountain in real, nothing to do with climbing,
Drinking beer, smoking.
I have normal life, normal job, I mean i working as a builder.
From the past few months somthink pulling me to mountains. I just woke up some morning, and start having this desire to go and climb mountain, to walk in snow and wind, climb this mountain. this become obsession, I just feel like buy thicket to nepal and walk and walk,
Whats the matter with me?? I started buying thinks on ebay, ropes, sleeping bag, ice axes etc. is it normal?
Thnx

Simon

In reply to Simoniz:

The UKC crew will be along very soon

Perfectly normal.

The smoking and normal life will have to go, though.

In reply to Simoniz:

I think Tolkein has something to say about this: "The dweller in the quiet and fertile plains may hear of the tormented hills and the unharvested sea and long for them in his heart."

Anyway, the 'pull' is a feeling that a lot of us feel - though we can alleviate it with memory - and it's one of the reasons that I head to the hills.

In terms of getting there, be careful with ebay-bought safety kit - since you don't know where it's been or whether it's still safe - but get out there and have fun! I would recommend joining a climbing club and going with them at least to start - they'll have experience, equipment, people to climb/walk with and are generally good things.

In reply to Simoniz:

David's post was spot on. Many people feel an attraction to the mountains and have to get a regular fix. I think that it is quite compelling when it first hits you. I was always a hill walker but, when the climbing bug got to me, I was totally obsessed about it. Now it's a part of my life and, again as David says, when I can't actually get out climbing I do at least have memories to fall back on.

I'd also recommend you get out in the hills and get some experience and build it up slowly. I wouldn't bother buying a lot of gear off ebay until you really know what you want. Plus, as pointed out, it can be dangerous to assume it's been well treated etc.

I know from experience that when you feel that initial urge to climb, it can be quite hard to get into it if you don't have a load of friends who climb. You could join a climbing club (though many do not actively 'teach' novices) or go to your local indoor climbing wall to learn the basics, meet some people in a similar situation and maybe find a partner to head out into the hills with.

There are also some good course at places like Plas y Brenin in N Wales, and alpine climbing courses. However, make sure you get some hill experience first I would suggest or you won't get much out of them.

Have fun whatever.

In reply to Simoniz:

Check out some of the British Mountaineering Council instruction DVD's.

The Hillwalking, Winter & Alpine ones will be useful and should point you in the right direction, perhaps prevent you from falling foul of the most dangerous school boy errors.

E.g. http://www.thebmc.co.uk/hill-walking-essentials-dvd

Plent nice things to do in Wales, the Lakes and Scotland to find your feet before venture off to the Alps and Nepal.

Good luck.

In reply to Simoniz: thank you guys. Yea I need to find somone to go to the hills, then mountins, all my friends they dont feel it, they asking why, why you wana climb mountain. O gosh, and my wife, she saw i buying this camping and climbing gear, she stares at me in pity.
I go to lake district first.

In reply to Simoniz: and later I go there
youtube.com/watch?v=Wkw82TxcorE&

[ okay, for future reference I'm calling it right here right now ]

There's some monumental leg-pulling going on here!

In reply to Fraser:

It's got all the usual bait!

In reply to Fraser:

No, no. It's not allowed in the beginners forum. No points are winnable from that starting point.

In reply to Simoniz: welcome to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_%28philosophy%29

In reply to Simoniz:

Quality man; as they say here.

In reply to Simoniz:

This is cool to hear. Enjoy the journey, it will take you to some great places

In reply to digby: depends on the supersensible substrate of the experience, surely?

In reply to Simoniz: Get out there and do it!