In reply to jhenryb:
> I've often mused over that, and thought that most of the time climbers have too much of a rogue instinct to act as a community. We behave more like we're in Fight Club than the supportive Alcoholics Anonymous-type community that Vonnegut had in mind.
You reckon? I suppose I think that climbers like the social side as a balance, something to come back to, but maybe don't want to ask for it. I think the 'like minded' bit is key - we don't really want to socialise with a group of drunk footballers or pop idol / x-factor obsessives, but do relish the opportunity to hang out with a large group of other climbers when it arises. Or perhaps we just want the best of both worlds! Kendal did seem to me to be a kind of proof that climbers fit Vonnegut's statement too.
> First rule of Kendal: don't mention Kendal.