Sunday, September 9, 2007
Dave Graham Interview at Udini
Olson has been mentioning this interview with Dave Graham every time I've met him in the last two weeks--something about "wizardry" and so forth, and having read plenty of Dave's fairly hyperactive and rambling thoughts on climbing I hadn't actually watched it. Udo Neumann (some may recall his training book/video with Dale Goddard) appears to be talking with Dave at Ceuse after his ascent of Realization. The interview is fascinating at least in part because it reveals the sheer obsession Dave has maintained over the years but also it might be construed as a warning to anyone who takes the sport seriously or maybe too seriously. Watching Dave seated on the steps of a tiny French trailer, dissecting and parsing the different ways he approached the crux of Realization, might make you wonder if all this climbing stuff may have been going on a bit too long. I'll have to watch the rest at some point but I'm in no hurry.
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Interesting thoughts Peter. The interview definitely shows Dave's obsession with climbing, no doubt about it.
Living a balanced diversified life can be healthy and very fulfilling for many. Who's to say what a balanced life is though? Hopefully, Dave is happy and living what he considers to be a balanced fulfilling life. Happiness is a fleeting state of being that we all strive to achieve and maintain, but it eludes so many of us so much of the time.
For some, immersion in the climbing lifestyle is enough ... at least for awhile. Most folks who immerse themselves into climbing burn out to some extent fairly quickly and that list is extensive. For a few immersed in climbing, their enjoyment lasts a lifetime. Most of us are somewhere in between.
It seems to me Dave is still psyched and enjoying himself. But is he happy and fulfilled? This is a difficult question that only Dave could TRY to answer.
"When are you happy and fulfilled?" I believe this is a question we all ask ourselves all the time. Whether we know it or not, I believe we all live our lives THROUGH this question.
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