some people are faster than others, it’s as simple as that. people have wildly different levels of fitness and experience.
and it sucks being forced to go slower/faster than you want.
which is precisely why i never group hike or group bike anymore… i am sick of being forced to go at someone else’s pace and it makes the experience miserable either way, esp when they start whining at you or insulting you.
That’s totally fair, and it’s a balance.
There tons of similar examples to this, and it depends on what you want to get out of it.
I used to play badminton with some friends, and they were really bad at it, compared to me, so I either had to match their level and it would be kinda boring to me, or I could ignore their level and it would be kinda boring to them. I decided on matching their level and focused on the social part of it, and then I joined a badminton club, where everyone was better than me.
Yeah, for many people it’s being social is the point. the activity is an excuse to socialize.
for me the activity is the point and the socialization takes away from the activity 9/10 times. and I make folks who are there to be social angry because we’re totally at odds.
if I am hiking, i am focused on the hiking. if i wanted to be social, I’d go to a bar and drink.
i won’t do popular trails anymore because they are too crowded with casual folks who get all angry when you pass them, who are towing alone ill behaved dogs or children, or are totall ill prepared. plenty of low-traffic trails thankfully where you don’t have to deal with anyone other than more serious hikers.
there is a massive problem lately with gen z people trying to hike advanced trails in sandals and t-shirts dying regularly now, and it’s a huge burden on emergency services who are not equipped to being rescuing folks who are deliberate unfit and ill prepared because they saw someone climb a 5,000 ft winter peak on tiktok like it was ‘so easy’.
I really don’t get this. I’ve never been on a hiking trip where someone thinks they are participating in Tour de France or some shit.
some people are faster than others, it’s as simple as that. people have wildly different levels of fitness and experience.
and it sucks being forced to go slower/faster than you want.
which is precisely why i never group hike or group bike anymore… i am sick of being forced to go at someone else’s pace and it makes the experience miserable either way, esp when they start whining at you or insulting you.
That’s totally fair, and it’s a balance.
There tons of similar examples to this, and it depends on what you want to get out of it.
I used to play badminton with some friends, and they were really bad at it, compared to me, so I either had to match their level and it would be kinda boring to me, or I could ignore their level and it would be kinda boring to them. I decided on matching their level and focused on the social part of it, and then I joined a badminton club, where everyone was better than me.
Yeah, for many people it’s being social is the point. the activity is an excuse to socialize.
for me the activity is the point and the socialization takes away from the activity 9/10 times. and I make folks who are there to be social angry because we’re totally at odds.
if I am hiking, i am focused on the hiking. if i wanted to be social, I’d go to a bar and drink.
i won’t do popular trails anymore because they are too crowded with casual folks who get all angry when you pass them, who are towing alone ill behaved dogs or children, or are totall ill prepared. plenty of low-traffic trails thankfully where you don’t have to deal with anyone other than more serious hikers.
there is a massive problem lately with gen z people trying to hike advanced trails in sandals and t-shirts dying regularly now, and it’s a huge burden on emergency services who are not equipped to being rescuing folks who are deliberate unfit and ill prepared because they saw someone climb a 5,000 ft winter peak on tiktok like it was ‘so easy’.