When we take on risk in life, we are playing the odds, trying to stack them in our favor. We also need to rule out luck - if we are relying on luck to stay safe, it will run out. So please join me in using skill and craft to work towards not getting hurt.
Read MoreIn 2018, injuries sustained from slicing avocados sent an estimated 24 Americans per day to the hospital. Most of these injuries were to the hand. Climbers like avocados. Climbers need to use their hands. A fundamental relationship exists here, and before you roll your eyes and decry me as being hyperbolic (yet again), please consider how the act of slicing an avocado relates to how we manage risk in both climbing and in life (which affects our ability to climb).
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