La Saume.
I could almost hear the sound of gasping when a lot of rain hit the earth. I sat and watched the rain. This is the first rainfall in Cymru in some time. I hope it continues.
It has been a week since I returned from climbing to the Briançon area of France, and for three weeks, it has hardly rained. During those three weeks, I gasped as the green turned brown, the solids on the mountain turned dust, the rivers flowed, the glacier retreats, the withering sunflowers and the remaining bird population. There are thirty degrees and above every day, and I know that by taking the ferry and driving, I make things worse.
I’ve always felt guilty, but it’s never enough to stop me from doing things. I will not intervene in my own life, or do as a person to delay the climate, the earth and life on the planet, I will not help, it will open up people’s calls, virtue signals or hypocrites, or the year I’m facing now, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my life, it may be my year, it may be my year. By living in other ways low impact.
Whatever we do, there are consequences, it is part of life I think, it is part of living on Earth, but, I think, how many levels do you think you think individual needs and selfish desires are worth putting more questions above other pressing questions that affect everyone and every creature?
This is a difficult situation for all of us, but we can’t stop doing things that give meaning, inspiration, or bring joy to ourselves and others, otherwise what is this? But there is certainly a time when we all have to change and get involved in it for the greater good? And there must be a time when we return to a time when we all live locally and want less?
It has been a while since I wrote about a reason, when a person has not climbed, I spent time building small and low impact sheds to drink, procrastinate, complain, moan, moan, roar, write, write, read and live for the rest of my life. But the biggest reason for not writing is that everything is happening and what is still happening. the pandemic, wars, Brexit, people displacement crisis, poverty, the cost of living crisis, the rivers being poorlyded by the companies that we pay loads of money to look after them, the energy companies ripping us off, the blatantly corrupt and dishonest Johnson and the Conservative Government (or at the moment, the non-PM and non-government) and on, and on and on, and of course, the climate crisis with all of its knock on… Well, frankly, sat and wrote about my wonderful life and boasted that the climbs I had recently climbed seemed a little dated. Don’t get me wrong, rock climbing is still very important and I’ll be very happy, but as the world gradually gets worse in the world, including climbing, becoming more consumerist things, I just find it hard to be optimistic and put pens on paper, which is trivial in the big picture.
As I said above, I know we need a point of view, we need inspiration, stories and meaning, but anyway, now, some of them seem to be with dreams that most people can’t do, let alone affordable, which is terrible. When I read about another millionaire or millionaire kid, I have to admit that it is a bit disgusting because the damage it causes on many levels will “conquer” the mountains. It may be just me and my cynicism, but when will climbers start asking other climbers questions about the impact of their lifestyle? I can hear you now, “Okay, you did, you did. Yes, I may be ignorant, yes, I believe that some lies are wrong to be integrated into climate change by the media, but no doubt, do we all know what is going on now?
You can also ask why it even has something to do with me, which is a good question because I will die within twenty years, but nothing continues to happen. I really don’t want all the animals on Earth to die, people have had a terrible time in leading their own annihilation. And, if you’re young and continue noticing, then, that’s beyond my understanding because all this shit will touch your face as soon as possible, not later, unless people change their attitude.
Anyway, it will take another month or two before you can get stuck in my very insulated, low emission shed, so luckily for you, maybe never write for a while, but don’t worry, I have no doubt, no doubt unless the planet burns, I have to bother you, unless I feel unhappy, because we have to bother us (none of us will have such a ratio, we will be upset, we will not bother, and we do not bother, and we do not. The countries of the “developed” have given us a mean bondage!)
