#CLIMBING · 10 ASKS

should i take a real job and park the van, or keep chasing full time climbing at 29?

ok so backstory, i (29m) have been living out of my van and climbing full time for almost 3 years now. no boss, no rent, just gas money and gear… Read more

#shouldi#money#climbing

195 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

AITA for making my mom wait 3 hours at the airport so I could finish a send?

ok so my mom (61F) flew out to see me in Moab, first time in almost 2 years since i live out of my van full time and she's in Ohio. i told her id… Read more

#aita#family#climbing

161 votes · 3 comments · 3 options

AIO for being annoyed my climbing partner keeps making van life jokes to new people

jake's a good partner and the group is chill but this is like the third meetup he's cracked the same joke in front of new faces. starting to feel… Read more

#aio#friends#climbing

164 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

should i take a stable coaching job or keep dirtbagging full time at 29?

ok real talk, not a climb beta question this time. im 29, been living outta my van for 4 years now, guiding and coaching wherever i can scrape gigs… Read more

#shouldi#work#climbing

31 votes · 12 comments · 2 options

AITA for telling my brother he can't propose at my crag the same weekend as my big send?

ok so my brother Dylan (29M) wants to propose to his girlfriend Mara (28F) at Devil's Tower next month, on the exact weekend i've been holding out… Read more

#aita#family#climbing

41 votes · 15 comments · 3 options

AITA for telling my climbing partner's girlfriend the real truth about his fall?

ok so my buddy Marcus (29M) is one of my main partners, we've climbed together like 3 years. his girlfriend Priya (28F) lost her dad to a solo… Read more

#aita#friends#climbing

288 votes · 9 comments · 3 options

AITA for skipping my sister's rehearsal dinner to finish a climb I'd trained a year for?

ok so my sister (29F) is getting married in Moab, i live out of my van and climb full time so this actually worked out great location wise. rehearsal… Read more

#aita#family#climbing

37 votes · 9 comments · 3 options

Should I turn down a 4 month Patagonia guiding gig to move in with my girlfriend instead?

ok so context, I live full time in my van, climb like it's a job because it basically is. Been seeing Maya (29F) for 8 months, longest thing I've had… Read more

#shouldi#relationships#climbing

217 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I take a steady route-setting job or keep living the full van life send life?

ok real talk. im 29, been climbing full time out of the van for almost 4 years now, no landlord no boss no alarm clock. love it. but my savings are… Read more

#shouldi#money#climbing

240 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Invincible Run 3s covered in dirt after approach miles, still send worthy or retire them?

these have carried me to more crags than I can count 🧗🔥

#gear#climbing

120 votes · 0 comments · 4 options