The Desire to Cancel an Event

Pre-broken arm and pre-pandemic I was deeply passionate about via ferrata and I went up every single weekend in summer. Since my broken arm, and since the pandemic I have lost almost all desire to do via ferrata. It’s a sport that I loved because I loved finding new places. The issue, and this is something I said before I broke my arm, is that I have done almost all local via ferrata several times each.

Reservations

The other issue is that with the growing popularity of the sport you often find yourself trapped, unable to progress as you wait for those ahead of you to make progress. It’s convivial, but I no longer feel like driving far to participate in this sport.

The other issue is that I didn’t train in a gym, or do much upper body strength work so I think that this decline in upper body strength encourages me to feel more fear than I used to.

When I planned to do the Moléson Illuminé I hadn’t rediscovered my passion for cycling. I really love cycling. I love that I don’t need the car or trains. I love that it’s practically free, especially if I stop buying accessories. It’s also about community. I like the cycling community.

Driving Investment

It takes 50 minutes for me to cycle to Geneva, and six minutes to cycle into Nyon for a group ride. In contrast it takes one to two hours for every via ferrata. At the end of the day you spend more time driving than you do practicing the sport you went to do.#

Waiting the Entire Day

One issue, in this context is that you spend your day waiting until evening to do something so you waste your day. When I did it last year the VF took three hours because of how slow those ahead were. If you start early, you benefit from having no one in front, but if you start late then you’re blocked. You end at one or two in the morning and then you have the drive home.

And Finally

I don’t need to make up my mind now. I can easily decide the day before. I can see what other opportunities present themselves, as well as what the weather is doing. For some reason I felt some urgency to make up my mind when there is none.