Slothrop
Tight but Polite
I've always seen this as a fairly urban-centric forum, but how many of you actually get out into the coutryside for fun? Walking, climbing, canoeing, caving (although I'm not sure whether this can really be considered 'outdoors'), mountain biking, whatever...
I'm a pretty keen hillwalker, and am also looking at getting into more scrambling and winter mountaineering. I find it quite hard to explain why I enjoy it so much, but I think it's partly down to 1) the sense of perspective that comes from seeing quite how much bigger than you things can be, 2) the fact that they tend to look quite nice too, 3) the feeling of self-reliance that comes from doing something that's in some way risky but which you can get through safely by being competent at something and 4) actually getting some exercise and (if I'm lucky) sunlight.
I'm a pretty keen hillwalker, and am also looking at getting into more scrambling and winter mountaineering. I find it quite hard to explain why I enjoy it so much, but I think it's partly down to 1) the sense of perspective that comes from seeing quite how much bigger than you things can be, 2) the fact that they tend to look quite nice too, 3) the feeling of self-reliance that comes from doing something that's in some way risky but which you can get through safely by being competent at something and 4) actually getting some exercise and (if I'm lucky) sunlight.