So ask a climber why he climbs? Betcha one of the most-cited reasons would be to get away from it all. To get back to basics so to speak. To be hot. To be thirsty. To be in pain at least a little from something maybe a sore back maybe a scraped knee hopefully nothing much worse but just generally not the same as just sitting on a couch back home. It’s all about the elemental it seems. We won’t remember the pain anyway.