The article highlights Chloë McPolin's journey of overcoming her fear of heights by successfully climbing Dalkey Quarry. Initial excitement turns to apprehension as she faces the challenge of getting back down. The piece reflects on a surprising trend in rock climbing, which has recently gained popularity beyond traditional views of the activity as merely a fun, stag-do event. Instead, the author expresses shock at the thrill and joy some find in this endeavor, questioning the notion of what makes climbing enjoyable and worthwhile.
I had naively always thought of rock climbing as a stag-do activity, somewhere in between paintballing and go carting- ideally done in fancy dress and followed by several pints.
Having a fear of heights, successfully scaling Dalkey Quarry was a source of great excitement for Chloë McPolin, but then it hits her - she has to get back down.
Recently, rock climbing seems to be having a renaissance of late; this was surprising to me.
A friend of mine showed me a video of someone climbing up a quarry in Wicklow. I was horrified. How is this a hobby anyone would consider good fun?
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