“Before I'd ever heard the term "Feed The Rat," I still felt the gnawing.
I should hope we all have, to some degree the desire, no, the NEED to get out there and push the comfort zones. Continually. Perhaps it really is an addiction; the constant need, the empty void when the Rat hasn't been fed.
Ratfeeders just aren't the types to sit in front of the tube in their old age and talk about what they USED to do. And I've found that various pursuits provide nutrition from several of the essential "Rat Food Groups."
Climbing.... it's an exercise in fear management, in making calculated decisions under pressure”. Extreme skiing... reflex decisions and reactions that have to be faster than your mind can actually think.
Rafting hang-gliding, adventuring. Pushing yourself to limits that you aren't sure are possible, and ending up in situations from which self extraction takes creativity, strength and little bit of luck.
The Rat is always feeding, the appetite varied, the hunger insatiable".
Enough said, Dirt Bag trip section for his new route in the ‘Stan.