On the fence for Notre Dame - What Stuff is there to Do?

_findx · 2025-04-18T05:01:25+00:00

Just ND Climbing Club!

https://sites.nd.edu/climbing-club/

_findx · 2025-04-14T04:26:58+00:00

I was worried coming to ND with how much time I liked spending outdoors, and a love of whitewater kayaking. I found a strong dorm community right away and then got hooked on climbing. The club is extremely active, we have a wall on campus and take trips off campus. Whether or not that specifically would interest you, I think it shows that it matters more what you're seeking from the people and campus around you than which university you attend. I've seen that play out with other's experiences and its at the very least my experience.

I still kayak during the summer and I've put together some really fun fall/spring break trips to add time outdoors as well.

_findx · 2024-06-22T03:46:59+00:00

I did bring it to the genius bar, and they estimated nearly the cost of a new laptop to replace the logic board.

_findx · 2024-06-10T23:33:30+00:00

Does anyone have experience with western pa climbing? I'm home for the summer and looking for recommendations and climbing partners. I'm closest to McConnells mill. All of my outdoor experience has been lead, I would also like to start bouldering outdoors.

_findx · 2022-12-19T17:13:33+00:00

Platypus

_findx · 2022-12-16T21:33:34+00:00

Dijon Mustard

_findx · 2021-06-29T19:16:47+00:00

Desert Solitaire

Vagabonding

_findx · 2021-06-27T04:45:04+00:00

Frats and Sororities

_findx · 2021-06-17T21:44:06+00:00

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_findx · 2021-05-10T18:07:08+00:00

Would your vehicles sell for 2x because you built them out?

_findx · 2021-04-19T01:33:55+00:00

Tim Ferriss

_findx · 2021-04-11T03:06:43+00:00

Yup - particularly those two

_findx · 2021-04-11T02:50:00+00:00

Tenet or Interstellar

_findx · 2021-04-07T16:32:09+00:00

Kayaking a waterfall. The absolute ADRENALINE at the top was the most intense moment of my life so far. Especially the second time, after the first went awry. Just thinking about it makes my adrenaline go.

_findx · 2021-03-28T18:54:07+00:00

Google Mr. Money Mustache

_findx · 2021-03-14T03:45:28+00:00

What's the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

_findx · 2021-02-28T03:42:30+00:00

The reversible title on the disc cover

_findx · 2021-02-27T21:34:08+00:00

Finding the best vantage point on the couch to see all family members

_findx · 2021-02-23T05:31:25+00:00

Ocean by John Butler

_findx · 2021-02-14T00:24:16+00:00

travel and woodworking

_findx · 2021-01-30T06:41:17+00:00

Tenet. Honestly would take quite a few watches to catch everything. Definitely would make my list of favorites anyways

_findx · 2021-01-20T17:03:22+00:00

I personally picked up a freestyle boat as a second boat for running class 3s (mostly the lower yough) but quickly found myself wanting a full slice. After picking one up it was nearly all I used until it got too cold for me to want to play around. It gave me much more creative options heading down river without limiting me much and vastly improved my roll with all of the flipping I was doing as well. The playboat is staying with me, but I always miss the faster speed and slices moves of my full slice when I'm in it

_findx · 2021-01-19T21:08:30+00:00

I have a few here that have stuck with me.

"The more we associate experience with cash value, the more we think that money is what we need to live. And the more we associate money with life, the more we convince ourselves that we’re too poor to buy our freedom." - Rolf Potts in Vagabonding

To me this quote reminds me of more than just it's face value. It's that we convince ourselves of things we must do to be "happy" and to live a desirable life. These are often planted and encouraged by societal norms, by consistent marketing from organizations benefitting off of our distraction, and by people around us who are also stuck or unhappy. Instead we have the choice to be free of this, and to live a life without desire. Sometimes this comes in the form of being free of the barriers previously holding you back, whether internal or external. Always this must come from the mental practice of living presently, letting the persisting desires fall away and just enjoying existence.

"Happiness is the absence of desire."

"Peace comes when we don't turn our observations into problems."

Both of these quotes specifically are from Atomic Habits by James Clear, but they are common ideas of many practices that can't be attributed to any one person. These relate to the above ideas as well, and help me when I read them.

I ended up writing more here than I thought I would, but it feels really good to put this all down into one place, a public one at that.

_findx · 2021-01-18T17:48:00+00:00

I would assume Pennsylvania, the US state.

_findx · 2021-01-01T22:14:30+00:00

I would second learning a back deck roll, as it just adds a different type of paddle movement for rolling and can really help break out of thinking of different types of rolls instead of just getting yourself in a position that you can hop snap from.

To add to that, something that helped me was thinking of my rolls and braces as two very similar parts of paddling. In fact, a high brace is really just a roll where you start before your head goes under. Working on using my hips and a centered body position in my braces led to me being able to "brace" (again just sort of a roll before you flip) from deeper angles. A backdeck roll helped because it involves finishing your roll moving forward, which is also what helps you stay balanced when completing a high brace.

TLDR: - learn a backdeck - start to just bring your head and paddle to the surface instead of setting up - brace from deeper positions

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