Type II fun can feel terrible while you’re doing it, like climbing up a mountain on a cold winter’s night or running a 100-mile race, but when it’s over, your memory erases the miserable parts and you would do it again — for fun, of course.
A human-powered trip up a ski slope might not sound pleasant to everyone, but to many of the participants it was a very particular kind of fun: Type II fun.often used by outdoor enthusiasts to describe the kind of enjoyment they get from their adventures or misadventures, as the case may be.
But Type II fun? That’s the sweet spot. It challenges you without putting you in danger — and it’s often uncomfortable but in ways that also make you feel alive.Courtney Dauwalter, a 37-year-old decorated ultramarathoner from Golden, Colo., lives by the fun scale. Whether she’s hallucinating in the middle of a 200-mile race or attempting to clock her best time washing the dishes, it’s all fun.
The first time Matt Samet, author of the “Climbing Dictionary,” heard of Type II fun was about 15 years ago, while editing a piece by Cordes at Climbing magazine. Now it’s a common term among most climbers. “It’s almost as valid as me … coming up with a theory of dogs,” said Travis Tae Oh, an assistant professor of marketing at Yeshiva University,
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