{"id":8841,"date":"2016-07-19T15:23:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T22:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=8841"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:18:34","slug":"semi-rad-10-questions-to-ask-was-it-fun-or-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/semi-rad-10-questions-to-ask-was-it-fun-or-fun","title":{"rendered":"Semi-Rad: 10 Questions to Ask “Was It Fun, or ‘Fun’?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever ask yourself why you’re in the middle of nowhere, away from the comforts of city life? You push physical and mental limits; well here are ten questions to ask yourself if you’re having fun or “fun.”<\/p>\n

\"fun\"<\/p>\n

1. When were you first able to laugh about it?<\/p>\n

a. During? = Fun
\nb. Not until 2-10 days later? = “Fun”<\/p>\n

2. Are you still friends when you get back to the parking lot?<\/p>\n

a. Yes = Fun
\nb. No<\/del>
\nc. Maybe = “Fun”<\/p>\n

3. What was your pain level on a scale of 1-10?<\/p>\n

a. 1 to 5 = Fun
\nb. 6 to 10 = “Fun”
\nc. 11 = Not Applicable<\/p>\n

4. Where is your bicycle now?<\/p>\n

a. At home with some dirt, scratches? = Fun
\nb. In a dumpster? = “Fun”<\/p>\n

5. Did you poop?<\/p>\n

a. In a leave-no-trace 6-inch cat hole? = Fun
\nb. In your pants, on your gear, or on a friend or other human? = “Fun”<\/p>\n

6. Did anyone at any time refer to what you were doing as “mountaineering”?<\/p>\n

a. Yes = “Fun”
\nb. No = Probably Fun<\/p>\n

7. Did you bleed, cry, vomit, curse, itch and\/ or melt down at any time?<\/p>\n

a. Yes = “Fun”
\nb. No = Fun<\/p>\n

8. Did your tent:<\/p>\n

a. Stay in one piece? = Fun
\nb. Collapse in the high winds or under heavy snow or flood? = “Fun”<\/p>\n

9. What did you do with your pants when you got home?<\/p>\n

a. Washed them? = Fun
\nb. Burned them? = “Fun”<\/p>\n

10. How long were you in the snow cave?<\/p>\n

a. 1 to 2 nights? = Fun
\nb. 3 to 10 nights? = “Fun”<\/p>\n

For more information on different types of fun, check out\u00a0The Fun Scale<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever ask yourself why you’re in the middle of nowhere, away from the comforts of city life? You push physical and mental limits; well here are ten questions to ask yourself if you’re having fun or “fun.” 1. When were you first able to laugh about it? a. During? = Fun b. Not until 2-10 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[631,352,619],"internal-tag":[515,1674],"class_list":["post-8841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climb","tag-chart","tag-climb","tag-semi-rad","internal-tag-brendan-leonard","internal-tag-pre-redirect-climb"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/climb\/semi-rad-10-questions-to-ask-was-it-fun-or-fun","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Semi-Rad: 10 Questions to Ask “Was It Fun, or ‘Fun’?”","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/semi-rad-10-questions-to-ask-was-it-fun-or-fun","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/semi-rad-10-questions-to-ask-was-it-fun-or-fun"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/Harnois-071516-0516-crop.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/Harnois-071516-0516-crop.jpg?fit=1376%2C880"},"articleSection":"Climb","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["charts","climb","semi-rad"],"dateCreated":"2016-07-19T22:23:21Z","datePublished":"2016-07-19T22:23:21Z","dateModified":"2025-08-28T19:18:34Z"},"rendered":"