In reply to J1234:
> However it still seems to shift the emphasis to someone else, in this case "millionaires", not that I am suggesting this is your intention.
In the context of this post - no - I was not trying to slam the millionaires again. We westerners are largely the polluters in the global panorama. But we are handicapped and dis-empowered in doing the right thing.
The handicap has historical origins but is largely perpetuated by the millionaires ... or more likely the multi-millionaires / ultra-rich from the Davos-stratosphere.
To do the 'right thing' w r t travel we must accept that all has been made too easy / cheap for us (as per energy, water, consumer goods ...), but that worse, air travel has been made cheaper than rail. Bus can be cheap but services have been cur because car is just too convenient.
At the age of 30 I just accepted all opportunities as given - and the world my treasure-trove; but with age comes reflection and the recognition that all those marvellous elements of C21st are not available to all - and only possible at the expense of others.
I haven't been in touch with @KevinClimate for a few years so can't say how he manages his CO2 footprint - maybe he'll join in ?! For myself I limit air travel to one short hop per year, and I try to reason out shorter journeys (driving to the supermarket for a bottle of wine + bag of crisps ! ) .
It's hard to know what is reasonable because it's all so relative, but if we always look for car-sharing opps and curb travel boredom then we can all make a difference. I have a deep need 'to go somewhere new' - human nature or consumer fashion ? and old known crags tend to lose their spice - but often as not once I get there, I take pleasure in repeating old favorites.
Finally, getting out to *any* crag is several factors more interesting than climbing indoors - at least on my local walls where routes are typically changed 2x per year.