Climbing in China and the Virtues of Bird Watching - David Anderson

Bird watching is a low-risk way to enjoy the outdoors, which is why the hobby is as popular as it is. David Anderson has enjoyed observing the birds around him since he was young. But the climber and tour guide operator also explains that understanding birds can help fully appreciate the risks that we take in other aspects of our lives. His example: while recnetly climbing in the Andes, he noticed a group of condors wheeling overhead. A non-birder may have dismissed the behavior as odd; Anderson understood that the birds were hoping for the climbers to slip and provide an easy meal for the scavengers. In addition to South America, Anderson regularly runs tours into remote parts of the Tibetan Plateau in China, which can be difficult to get to alone, and are ripe for adventure.