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skardiekat
Jul 29, 2005, 12:36 AM
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I may be a bit of a wiener here, but did anyone else notice that in most of the pictures hardly anyone is wearing a helmet? I know it's hard to look good or cool with a cranium cover, but shouldn't safety be a priority for all climbers even the experts. Just my opinion. Even the belayer should wear one in case of falling rocks and ropes. Again just my opinion. I'm sure these people have been climbing for a long time and KNOW what they are doing, BUT nature is never to be taken lightly.
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ctardi
Jul 29, 2005, 12:48 AM
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I ALWAYS wear mine. (When climbing or belaying, or standing under a cliff) :deadhorse:
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hortisb
Jul 29, 2005, 1:01 AM
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I never see people wearing helmets at the local crags. I generally only wear one when I'm lead climbing and especially on multi-pitched routes.
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stzzo
Jul 29, 2005, 2:02 AM
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Yeah, well, it's their head. They can treat it however they like. After having fallen upside down and almost whacking my head, having a friend who fell upside down and did whack her head, and having a rock the size of a milk jug fall on my head, I'm pretty committed to wearing mine -- and to my belayer wearing one. Some people don't think it's necessary, some people have other priorities like looking cool.
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curt
Jul 29, 2005, 2:10 AM
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In reply to: I may be a bit of a wiener here, but did anyone else notice that in most of the pictures hardly anyone is wearing a helmet? I know it's hard to look good or cool with a cranium cover, but shouldn't safety be a priority for all climbers even the experts. Just my opinion. Even the belayer should wear one in case of falling rocks and ropes. Again just my opinion. I'm sure these people have been climbing for a long time and KNOW what they are doing, BUT nature is never to be taken lightly. Dear n00b, Your fundamental error is in believing that wearing a helmet has something to do with rock climbing safety. Curt
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saxfiend
Jul 29, 2005, 2:41 AM
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In reply to: I may be a bit of a wiener here, but did anyone else notice that in most of the pictures hardly anyone is wearing a helmet? Isn't it amazing that no one has ever noticed or commented on this before? :wink: JL
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samxbam8
Sep 14, 2005, 10:37 PM
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I wear one outdoors when i climb but not bouldering outside or climbing on a wall. I wacked my head off the wall outdoors and i was glad i had it on.
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lumberg
Sep 14, 2005, 10:47 PM
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In reply to: Dear n00b, Your fundamental error is in believing that wearing a helmet has something to do with rock climbing safety. Curt Thanks Curt for another very helpful answer to a very valid beginner's (and anyone, for that matter) question. Perhaps you could enlighten us as to how helmets are not relevant to safety. I find it very interesting that people who have either hit their head or know someone who has tend to where helmets more than those who have not. All are exposed to the same risks...risks become more a part of our reality when we are exposed to them personally but it of course doesn't change the actual risk. Somehow this says to me that folks who were not wearing helmets and now do because of an accident were missing something before the accident. Personally, I think this thread posts a great question. And, a fractured skull seems decidedly unfasionable.
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skardiekat
Sep 15, 2005, 12:10 AM
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Thanks lumberg. I went on my second climb this past Sunday. I saw sitting at the bottom with the rest of the climbers when a rock fell from another climber on a route and hit a guy in the head who was belaying someone else. (it's tight quarters in the bottom.) Any how if he had not been wearing his helmet, even though he was NOT climbing, he would have had a nasty little bump and maybe worse. So, I guess I'm not so much of a wiener after all. :D
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aaronbr86
Sep 15, 2005, 12:54 AM
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why did this topic have to be brought back up after being dead for months? could the comments not have been put into the 12 page thread that has been going recently on helmet usage while leading. -Aaron
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digit
Sep 15, 2005, 3:53 AM
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In reply to: Your fundamental error is in believing that wearing a helmet has something to do with rock climbing safety Actually, it is much more important for the belayer to wear safety boots. This way, the fundamental part of the belaying system will be protected. Be safe. fc
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