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Re: [johnnyrig] Responsibility and Liability?:
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skelldify
Apr 22, 2014, 6:15 PM
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This is one of the MANY reasons I'm hesitant to take beginners on climbing trips with me. If a beginner asks to go climbing with me, I always tell them they need to do a couple sessions at the gym with me first, to get the hang of the basics. I've had TWO people ever me up on this offer. One of them became my wife; the other was one of my wife's friends, and she turned out to be one of our best partners.
It's not that I'm trying to get out of mentoring someone, but I use this as a test to see if they're actually interested in learning how to climb before I spend a season (or more) mentoring them.
In your case, it sounds like you're (understandably) not wanting to spend this much time with him. He probably doesn't understand how large of a commitment it is to teach someone how to be a good climber. I'd nicely explain this to him, then have him to take some lessons at the gym, or set him up with a trustworthy climber who is willing to train him. Maybe in a year or two you'll have a new partner!
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