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For th Chicks out there!! 1-Feb-2012 At 8:32:55 PM beryllium

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On 1/02/2012 ajfclark wrote:
>This popped up on facebook this morning: http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/01/31/woman
>goes-rock-climbing-with-toddler-strapped-to-her-back-surprisingly-some-have-a-problem-with
>this/related/

"Mom of the Year" by the London Daily Mail? I'm not understanding why the person standing next to the belayer is unable to look after the baby while the mother is climbing!

It's an unnecessary risk that cannot be justified. Sure there are risks associated with everyday activities such as driving a car to work but we accept that risk based on the benefits that the activity provides - earning an income. To justify her actions by stating that there are experienced climbers around is irrelevant, especially when the baby is strapped onto her back and without a helmet...

Life is about balance and adaptation and if the mother in this photo is trying to illustrate that, she is failing miserably - the only thing being illustrated here is a lack of common sense.