5 years agovirtually nobody wore helmets skiing, it wasn't fashionable etc, in Canada the majority of skiers are wearing helmets now and their becoming far more common in Australia now. 20 years ago nobody wore helmets when riding bikes, although infuenced by the law, very few people don't wear a helmet.
Wearing helmets for climbing will become increasingly common as people get used to wearing them for other activities and as more people accept there is a good reason for it.
As an aside, a climbing gym I was using in the UK back in 96 insisted all kids under the age of 12 wore a helmet. |