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Should there be handicaps? 7-Jun-2005 At 12:48:13 PM Rocky

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Hi all,

Just wondering what people think about there being handicaps for certain circumstances. Whether it is due to age, or being amputated in some way, i wonder whether there is room for some unwritten rule that states that if you're minus one arm, of if you are over 60, you can add a grade of two to the climbs you do, so that there can be an indication of how hard you can actually climb in relation to your abilities.

I hope this is interesting and opens up a new area of climbing not often thought about.

Cheers, Tim

P.S. I chose the age of 60, not to say that anyone over 60 can't climb competently any more, i just though it a rough age estimate. I hope also that the suggestion that being less one limb and not being able to climb as well isn't discriminating to anyone, because that is not what this is intended to be about. In fact i take my hat off anyone who is handicapped in such a way, and still climbs.
Feel free to suggest other reasonable ages, or handicap options.