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Wearing helmets 17-Nov-2005 At 2:41:13 PM maxots

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I always wear mine unless indoors. I have even had rocks fall on me at nowra! (they havent hit me but thats not to day they wont. I HAVE had my helmet save my life at least 2 or 3 times already, and I hope it will many times more. I should porbably wear a helmet leading indoors too, as I have seen people flip by catching their foot on a hold)

I used to not wear it on sport routes but I have taken a few falls where Ive flipped and had many rocks fall at sport crags. I think those who have never flipped are lucky. I don't want to rely on luck. I have flipped because my feet hit the rock (IE, you can flip even if you watch your rope)

I think anyone climbing trad, multipitch or worse still mountains without a helmet is an idiot.

I think the argument that its too heavy or too hot is ridiculous! Some helmets these days weight less than 300g (petzl meteor 250g) and I find my ecrin rock fine on hot days!