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Helmets in an era of laissez-faire haute couture 28-Aug-2006 At 4:15:12 PM bluey

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On 28/08/2006 Organ Pipe wrote:
>And for those who believe that gear should be practicle only, and that
>fashion / style does not / should not come into it, then try arguing with
>any gear manafacturer.
>
>Harnesses come in all sorts of colours and styles etc. Why else can we
>purchase the same carrabiner in 6 different colours?

Organ Pipe, I like the cut of your jib. This discussion has slid into the whole "Helmet-botherer" vs "danger monkey" debate, which in my opinion is BOR-ING.

The real question is whether, with respect to helmets, climbers care more about how they look than they care to let on? And, my wordy, I think they might.

And an excellent pick up on the harness colours/styles and caribiner colours. Also, lets think about chalk bags - I think my extra lovely hot pink fluffy chalk bag does soooooo much to enhance my climbing capabilities ; )