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Soloing - A question of ethics? 7-Nov-2006 At 5:26:00 PM Paradise

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On 24/10/2006 DaCrux wrote:
>It makes me really uncomfortable when I see people soloing – I go climbing to enjoy myself, not to see blood and cracked skulls
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Yeah me too - I still get a bit freaked when i see people soloing, my over active imagination comes up with lots of gory potential out comes, but i guess i have to respect that it is an important part of climbing for some people with more balls than me :)

What freaks me more is seeing people who think there doing something safely and have no idea of the danger they're in, i.e. dodgy gear. What do you do then? In the past I've tried not to look and gotten out of there as soon as possible. Offering pointers on gear placement while people are half way up a route is probably only going to sketch em out more.

I would prefer not to see any more falls it f**ks with my head and stuffs up my climbing.