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A list of Golden Rules for beginer climbers 31-Dec-2006 At 9:03:19 PM PensionerPower

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On 31/12/2006 dave h. wrote:
>- Stolen from a "Climbing" Tech tip: Some helmets like the Edelrid Ultralight
>have a cavity inside them. You could put together an emergency kit in a
>Ziploc bag (small bandage, bandaids, maybe a plastic whistle, etc) and
>tape the bag to the inside of your helmet. (Probably a good idea to keep
>hard/sharp objects out of it though...)

I remember reading a letter about this suggestion a short time after it was published in Climbing. The writer had done a thesis on the protection offered by climbing helmets. He strongly recommended against putting anything inside a helmet, as this can reduce the helmet's ability to absorb force properly during an impact.

I can't find the letter online, but I remember reading it in the printed mag.