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Accident at Arapiles: November 9th 13-Nov-2010 At 4:13:43 PM daave

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On 13/11/2010 Olbert wrote:
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>Depending on the crag/route/type of climbing the chances of shit going
>wrong is low, but the consequences high. The chances of the helmet being
>annoying is high but the consequences is low.

What do you mean, the consequences are low when wearing a helmet? Have you ever thought what everyone else thinks of you when you're at the crag? You reach up for the first clip, quivering, asking your belayer to "watch" as the sun shines off of your shiny white brain bucket. Unbeknown to you, your selfishness of wanting to look after your own safety by wearing the lid, meant that your parter is too ashamed to be seen with you and is belaying from around the corner. Think about THOSE consequences Olbert. It's not always about you.

I, however, am a very selfless man. I am willing (yes, thank me later) to forgo the helmet purely to increase the street/crag-cred of my belayer.

Doctors can fix a broken skull, but can do little to repair dignity...It'd do you well to remember this good sir.