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Upside down 7-Jun-2007 At 4:17:30 PM vwills

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The number of medical experts on this forum makes me laugh. Helmets reduce the number and severity of head injuries after motor bike accidents, bicycle accidents and probably skiing accidents. They definitely do protect your head from rockfall and some types of falls. This is self evident. Parachutes save lives when jumping out of an aeroplane, but there isnt any proof to confirm that either.

But back to original thread. Ive flipped upside down twice. Once was my first lead fall, I was used to a toprope keeping you upright and had no idea of what a lead fall was going to do. Pulled up cms above the ground by careful belayer. Second was during heel hooking in a scoop and trying to rock over- leg stayed behind for a moment. Hit the back of my head on the rock after a fair swing and wished I was wearing a helmet.

I don't wear a helmet often enough, but always in an alpine or ice setting, usually trad, usually new crags especially when belaying, and usually when I see a heel hook move!