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Grounder at SICG 26-Oct-2009 At 12:27:16 PM anthonyk

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On 26/10/2009 garbie wrote:
>All we can do is warn people of the dangers, give them
>safety instruction, and then its their responsibility for their own safety.
>Its just like driving a car - no one is sitting next to you stopping you running off
>the road. It sounds harsh but climbing centres or any such facilities would
>not exist if they were responsible for everyone's total safety as soon as they
>entered the door.

Do you tell beginners to watch if a lead route is going to intersect with a climb they're
starting? I doubt its part of the standard check list. Its hard for the leader to do
anything, the belayer may be out of reach especially if its a noisy gym, so its something
the beginner needs to be responsible for. Might be worth considering. Or a little note
on the more "at risk" climbs. I mention it because this was a situation where no one was
really doing anything obviously wrong and it could easily have turned into a serious injury.