Climbers' Code of Ethics

[Sunshine]

I hear you loud and clear.

[Cliff Heindel]

And, turning a blind eye to aberrant behavior is, in itself, a violation one of the basic tenets of the code. When we witness an act of recklessness or carelessness that is clearly an intentional or unintentional breach of ethics, we have the obligation to bring this to the attention of the guilty person(s).

-Is this a joke?

[captain static]

The way I look at it, and BTW, how it is presented in the ethics section of Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills is the same as if I witnessed an unsafe practice. If I see someone z-clip, backclip, perform an improper belay, or other unsafe practice I will not turn a blind eye but am obligated to bring it to the attention of the individual(s) involved as I certainly don't won't to see someone get hurt. Similarly, if I witness someone acting in a manner that might jeopardize access to a particular area, I am obligated to bring this to the attention of the individual(s) involved in the interest of preserving climbing access.

[weber]

And, turning a blind eye to aberrant behavior is, in itself, a violation one of the basic tenets of the code. When we witness an act of recklessness or carelessness that is clearly an intentional or unintentional breach of ethics, we have the obligation to bring this to the attention of the guilty person(s).

-Is this a joke?

To some, perhaps. Not to me.

The way I look at it, and BTW, how it is presented in the ethics section of Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills is the same as if I witnessed an unsafe practice. If I see someone z-clip, backclip, perform an improper belay, or other unsafe practice I will not turn a blind eye but am obligated to bring it to the attention of the individual(s) involved as I certainly don't won't to see someone get hurt. Similarly, if I witness someone acting in a manner that might jeopardize access to a particular area, I am obligated to bring this to the attention of the individual(s) involved in the interest of preserving climbing access.

Well said.

Rick

[Cliff Heindel]

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