Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:57 pm
wow, this thread is awesome (sorry, just getting caught up)!
rhunt, i'd like to weigh in and say that your list is hysterical! i will respond to the poll by saying i am a sport climber who does not climb in a helmet-not because it's uncool or whatever, but simply because that's how i started, and i've never tried one on that fit properly and did not flop down in my eyes.
i think you pointing out that usually gumbies are the ones wearing helmets when sport climbing is pretty accurate, safety aside or not. i could see the argument with wearing a helmet while belaying, since that's where the rock falls when it breaks. however, USUALLY a seasoned sport climber will be okay without a helmet while climbing. one might say, "what about if you flip yourself?" well, guess what? a gumby is way more likely to flip him/her self. only in EXTREME circumstances is a flip not directly caused by the climber (and i mean really freak occurrences). beyond that, i don't see why a helmet would be necessary for the climber, unless you are doing multisport with people above you, or you think the cliff is going to fall down on your head.
rhunt, i'd like to weigh in and say that your list is hysterical! i will respond to the poll by saying i am a sport climber who does not climb in a helmet-not because it's uncool or whatever, but simply because that's how i started, and i've never tried one on that fit properly and did not flop down in my eyes.
i think you pointing out that usually gumbies are the ones wearing helmets when sport climbing is pretty accurate, safety aside or not. i could see the argument with wearing a helmet while belaying, since that's where the rock falls when it breaks. however, USUALLY a seasoned sport climber will be okay without a helmet while climbing. one might say, "what about if you flip yourself?" well, guess what? a gumby is way more likely to flip him/her self. only in EXTREME circumstances is a flip not directly caused by the climber (and i mean really freak occurrences). beyond that, i don't see why a helmet would be necessary for the climber, unless you are doing multisport with people above you, or you think the cliff is going to fall down on your head.
