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Wearing helmets 15-Nov-2005 At 2:09:00 PM mockmockmock

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On 15/11/2005 dalai wrote:
>On 15/11/2005 mikepatt wrote:
>>Just for the record I'm aware of two non helmet grounders resulting in
>>head stitches required and non by helmet wearers.
>>
>>I reckon the wierd thing is a lot of non helmet wearers won't go bouldering
>>without their crash mats...
>>
>Perhaps knowing that every fall is a ground fall bouldering and that on
>a rope you generally step off the ground using the rope and gear to avoid
>doing just that!!??

playing devils advocate:

Interesting thought. Taking that thought further how many boulderers wear helmets. So Bouldering is safer than climbing and there is a dramatically reduced to NO chance of a head injury while bouldering anything up to 5m off the ground or rock base.

I have never fallen off a bike so I shouldn't need a helmet, or only when I ride on really busy roads.

just my $0.05 worth.(rounded up with GST)