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Wearing helmets 18-Nov-2005 At 1:58:48 PM DaCrux

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On 18/11/2005 Bob Saki wrote:
>"Freedom of choice - is what you want!!"
I'm all for freedom of choice also and I respect your opinions - but I think that people have to be responsible for their own actions as well. I get annoyed when I look after people (young guys especially) who've done dumb things (e.g. opening a can of gun powder with an oxy torch, riding their bike at 200+ km/hr and crashing it, etc etc) who then take their anger out on medical and nursing staff and expect miracles to be performed. I'm not saying that not wearing a helmet is that dumb, but if you do get injured you are potentially putting other people at risk - your friends, rescue workers, paramedics. Rock climbing is a great sport, which is relatively safe, but like someone pointed out before you can minimise the risks involved by wearing a helmet, using a rope etc. I don’t think that being safe limits ones freedom of choice, and for me, my noggin is the most valuable part of my climbing gear.