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Araps Rebolting 30-Dec-2005 At 9:21:16 PM ryan07

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On 24/12/2005 spicelab wrote:
>On 24/12/2005 BoaredOfTheRings wrote:
>
>Why does it have to be safe, it's bloody Rock Climbing!!!!
>
>Definition of rockclimbing: Climbing on bits of rock.
>
>Now, how does one justify the logical slide to arrive at 'Rockclimbing
>should be safe'?

Dont know about the rest of you but im quite a fan of climbing being safe, I tend to differentiate
climbing from the rest of the "adrenaline junkie" "dangerous sports" because it involves some
intelligence, thinking and thoughtful movement, not just looking 'cool' and 'daring'. If it wasn't 'meant to
be safe' why would anyone do it? It is not rational to want to do something that could potentially kill
you without making it as safe as possible.

Seems to me like the testosterone is flowing in this thread. Nice work "tough guys" your 'cool'. Keep
living 'life on the edge' see how long you last before natural selection kicks in. If it wasn't for people
like Neil Monteith and Safer Cliffs organisations guaranteed there would be more deaths in our beloved
sport. Death aint cool.