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N008ie mistakes??? 27-Oct-2008 At 11:32:46 AM DrDan

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Thanks guys,

Yup, I totally agree with you pmonks - you can only learn so much from books, and the practical is so differnt from the theory. But, at the moment, I'm just trying to get the theory as a solid foundation for my practical to come.
I think when it comes to your safety/life, relying only on information in the books is rather dangerous. I'm definitely planning on seeing and learning from more experinced climbers before I start doing things helter skelter.

It's a shame that more experienced climbers willing to show the ropes (NPI) are rare these days - when I get to a competent stage with a very sound level of knowledge and experience, I'll definitely pass it on to newer climbers (...I probably won't get to this stage for another 10 years though....)

Thanks for that Atomic Tomatoe - I agree, varying opinions and experiences for varying levels of climbers - each to their own ;) I'll have a look at that book by Glenn Tempest, too.

Now, off to the book store for me :)