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1 x belay for Indoor / outdoor - (non vcc thread) 16-Feb-2010 At 4:26:14 PM voodoo

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Having previously run outings with beginner groups (adolescents mainly) for a couple of years, I can appreciate where the blanket rule approach comes from - it just simplifies group management.

The one thing that novices do really badly is identifying genuine danger (something that only comes with experience) - which means you really can't just leave it up to them to work out when it's appropriate to put on/take off. Which means that you set yourself up to spend a whole lot of time throughout the day telling people when to put their helmets on or take them off again (which gets dull very quickly).

...or you simply encourage people to keep them on their melons for the duration - after all modern, light helmets aren't the imposition they used to be.