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Tito Traversa Killed in a Fall 21-May-2018 At 3:46:12 PM One Day Hero

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On 21-May-2018 Estey wrote:
>Hopefully the parents have enough judgement to select
>appropriate routes and the skills and experience to reduce risk to an appropriate
>level.

What's the appropriate level? What percentage of young climbing kids are you willing to see maimed or killed?......cause that is what risk means.
>
>Child Development literature is full of papers arguing the importance
>of letting children take risks.

I have a feeling they're not talking about proximity flying type risk though. You want kids to be able to step over the line occasionally and not have lifelong injuries as a result. Climbing is a shitty teacher. People tend to go years or decades with zero consequences, then five seconds of inattention leads to a permanent limp.

>I still feel really sad whenever I hear Tito's name. Tragedy.

Well, with more kids getting into climbing, you'll get used to it soon enough.