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ok, i dont want a discussion. just a simple 'yes', 'no' or 'sometimes'.

rem

In reply to remtherockclimber: Why?

In reply to remtherockclimber:
so i can get an idea of how many people actually wear a helmet and how many don't.

rem

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Yes on trad.

No on sport.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

I've just started wearing one on my bicycle.

In reply to remtherockclimber: Sometimes

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Usually

In reply to remtherockclimber: Sometimes, depends on route and environment.

In reply to remtherockclimber: Always; I work in an X-ray department.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Yes. Too many near-misses.

In reply to remtherockclimber: sometimes (rarely)

In reply to remtherockclimber: Hi rem, ;0) I always where a helmet . . . apart from the occasions when i don't! I will be wearing one tomorrow at Gogarth and this summer in the Pass! Helmets should always be worn! Climbing is inherently dangerous and should therefore have all possible dangers minimised! A helmet is a pretty major variable in this in which it dramatically changes possible outcomes. I'm not 100% sure but I don't think Paul Pritchard was wearing a helmet on Totem Pole when he had his accident, the situation and outcome may have been very different and i think they are extremely important. They are the difference between a headache and death! ED

In reply to boothy: <yes, no, sometimes> so that's a 'yes'!

PS IMO Helmets shouldn't 'always' be worn

In reply to Marc C: Yes. I don't mean all the time as that woul;d just be impractical but most of the time, yes. ED

In reply to remtherockclimber:

I wear my helmet fairly often.




























I've started using lube these days.

In reply to remtherockclimber: no never, gets in the way i feel.

In reply to boothy: I think he wasn't and I may be mistaken (I read the book a fair few years ago!) but I thought they said his injuries would have been worse if he *had* been wearing a helmet due to spinal damage. May be wrong though.

In reply to Touching Centauri: I wear one in winter, on multi pitch, on loses crags and when climbing at my limit.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Always. Being too concussed to walk for a whole week made me think a lot more about head injuries.

I wear it seconding single pitch and short solos. But draw the line at bouldering.

In reply to Lbos:
mostly-even soloing. Sometimes not seconding easy grit, but it feels slightly naked.

In reply to remtherockclimber: yes, no question. C-:

In reply to remtherockclimber:

yeah i recommend it when soloing as if the worst should happen it could say stop you getting scarred for life on your face; and then you wont have to spend so much time in hospital having head scans and the like............. ot just dont solo but over all yeah Helmets are Ace cos they saved me a few times now

In reply to remtherockclimber:
Climbing - sometimes (Always Ice)
Cycling - Road sometimes - MTB - Sometimes.. Glentrees/Ae/Mabie - always.

In reply to remtherockclimber:
Always (but not in bed). Far too many deaths, far too many idiots kicking stones off, and anyway, my hair's a mess!

In reply to remtherockclimber:

yes - always, apart from bouldering

In reply to Obi Wan:

Climbing - very rarely / no
Mountain biking - yes

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Oh and caving - everytime!!

In reply to remtherockclimber: Always for leading, not so much for seconding single pitch. Very good for avoiding sunburnt bald patch.
Interesting what a high percentage here seem to climb in one. Seems to be a much lower percentage overall out on the crags.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Always. It's saved me from alot of loose rock over the years and a couple of falls.

Andy

In reply to remtherockclimber:


Why do you need to know ? at the end of the day its your choice and not (hopefully) a fashion decision.

In reply to remtherockclimber:
Yes.

Though asking on here won't give you much of an idea, you're better off going to the crag and counting.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

It's deja vu all over again

Yes.

In reply to remtherockclimber:
Sometimes - on other crags, if its hot, if i'm climbing really easy stuff

Yes - always on multi-pitch or crags where there is a lot of loose stuff.

On a bold route towards the end of last summer I wished half way up that I was wearing a helmet and I've found since then that when i am climbing challenging/bold routes that a helmet is quite comforting and I worry less about the consequences of falling.

Have worn one more this summer as I've had a mate's spare one after it got left in my bag last time we climbed and i'll be purchasing a shiny new one of my own this month.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Read the latest edition of 'Summit'.
Yes.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Yes, except top roping on southern sandstone (no loose rock on top no danger of inversion) and indoor walls (ditto if you keep the rope away from your legs).

In reply to remtherockclimber: sometimes (yes- multipitch, most hard single pitch; no- most easier singlepitch, some harder stuff if it's hot or at my limit with no chance of a swing eg. hard solo)

In reply to remtherockclimber:

sport - no

trad - yes

swanage chossy stuff - most definitely

yes, always. Better than smashed skull.

In reply to brothersoulshine:


Wife has nagged me into doing the same. Bloody hate them but it does make sense.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Sometimes (the only resonable answer). In my case, for the majority of my climbing.

I'm impressed most are answering this straight. I've known one rabid "I'll never wear a helmet" climber who was a long standing Darwin Award candidate (but still going!) and equally idiotic "I always where one even in bed" 'climbers' who clearly deny the risk in climbing thinking they can plan it all out.

In reply to Offwidth:
Always and Never are also both reasonable answers, depending on the types of climbing people do, or the amount of metalwork holding their heads together

In reply to Simon Caldwell:

Nope, but so far always and never yet might be

In reply to remtherockclimber: Yes

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Yes .........Sometimes.......well about 90% of the time.

In reply to remtherockclimber:

Mostly, only no if i forget or its a small boulder problem.

In reply to remtherockclimber: Since I've taken on more responsibilities (wife, iminent child, etc.), always yes unless bouldering or indoors.

I only have one head and I would like it to stay in one piece until I go to the grave in my 70's preferably.

Ben

In reply to remtherockclimber: Sometimes. Usually yes on multipitch or areas that are known for loose rock (quarries, sea cliffs, mountains).

In reply to BenTiffin:

Somehow I knew before I looked at your profile that you're currently in your 20s!