In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:
Still, if they really want teachers to take kids out they will have to make things even simpler.
It needs to be reminded that teachers organize stuff on, mostly, a voluntary bases. It comes added to their workload and for most they don't think twice about it.
However, I have taken a wee trip down the links and it still took me 30 mn to scan the thing, just to come to the conclusion that I will have to spend about 2/3 days thinking about how some kid could slip and trip themselves at the crag.
I don't know about you but I can think of about a thousand ways to slip and trip yourself at a crag.
Then I'm told I need to list actions to be undertaken to avoid said trips.
Then I need to review said actions and see if effective (by then I still haven't had the satisfaction to see the kids out, yet I have given out days of my free time).
So dear Judith Hackitt if you want to see kids grow into balanced adults let them learn not to trip themselves on the obvious boulder. If they do let them learn from their mistakes... it's fecking sore not to look out for said boulder.
And finally, let me tell you: I am a teacher, but that come third in my life, after my family and my climbing and I would rather use my free time to go on climbing trips. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Next time, they may save themselves the expenses of giving a big do and not come up with such patronizing sh*te aimed at making people feel guilty about how kids can't do all this things anymore.
Accept that common sense rules and yet shit happens do so!!!
Mille millions de mille sabord! Crenom d'une pipe!!