In reply to Chalkd83:
> We are doing it for your own safety and the safety of those around you.
I agree on the second part about those around, but I what annoys me, is looking after idiots, including arrogant idiots you have mentioned, who become aggressive and ignorant on spotting their mitsakes.
I'd expect members of staff and instructors at climbing walls triggering self-correction in climbers, than fixing their mistakes.
Meaning, if you see someone making mistakes or doing wrong thins at your wall, approach that person and ask "Are you sure you are belaying correctly?", "Are you sure you've clipped the draw correctly?"...
Then, depending on reaction, you act:
- if a person shows that she does not really know what she is doing, then help
- if a person shows signs of ignorant over-ego approach, conclude "OK, I hope you've not forgotten your insurance policy number", and leave them.
Simply, please, do not cultivate "mind the gap" approach straight from the London Underground. In climbing, in rocks, in mountains, there is no room for mothering!
Let the arrogant idiots hurt themselves, they will learn. If don't, they will die.
What pisses me a lot is the NHS-like approach to ignorance of some (or many) individuals in the population and begging them "Stop smoking, please" "Darling, would you mind exercising, otherwise you will get fat"...
We are adults. We must pay for our mistakes on our own.