[nabs-l] Blind people rock climbing

[Jamie Principato]

Thanks, Sean! While that is more or less what I was told in the orientation
session at the rock gym, it does help to hear it from someone else as well.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Humberto,
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> This is a perfectly acceptable topic. Please leave the moderating of the
> list to David Andrews and the designated NABS list serve committee members.
> Unless something is plainly and blatantly out of line, i.e. personal
> attacks
> or the like, please avoid opining on what is and is not an appropriate
> topic.
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> Jamie,
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> While I have only gone rock climbing a few times, I have belayed for
> people,
> and I felt like I could keep enough slack in the rope for the climbers to
> climb and not so much that they were in danger of falling without support.
> I
> just kept a very gentle pull of tension on the rope at all times. I'm
> guessing I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but it seemed
> to work for me. I definitely get where your coming from about not seeing
> that the climber is about to fall. Obviously, there will be times when you
> can hear or feel them struggling, but that won't always be the case. I
> guess
> the best advice I can offer from my admittedly limited experience is to
> just
> be prepared for a fall at all times. Again, not terribly helpful I'm sure,
> but the best I have to offer.
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> Take care,
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> Sean
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