Climbing Club 07/08
NSSCC '08

Date: 19-20July & 26-27July 2008
Time: 9am to 8pm
Location: Meridian Junior College
21 Pasir Ris Street 71
Attire: -

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OUR FOOTPRINTS

OUR MEMORIES

Le Ten Commandments of Bouldering:

Thou shall always spot regardless of who the climber is

Thou shall always spot with one's hands at the climber's lower back

Thou shall always keep the climber's lower back within the range of one's two hands

Thou shall spot the climber throughout the whole route or until the climber comes down /falls off

Thou shall be clever and land on one's feet when one falls off

Should Thou not be able to do Clause 5, then the spotter obviously must help

Therefore, Thou must spot properly and fulfil Clause 3, especially when the climber falls

Thou shall wait for one's turn at the wall

Thou shall be intelligent and look around to make sure that no one else is climbing a route that clashes with the route Thou wants to climb before ascending the wall

Last of all, should Thou not trust Thou's spotter, then Thou must use Thou's brains and drag more mats over so that Thou can land more safely when Thou falls off

-regards,
shrompy

maybe we should make a shirt with all these clauses at the back.
please try your best to adhere to these commandments.
safety first please!
if not, try to spread around to your friends.
this is put up for your benifit since you guys don't really know the importance of spotting and some simple bouldering ettiqutte.
so here they are!
please make it a point to attempt to follow these commandments.
only then can bouldering become safer and less people will go around falling off and almost hurting themselves.

-regards,
shrompy

Consequences of not following Commandments:

When the climber falls and no one is spotting, there is a higher probability that the climber can get hurt.

If you spot anywhere else, you might end up injuring the climber further.

If the lower back is not kept within the range of your two hands, then what is the use of spotting?

What is the use of spotting the climber for a while? What if the climber falls off suddenly and you had just decided not to spot? What is the use then, of your role as a spotter?

When you land on your feet, you minimise injury. If you land on your arms/legs in an awkward position, you can end up breaking or spraining things. If you land on your butt, you can end up breaking your back/backbone.

The spotter is supposed to help push the climber as the climber falls into a standing position so that the climber can land on his feet and nowhere else. Otherwise, Consequence 5 might be seen.

The spotter's role is very important especially as the climber falls so that the climber will not break/sprain anything, so that the climber will not fall out of the mats and so that the climber will not hit the pillars or another person in the B area.

If you do not wait, there would be a congestion at the walls and you'd just waste energy as you hang on the walls waiting for the people infront of you to get moving.

When two people climb different routes that clash, not only would you waste your energy, you'd also waste your attempt should you manage to 'improve' on your route but cannot finish the rest of it since the other person is blocking you.

If you are doing a big move, you might fall out of the mats should you not be able to do the move. Therefore it would be safer if there were more mats to fall on to.

-regards,
shrompy

i seriously hope that you guys understand the importance of safety when you are bouldering now.
please do not take safety for granted.
you guys do know that the mats in the B area are quite thin and holely.
so please don't land on them any-old-how because you can injure yourself.
please also do not assume that the 'strong' climbers will never fall.
再强者还会失手的。
please also do not sit too close to the walls when someone is climbing.
if you happened to get kicked in the face or anywhere else, or squashed when the climber falls on you, it isn't our fault.
you have been warned.
please also be vigilant and watch what the climber is doing.
if the route that the climber is doing involves certain swinging or jumping, you are advised to get out of the way to avoid getting hit.
if you are injured or are resting on the mats, try not to sit/lie down in a position that is in the way of the climber and the spotter.
you'd get even more injured.
(i can't think of anymore, but these are just my observations during training.)

minimise injury and climb more safely, happily and better!~

-regards,
shrompy

``TJCCC; 1:18 PM

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