Mountain Clients

In a recent interview (Dec 2002) when asked the question:"What would you teach children", John Gill one of America´’s all time great climbers replied:"I do not believe in – recruiting climbers. Especially very young climbers. For me, climbing has to come from the inside, and not from some external stimulous. I would rather see a child grow into a young adult – uncontaminated by the current competitive climbing environment, and discover the joys of climbing in some other way…People still become climbers to flaunt rules and regulations! God bless them."

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) ably assisted by the British Sports Council, has / is still doing the very opposite to Gill’s sensible comments regarding enticing young / very young people into the (potentially dangerous) sport of climbing.