Mountain Clients

Daily Mail, Dec 14th, 2002: ‘The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has paid out an advanced payment of 91,000 pounds sterling to an amatuer rugby player who was seriously injured whlst participating in the sport of rugby.’ This latest ruling will have ‘horrendous consequences’ for all sport, according to the WRU.  The WRU is expected to settle a claim for millions more and is considering appealing against the ruling which appears to make sports’ governing bodies responsible for – a duty of care… Step forward the BMC who have / are advertising / enticing young people of ‘all / any age’ to participate in the potentially lethal sport of climbing.

Thus far, the BMC have enticed too many young climbers into the sport via the use of artificial climbing walls thus creating – artificial climbers through the – back door. No prior hill walking training etc., etc. Going out into outdoor environment for the first time actually believing that they can – climb, is causing any number of problems, no doubt, some of them, avoidable fatal accidents.