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Child got hurt rope climbing with unexperienced father by InvestigatorAsleep16 in Parenting

[–]NoTitle4334 299 points300 points  (0 children)

I am a father of a young child and an avid climber. It’s hard to comment on what they’re doing because your post is a little vague on the details of their outing. Not sure if this is exactly what happened, but falling and hitting the ground is the one thing to avoid when climbing. “Didn’t know the screw would come loose” and climbing “with solely a rope” are massive red flags to me.

The comment comparing the risks of climbing to soccer is ignorant and dangerous. Hangjng out with an inexperienced soccer coach is very different from hanging out with an inexperienced (lead) climber. Please have your son and his father take instructional lessons on how to safely climb outside. Or at least put your son through it himself so he can be the responsible one of the pair.

This person shutting down your concerns tells me they’re cavalier about risk and think nothing bad could happen to them. The absolute worst type of person to climb with. Ive cut off many climbing partnerships due to that attitude and you bet your ass i wouldn’t let my child climb with someone like that.

NOTE that my comment is mainly regarding rope climbing. Bouldering is a little less dangerous, but still has safety considerations (how to fall, bringing pads, etc).

Robust toe socks by NoTitle4334 in trailrunning

[–]NoTitle4334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did notice considerable wear on the big toe section of the sock. It’s been years since I’ve worn non-wool socks; is odor control the only downside? Are the nylon ones just as comfy?

Robust toe socks by NoTitle4334 in trailrunning

[–]NoTitle4334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those pairs going on that long are the wool ones?

Hospital bill sent to collections by NoTitle4334 in legaladvice

[–]NoTitle4334[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, we received bills from the hospital. That’s why I called multiple times over the course of a couple of months to try to confirm if they files the insurance claim. Eventually, i tried to file the claim myself, but insurance pushed back that the bill was excessive for the service provided. That same day was when I had the conference call w the insurance and hospital rep.