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Monday, May 08, 2006
Lucky Climbing Helmet  A few years ago I bought a bunch of cross country skis off a guy on ebay. When I went to pick them up he had a garage full of gear and offered me a climbing helmet in with the price. I had no idea of it's history, whether it had taken any big knocks or falls, but it was free, so I agreed immediately. I had a feeling it would be a lucky helmet. The picture above is from a couple of months ago on Ben Lui shortly after having climbed to the top via Central Gully. I had taken my helmet off and it rolled and skidded down the other side of the hill around 1000 feet. We gave chase. In this picture my mate has captured the moment of triumph - recovery of the helmet. It was almost as satisfying as summiting the hill. I will continue to use this climbing helmet and hope for much more luck from it yet, despite what it does for my sense of style. Posted by bigcrags @
3:37 PM
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