Difficulties of writing a climbing manual

Problems writing about climbing include:

- 'Safety' is a relative term

- Rock climbers use different techniques and disagree about almost every subject in climbing.

- Many 'correct' techniques used by climbers involve an 'acceptable' amount of risk.

- An 'acceptable amount of risk' varies from not climbing to free soloing above your ability.

- Even a 'safe' climber can die.

- Every climbing scenario is unique. Climbers must use their experience to determine how to react.

- There is no substitute for experience, the best a climbing manual can do is point the reader in the right direction.

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