Awhile back i was lookin at bouldering, its where you climb small boulders, well theres a crash pad you can place at the bottom just incase you fall, this might be something you can incorporate if feeling uneasy on the ladder. Just a thought 
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Useless…I’ve never been able to fall straight down…
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You should do more than look at it… You should do it. It’s an amazing sport!
I thought this thread was going to be about a place you hang out and relax.
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IDK, that pad looks like the difference between death and being a quadriplegic.
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I bound from one big rock on the beach to the next but I don’t climb. I think having a safety restraint like that would make people develop a false sense of security and get sloppy.
Bouldering is usually only about 3 - 10 feet off the ground. The pad is mainly ensuring a rock doesn’t jab you in the ribs and that a fall is less likely to injure you. So-called “high-ball” bouldering can be upwards of 15 to 30 or more feet. At that point it’s understood that a fall, pad or not, will most likely result in severe injury or death.
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I’d probably rather be dead
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Who here has never used a ladder? Did you stop after a good fall? I mainly focus on single stories and storefronts, im afraid of heights lol
I think ladder work is far more dangerous than climbing with ropes. I’ve been climbing for 25 years, and have never injured myself bouldering, or roped climbing, but every fall off of a boulder is a ground fall. Many times, you’ll take hundreds of falls before completing a problem at your maximum ability. Tall boulder problems are generally under 20’ from base to finish, so your feet would be at around 14’ if you punted at the last move. Most boulder problems are less than 15’ tall.
I could see a crash pad being (potentially) useful if you’re on an 8’ step or lower, but if you fall off of a 20, who knows where you will land, and you won’t have spotters to keep you on the pad unless it’s an insanely dangerous ladder-set.
I’d never thought about taking my crash pads out on a job. Ladder falls are generally not straight down like a bouldering fall would be.
If I felt so uneasy about using a ladder that I feel a crash pad is necessary, I find another way around or don’t use a ladder.
Good idea in theory, but if OSHA jumps on this and starts requiring crash pads with ladder work, I’m out.
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Wear them like this then.
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