Letters to the Editor
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this is what wiki says about grigri
"Belayers using a Gri-Gri need full-attention on their climber and skillful operation to ensure safety" (thanks, Kyrialyse). the letters all show strong emotion to this - and no wonder, it's a life and death situation. my own experience was one rock climb. i didn't have that sort of equipment (it was in the early days, maybe late sixties). you wrapped the rope around your waist and in some sort of knot - and i didn't pay that much attention, just like joe. i was good at the climbing part, but i "fell out of belay" - that's what my belaying partner shouted. and i knew something was serious. i arched my back and fortunately lived to tell the tale. (now you understand why it was *one* time - like football, i decided, "david, this just isn't your sport"). however i realized something. you really trust - and need to trust - your partner. it's as intense as comrades in war. this can never be with joe any more. it's no sin - in fact it's very human - to blame him for the injury. go ahead! your boyfriend needs to realize that a full course of instruction - and practicing out - is necessary. you don't just "pick this up" as you go along. the fact that joe can't realize what he did makes him a Bad Friend. i think you should use all your feminine powers to break this friendship, it's for the best (your boyfriend). now DON'T DUMP ON ME! i'm a father and that's what i'd tell my daughter.