Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
Then they ask how did you vet them? What qualifications have you got to vet them..

In Fell running box ticking is all too common. Look at the leadership in fell running? How can that compare to a 10 day ML to take people out on fell walks in the same terrain? Have a fatality and they'll bring in the experts and rip it to shreds.. either do things properly by the book or not at all. I do worry we see too much of the inbetween, good intentions but could end up making the situation worse and providing false sense of security.

As I said earlier, statements of competence and risk are commonly used by the BMC (Can you do X type questions) - they do not vet experience to allow an adult to use a climbing wall.. if a participant makes a mistake and gets injured and there was no fault of the wall or staff then there is no comeback. The BMC is a professional organisation which has been dealing with a high risk sport with great realism for many years. Maybe the FRA should look to them for guidance. At the moment the FRA seem to look to UKA rather than the BMC/MLTA's for guidance, for me there are times when the BMC/MLTA's would be more appropriate partners to work with. - leadership in the mountains for one...
Maybe someone with all your qualifications and experience should put themselves forward to serve on the FRA committee!
Then you can help make all the right decisions.