"Jim Wallis" wrote in message
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There is a fairly good case for expanding the grading system but no-one
will actually make a stand and attempt to do it.


Jim,

Can you imagine the legal liability that would expose you to? Just think,
someone gets injured or dies on a river that you had just graded as a Class
3. All of a sudden the plaintiffs are trying to make it out as a Class 6 and
of course the victim would never have run it except for the fact that you
graded it as something they could do.

I think that's why we won't see any attempts at grading things in the
future.

Steve Holtzman
Southern CA

Seakayaker wrote:

Can you imagine the legal liability that would expose you to? Just think,
someone gets injured or dies on a river that you had just graded as a Class
3. All of a sudden the plaintiffs are trying to make it out as a Class 6 and
of course the victim would never have run it except for the fact that you
graded it as something they could do.

I think that's why we won't see any attempts at grading things in the
future.

In a particular lawyer infested bit of the US on a very bad day
possibly, but there's been no sign of anyone doing that with climbing
guides here which are every bit as open to the same problems. The
problem with doing it isn't legal action, but knowing you need to do a
good job and not being prepared to make do with a bad one.

Pete.
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