anyway im 16 and l absolutely have always loved indoor climbing from the time l was a little kid! l wanna try outdoor climbing and of course the safest kind it top roping right? my dad has agreed to take me becuase he was a long time climber before his injury (injury, yes l hate that word)

but my mom insists im going to kill myself (ive broken my toe, dislocated my toe, broke my foot, nose and wrist in the past) so l need some viable information about top roping to prove that its safe, anyone have a website that boasts it?

l have been researching, here are some websites t
hat will be of use to you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_roping

http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~sedwards/climbing/techniques.html

Hope l helped!

Hmm, no sites for u but since indoor climbing is top-roping, just like u would be doing outdoors, hopefully ur mother realizes there is not a big difference in terms of safety. The big difference is that u make ur own anchors outside, but actually that anchor is likely to be stronger than anything u will find in a climbing gym, because we make our anchors ''redundant''. If u take the time to learn how to build bombproof anchors, top-roping is very safe.

If ur dad used to climb maybe he should do the convincing? Also u should get a good intro to climbing book.