that was last year. I always question my wife when she brings her slr camera on climbs, but then when I see the pics I understand why. 
I hear you on the stress of bringing an SLR. At least the cases have shoulder slings. I have brought my phone as the camera in the past and I found that to be the worst since it can easily get cracked by getting bumped by gear and there is no sling or way to clip it.
Our friend dropped his phone off of about the second or third pitch of Birdland in Red Rocks. Dead. He got on Craigslist on his partners phone, drove into town and bought a used phone, popped in his SIM card, back in business in like two hours and only cost something like $100!
