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Gene
Social climber
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Heal up, Lad! I hate to think about going down that trail on crutches. Yikes. Props on getting yourself out under your own horsepower.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oh, man! Nice job manning-up and getting down. That musta HURT!
Cool meeting you at the Facelift. I was the one serving up the Fish Tacos. Hope you had some.
Now, heal up!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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OOOoouch!
Too bad you didn't have a BASE rig to avoid the hike down.
I hope you had a well stocked first aid kit!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, dave... oh my....
thanks for sharing your trip... and very sorry to hear the troubles
that took place... :(
will be rooting for you to get well soon!...
god bless...
:)
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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On the summit I let him know that I probably didn’t have Watkins in me that night. A masterful understatement.
Nice chatting with you in the cafeteria, Dave, and heal up soon! And a stout effort on the self-rescue, even if the YOSAR guys are still grumbling about being deprived of a little work. Maybe if they paid you a finder's fee or commission or something...
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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3:41 with the grapefruit ankle topout is pretty damn badassed. Congrats anyway, it could have been much worse.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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That's amazing Dave, wow, to hike out with a busted ankle!!! Hope you heal up quick!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Ron means the Doug Scott award, for his crawl down from the Ogre with two broken legs alongside Chris Bonington, who spells his surname with only two N's.
Anyway, Dave, from one Frankenankle to another, hang in there. This too will pass, and one day you will walk again soon.
Look at the benefit - you now have all this extra time to hang out on the bridge and drink beers with us! I'm in Yos. now, so drop me a line via McTopo if you feel like hanging tomorrow.
Cheers and beers,
Pete
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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In the end, it turns out that those little tags that come on new climbing gear were in fact correct- Climbing is dangerous!
classic!
You're a tougher man than I Dave. Don't let the down time get to you. Start posting more pics of trips!!
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Wow, what a TR.
Can't imagine doing all the hiking that would be involved in a triple link-up let alone all the climbing involved. Glad that your OK, and will be able to climb another day.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Thanks for the report. Some might have wanted to brush it under the rug. You made me think and I will err on the side of caution next time out cause climbing, like life, is dangerous.
Just had a friend take an unexpected and completely unanticipated fall. Still trying to figure out why. If the little voice says think about it....yeah, give it some deep thought before proceeding.
Peace and a Speedy recovery. lynne
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Hey Dave, thanks for the TR and kudos for putting it out there on the sharp end...
...heal well and quickly friend!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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That little voice, it's like having the robot from lost space in a tiny corner of your mind, watching out for you; "danger Will robinson"
And cragman, hoh Man! That's almost like hiking out of the black, and with a busted hibijibi bone , to boot!
As it were......
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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I remember having to walk off the top of the captian with a ruptured achilles tendon, in time to beat a coming storm. Ouch
Howz it feeling now? Did you have it checked? I didn't realize my achilles was totally torn until three weeks later when the wishful thinking wore off and it didn't improve much
Peace
Karl
Tale of woe
http://www.yosemiteclimber.com/Zodiacthreelegs.html
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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crutches...nice.
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squatch
Boulder climber
santa cruz, CA
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good stuff, now i know whos crutches those were on top of five and dime.
i was vaguely contemplating stealing them as i had just bruised the crap out of my heal falling off king cobra.
heal up dude!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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ouch ouch ouch
quite an adventure I struggle with the cables with two healthy ankles...but a snappy one! ewwww Heal quickly!
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Bummer Dave, best of luck on the recovery. I can sympathize, commong up on a year on mine...
Hugs
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murcy
climber
sanfrancisco
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Smoley hokes. Just the crutches descent must have been insane.
Great TR just the same, and I look forward to reading your triple link-up soon.
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