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TheLittleUnit
Trad climber
Cambridge, MA (formerly) SF Bay Area
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 24, 2014 - 09:05am PT
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Hi all. Sorry for being a stranger for awhile...I've been busy with life stuff, training, competing and winning some paraclimbing competitions. I recently placed first at the USA National Paraclimbing Championships in my category (Neuro) and across all female categories, in spite of competing with a broken finger :/
My strong finish has given me the incredible opportunity and honor to represent the USA at the 2014 World Paraclimbing Championships in Gijon, Spain: http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition/world-championships
(My backstory (haha) can be found here: http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1292707&msg=2006748#msg200%206748);
Unfortunately, it is going to be an expensive trip. I have started an IndieGogo campaign to help me raise the necessary funds:
http://igg.me/at/wendyong
Please help support me in my goal. I hope that together we can inspire others to do better.
All my best,
Wendy Ong
P.S. I'm very excited to be a part of the AAC International Climbers Meet in the Valley in October! I hope to meet/climb with some of you there.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Jul 25, 2014 - 01:18pm PT
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bump!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 25, 2014 - 01:22pm PT
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Double bump. No more coincidences, please, God. I was just looking for this thread.
Hey, America, wake up and support TheLittleUnit's efforts.
"Backstory." HAHAHAHA!!!!!
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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Jul 25, 2014 - 02:05pm PT
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You seem like good people, Wendy. Good luck with this.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Jul 25, 2014 - 02:25pm PT
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Good luck! Contributed and shared on my failbook. Hope you meet your goal and have a blast at the World Championships.
And hope to meet you in Yosemite in October. LMK if you want to climb something like the Rostrum?!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Jul 25, 2014 - 03:00pm PT
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Thanks Wendy for the update. Avid follower of yours!
Susan
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jul 25, 2014 - 03:10pm PT
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Done!
Go have fun :-)
Erik
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Frozenwaterfalls
Ice climber
California
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Jul 25, 2014 - 06:40pm PT
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Have to support this! Having spent the past three years recovering from much, much less significant injuries that still took me out of the game, I want to support your spirit in not only getting back out there but getting after it big time! And anyone who ice climbs is all right in my book! Hope to see you out on the ice one of these days. Just look for the chick in the neon pink leopard skin gaitors and that will be me. And in the small world of climbing, you are only two degrees of separation since my friend Alex climbs with Clint who climbs with you. Give 'er!!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 26, 2014 - 11:25am PT
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Para-bumping. I'm typing with NO thumb.
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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Jul 26, 2014 - 07:57pm PT
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Yeah Ong-strong! The little unit gets it done! you should get some bracelets made up :)
you make us all very proud to have you in the climbing community!
scott
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jul 29, 2014 - 02:12pm PT
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bump!
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TheLittleUnit
Trad climber
Cambridge, MA (formerly) SF Bay Area
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2014 - 12:08pm PT
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Thanks so much every one! I am so touched that people have been so generous. I am almost at my (monetary) goal. I need to think of what special prize/perk to give to that person that makes me reach it; like those radio shows that give a prize to caller number 17.
Yes, I'm hoping that the broken finger and ligament will let me go to Yosemite in October for the AAC International Climbers Meet. No finger cracks though, and even making a fist hurts a lot.
Trying to keep the conditioning up, even though my hands and fingers are withering away from an enforced rest from training, but that isn't going to fly. Just trying to avoid permanent damage or the possibility of hand-surgery and being out for, like, a year. Oh well. I'm bummed I won't be able to climb at 100% of my abilities, but there are far worse things in life. You would think that my accident etc would have given me perspective on this kind of thing. Nope, I can still get just as poopy as I ever did from not climbing :) Makes me feel like a one-dimensional meat-head jock sometimes.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jul 30, 2014 - 02:16pm PT
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Alright Wendy! I put you over the top!!!
For my climb with me perk, the gym just ain't gonna cut it!
I suggest you fly up to Vancouver next year, i'll pick u up and we can go do an incomplete paraplegic ascent of the Chief together!
That would be so cool!!
Good luck at the Worlds!!!!!!
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TheLittleUnit
Trad climber
Cambridge, MA (formerly) SF Bay Area
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2014 - 04:54pm PT
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Mike! I would love that. We can trade battle stories...or not. The last time I did the Grand Wall was with my good friend Natalie in July 2010, just a few months before my accident, so Squamish occupies a very poignant place in my heart.
And, being raised in HK, a trip to Hong-couver is a good way to alleviate any home-sickness :)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jul 30, 2014 - 05:10pm PT
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Right on! ;) shoot me a pm sometime, we'll figure it out!
Oh ya.. Battle stories for sure! ;)
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Sep 16, 2014 - 06:59am PT
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Congratulations on your 4th place finish!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Sep 16, 2014 - 08:24am PT
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Ya Wendy!!! Outstanding work!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jul 17, 2016 - 08:08pm PT
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On Wendy Ong's blog
http://wendyong.org/
you can read about a serious setback she had just after Memorial Day.
She got sepsis, which is not easy to diagnose for some spinal cord injuries, and ended up in the ICU but fortunately beat the odds (mortality rate 53% for sepsis).
After she got out, she realized she got a side effect from the sepsis - it wiped out a lot of her muscle mass.
But she's back training to get it back again.
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