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jonnyrig
Trad climber
formerly known as hillrat
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:15pm PT
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Hope you have a fast and full recovery.
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Brian
climber
California
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:16pm PT
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Wow. Great reactions from everyone involved in the response to the accident (Ammon and his friends and the SAR folks). Glad to hear that a solid recovery seems possible. I first met you years ago when you were running the JMT. Hope to see you healed and able to run again soon!
Brian
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SatanBunny
Trad climber
Valparaiso, IN
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:19pm PT
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Arrrg Ammon, let me know if some Pirate's PIls will help...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:22pm PT
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Holy!!! That's a nasty wound!
Quick action and calmness on your part probably saved the foot, and yer life. Nice rescue on your buddies' parts too.
Glad to hear you're doing (somewhat) better. Now, heal up!
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Morgan
Trad climber
East Coast
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:22pm PT
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Way to stay cool under pressure, Ammon. I'm sure all the stuff you have done over the years helped prepare you for this moment. Glad you had a solid crew along, too. Heal well and quickly!
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:24pm PT
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Ron O, the jump was really close to town below the Moab Rim Trail.
Ammon is so bad ass. Living life on the lunitic fringe.
Nice job on the rescue guys and way to keep it together Ammon.
Cheers Bro. See you soon.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:28pm PT
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Ammon, you'll "walk it off" in no time.
Heal strong.
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radair
Social climber
North Conway, NH
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:32pm PT
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Badass is right. Great job to you and your bros to get yourself out of there alive. I am sure you will be back strong with or without that foot.
Best wishes on your recovery.
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Skot433
Big Wall climber
Corona CA.
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:35pm PT
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Good vibes sent your way. Heal quick, I'll be looking for the motivation your sends give all of us.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:37pm PT
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Good luck there cap'n! Do the PT like it's your job and don't be afraid to ask for help...could be a long process.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:41pm PT
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Damnmed!! that think looked gnarly. Glad the accident was not worse and hope you can get back out there soon. Best of luck on recovery.
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:44pm PT
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Geez, that looks nasty. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
Curt
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John cameron
Trad climber
Park City, UT
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:51pm PT
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thanks for posting an update. that injury is high gnar. best of luck on the recovery.
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Oct 29, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
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Ammon, that is some gnarly sh#t. I wish you all the luck in the world in your recovery.
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John M
climber
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Oct 29, 2013 - 01:03pm PT
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Whoa.. You are one tough man. I agree that most folks would have just bled out. My hats off to you. You are a serious inspiration of what the human spirit is capable of when faced with adversity. I am completely blown away.
I pray that you heal up soon. Keep your head up. You are definitely an inspiration.
You aren't this body. You are more then this body. A body is just a tool for the human spirit. Face your fears and keep going. You have certainly shown that you are capable of that.
John Musgrove
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Oct 29, 2013 - 01:36pm PT
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Well its good that he was close to town.
Hope he has a good doc.
39 years ago this month I got hit by a rock that crushed my ankle.
The doc then said I was never going to climb again.
The following July I put up Pervertical Sanctuary.
Just keep up the positive attitude.
Hell, look at Linsey Vonn, healed up for the Olympics a hundred days from now.
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JohnnyG
climber
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Oct 29, 2013 - 01:48pm PT
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wow Ammon! Glad to hear you are still breathing. Hope you heal fast.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 01:54pm PT
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Hope you have a fast recovery Ammon!
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Oct 29, 2013 - 02:08pm PT
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Good to see you're in one piece, more or less. Ditto what Werner said. Heal well Mate.
TY
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Oct 29, 2013 - 02:09pm PT
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Bad as that looks, and it looks horrendous, it's amazing what they can do to repair busted bones, even compound fractures. I suspect you are looking at some muscle grafts to fill in those holes but with any luck the tib and fig can be bolted and plated back together and the tendons reattached.
If by chance you also blew out the joint, like I did, you're in for some pretty heavy lifting. I have a lot of nerve damage and I suspect you do as well, but you can get better over time. At worst, you'll be on a prosthetic but guys are running in the Olympics with those these days so it's not game over by any means. The worst part is the accident itself. Very sorry you had to go through that one, my brother.
You have a great attitude, Aamon, and that's half of it. But this one will test your patients.
I hope you don't have to have too much plastic surgery to fill the hole left by the compound fracture, but they are very good with that procedure these days. Mine looked like this:
You'll come back from this, Aamon. I'll call you later.
JL
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