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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Oct 29, 2013 - 04:42pm PT
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Oct 29, 2013 - 04:46pm PT
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^^ LOL.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 04:49pm PT
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Good luck healing up dude. Good job with the tourniquet and keeping it together.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA/Joshua Tree
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:08pm PT
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Nothing short of remarkable Ammon.
I can't believe how calm you are in that video.
You are officially the hardest hardman ever.
Heal up well. SO glad they were able to save your foot...and your life from how much blood you lost.
Beth
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:18pm PT
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I guess I'm an optimist because when I saw the thread title I thought great he's done something cool or gotten some well deserved recognition.
Speaking about pain a little anecdote:
In my teens I smashed my foot/ankle up colliding with another dirt bike. Something like 4 or 5 broken bones.
You know when they ask you in the hospital what pain level are you at on a scale of 1 to 10? I always thought a 9 was multiple broken bones like my ankle, and 10 would be one step worse. But then I got appendicitis. Ho man, that's pain. I waited until my temp was 105 before I went to the hospital (waited too long) I checked in, then I lay down on the floor of the ER so they'd take care of me right away. The pain would come in waves each worse than the last. It got to the point where I was blacking out, full on tunnel vision, watching the blackness creep in from the periphery, then receding as the pain went away.
They sent in a intern with another guy telling him how to give me a shot for the pain and I was like "you know normally I'd be all for helping someone learn something, but I need the meds NOW!" They asked "what's your pain level" and I said "10! and now I know multiple broken bones is at best a 7"
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Deekaid
climber
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:38pm PT
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I actually just watched the video and all I can say is son of a bitch... your badassness brought tears to my eyes
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:52pm PT
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You warned us but....
Duuude! If I never seen one of those again it will be fine with me.
Talk about grace under pressure. Truly a hardman response. Really impressive.
Best wishes for speedy recovery.
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Stevee B
Trad climber
Oakland, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 05:52pm PT
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The human body is an amazing thing. Heal up man!
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Oct 29, 2013 - 06:16pm PT
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Good on your partners for getting you out of there quickly.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Oct 29, 2013 - 06:16pm PT
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Burly! Glad you made it. stay strong.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Oct 29, 2013 - 06:25pm PT
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Great you have friends to visit and that you can wiggle your toes. A very good sign. Looks like you have a Wound Vac hooked up to that rig, just under the external fixator. Man, I feel you on that, buddy. You're doing great and we gotta love the Jolly Roger.
JL
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Deekaid
climber
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Oct 29, 2013 - 06:30pm PT
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thank you also for your service the chief there are really some incredible old timers on this site... oldtimer definitely being a compliment especially with the state of the youth today
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Oct 29, 2013 - 06:33pm PT
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Best of luck for a full recovery, Ammon. You've got some golden partners.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 29, 2013 - 06:38pm PT
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The mom shot!
Great stuff Susan & Mike wish I could have joined you today!
Man Ammon, you're one tough blackbeard!
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WBraun
climber
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Oct 29, 2013 - 07:48pm PT
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There is a funny story in BASE jumping lore about this.
A girlfriend was filming her boyfriend do a building jump.
He jumps off and has the same situation as this guy, so he hits the building busting threw the window.
The pressure change blows the canopy and him back out of the building spinning up and sending him flying across the street.
Then he impacts another building, finally getting every thing situated and landing normally.
When he lands he immediately starts screaming at his girlfriend to see if she got it on video.
Alas she dropped the camera after the first impact :)
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Oct 29, 2013 - 08:14pm PT
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"open heart surgery at the age of 12"
Chief....Shouldn't this be first instead of last?
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The guy above
climber
Across the pond
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Oct 29, 2013 - 08:16pm PT
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Oh man, that's sucks donkey's arse..
I'm just going through the healing process of the same injury minus the open wound from another BASE jump gone bananas, and still have fresh in my memory the waiting for SAR with the foot just hanging there and all the thoughts, doubts and uncertainty racing through my head.
5 weeks down the line now and it's amazing what the body can do with the help of a bit of metal and some tlc, and i'm now looking at putting my foot back on the ground for the first time some time this coming week.
Heal fast dude, some down time and the right attitude will see you through it before you know it.
For what is worth, here is some encouragement SOFPIDARF style. Get your address in to claim your free t-shirt ;-) http://www.facebook.com/groups/sofpidarf/permalink/10151828157563778/
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Oct 29, 2013 - 08:21pm PT
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wow ! hope the doctors can save your foot, truly inspiring , the level of calm with such a burly injury, heal up well .Cheers
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Sonora
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Oct 29, 2013 - 08:23pm PT
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That video is one of the gnarliest things I have ever seen. Good luck with the recovery!
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