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Michelle

Social climber

1187 Hunterwasser

Oct 29, 2013 - 11:11pm PT

So I guess this is the new HTFU video.

Heal up soon!

Kalimon

Social climber

Ridgway, CO

Oct 29, 2013 - 11:18pm PT

Hey now Mr. Ammon! Sorry you are going through a rough patch . . . nothing a man of you caliber can't handle. Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional support. Ridgway is not too far from GJ. Seriously Brother, we are all here to help one another.

TheTye

Trad climber

Sacramento CA

Oct 29, 2013 - 11:25pm PT

Bump because that video is F-ing crazy and Awesome (I don't mean that it is awesome that he got hurt).

All wellness to you man. Anybody that can weather an injury like that so well deserves a 100% recovery!

elAndy

Trad climber

El Portal, CA

Oct 29, 2013 - 11:30pm PT

All of us are hoping for a speedy recovery brother! You have inspired countless wannabe climbers (myself included) with your endless spirit and we are all here with you.

Best of luck bro and next time you're in El Portal, you got a beer and a couch.

ae.

Lambone

Big Wall climber

Ashland, Or

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:16am PT

Add me to the list of folks that almost lost their lunch at the sight of Ammon's foot today.

john hansen

climber

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:18am PT

Wow , amazingly calm.

You said you took a 180 degree turn. I take it that means that your shute swung you around into the wall and that was the impact that broke your leg.

So was this an equipment failure? Not completely familiar with BASE....

How far did you "tumble" after you struck the wall. or did you re- gain control of your chute? Trying to picture the movie..

Incredible what doctors can do these days.

westhegimp

Social climber

granada hills

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:18am PT

Good job being alive.
Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.
Thanks for the pics and video. I am feeling real queezy now.
Wes

Willoughby

Social climber

Truckee, CA

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:21am PT

As gnarly as the leg was, what broke my heart was the look of self-disappointment all over your face. I know that look. And one can imagine once you have the tourniquet on and have a little time to think, the wheels are spinning about what's next, how long, what's this gonna cost, will I ever again...? It's a terrible moment to face, but you faced it with impressive calm dignity, courage, and control. Well done, sir. Heal quickly and heal well!!

Delhi Dog

climber

Good Question...

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:21am PT

Day time here, night time.
Glad this is looking better (certainly no pun intended there!)
Hang in there badazz lots of folks pulling for you
and certainly you have the power and strength.

Wild how they took that leg (1st photo) and straighten it out and cleaned it up (2nd).

clinker

Trad climber

California

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:22am PT

That is one really tough MFer.

Get back to it soon.

Andrew Barnes

Ice climber

Albany, NY

Oct 30, 2013 - 12:59am PT

Hope the leg feels better and you make a good recovery.
I can't imagine how painful it must have been, and am amazed that you made the video, and were shouting back and forth to the rescuers during the video. Best wishes for healing.

Da_Dweeb

climber

Oct 30, 2013 - 01:10am PT

Praying for you, good sir pirate.

shipoopoi

Big Wall climber

oakland

Oct 30, 2013 - 01:38am PT

wow, that is one gnarly video. ammon, you are a ten on the tough mofo meter, right up there with aaron ralston, the guy who cut off his entrapped hand in a slot canyon in utah.

umm, i guess i might be the first to say that maybe this is not the most sustainable sport for you ammon.

of course, this is from somebody whose only goal in life is to grow old with his wife.

i still do gnarly aid routes, but i consider this a lot safer than base jumping.

anyway, all the best ammon for your recovery from and the wife and myself, we love you bro

Delhi Dog

climber

Good Question...

Oct 30, 2013 - 01:44am PT

Yes Ron amazing work our medical folks do on a daily basis!
Humans never cease to amaze me.

Edit: and speaking of medical folks, Riley I don't think I have ever thanked you for all the work you do day in and day out- people like you working to heal and mend and support those that are struggling- sincere appreciations to you sir and any other docs, nurses, etc out there that read this!!!!

Fluoride

Trad climber

West Los Angeles, CA/Joshua Tree

Oct 30, 2013 - 01:44am PT

Well said Willoughby.

shipoopoi

Big Wall climber

oakland

Oct 30, 2013 - 02:04am PT

to john hansen, i don't base jump, never have and never will, but i have been around it for years, have had two friends have wall strikes, and have had bone breaking luck myself with parapenting.

you asked if it was equipment failure. i would say no, that ammon is admitting that he did 2 things wrong
1) he did not test his new brake lines. he should have spent a day or two at the drop zone, a popular parachuting site near lodi california to check out his new lines. he was flying an old rig, and should have been taking every precaution possible to use it
2) he used a new exit...base slang for launch point. he might have gotten away with using a familiar site that was more forgiving.

i am using my intuition partly on base104's chiming in that it is hard to recover at low altitudes from a malfunctioning brake line. of course base 104 is the real expert here, i would defer to whatever he says on this thread.

of those two other friends that had wall strikes
one hit the face of half dome and broke his leg
another 180ed into the wall, but presumably at a lesser speed, and was able to fly backward(a very tricky thing to do) out of danger and landed unhurt

cheers, steve schneider

More Air

Trad climber

S.L.C.

Oct 30, 2013 - 09:11am PT

Sorry about the horrible accident Ammon. I remember the first time I met you was at the Pizza & Noddle Restaurant in Zion. You and Flyin Brian had just escaped death on Angels Landing with that big block that pulled off. You showed us your badly bruised arm...with a smile. I think you actually took the next day off! Stay your usual positive self, prayers are with you.

Brian