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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:06pm PT
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hey there say, capt.... check your email...
:)
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:09pm PT
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Good to hear you are ok Kirk!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:15pm PT
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Wow, man.
Glad to hear you're still with us. Thoughts are with you for a fast and full recovery.
THANK YOU for wearing a HELMET!
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:18pm PT
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Glad you are OK! Sending speedy healing thoughts your way.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:29pm PT
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Glad you're okay, Capt. And a big thanks to those that helped out!
Get better soon!
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Brian
climber
California
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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Yikes. Glad to hear you are going to be OK. Accidents like that can happen to the best of us (among whom I don't number myself), so don't worry. Good on you for wearing a brain bucket. I wear one about 90% of the time these days, but it's good to be reminded that it should be on the other 10% as well.
Heal quickly!
Brian
PS--and thanks to all the climbers who help climbers!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Where are you bound?
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Sep 19, 2011 - 11:09pm PT
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Hope ya get to feelin' better soon, Other Captain.
Injuries suck.
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Sep 20, 2011 - 12:28am PT
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Dang man, heal up!
Thanks for keepin' it real and admitting what happened. It's a good reminder for sure.
Strong work to those who helped out on the rescue.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Sep 20, 2011 - 02:24am PT
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Good Grief Kirk what a horrendous episode.
Heal well, Heal quick.
Cragman thank you for the great background stories and your efforts to obtain and place the liters.
That is the kind of 'littering' we can all appreciate.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Sep 20, 2011 - 02:59am PT
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After 20+ years of climbing I ended up pulling the ultimate rookie move by falling with the rope behind my leg.I fell about twenty feet,head first,and slammed into the wall
Sadly this is one of the most dangerous issues that is very rarely mentioned in the books or taught in the clinics,
Glad you're ok and hope this note will help folks think about this human nunchuck problem
peace
karl
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Sep 20, 2011 - 10:16am PT
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Hey Kirk,
Bummer, just saw this.
I'll swing by today.
Let me know if you need anything!
Best,Gregg
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Tony Puppo
climber
Bishop
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Sep 20, 2011 - 10:23am PT
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Holy cr*p Kirk! Glad to hear you're ok. Take care, you're running out of original parts.
Tony
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Sep 20, 2011 - 12:21pm PT
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heal up! You must be hurting.
Great stories cragman.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2011 - 05:14pm PT
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Thanks everyone for the good thoughts and vibes.They really do help.I think I may have a climbing problem though-I already can't wait to get back out.Helmet-always!Tony you are spot on.Scully,yeah I was always hesitant to use this as a handle as you beat me to it,but I do believe we have several mutual friends.One of which was even belaying me at the time.Thanks again everyone.Be safe out there.
Cragman-great stories,thanks alot to you and Flanders.
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Anastasia
climber
I'm simply missing my mama.
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Sep 20, 2011 - 09:08pm PT
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Holy Smoke! So happy you are alright. Dang it, I hate hearing that you got hurt so badly. Heal up good and fast!
Anastasia
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treeman
climber
mule city
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Sep 20, 2011 - 11:27pm PT
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yikeys! glad yer ok, i'll try to stop by and check in with you soon!
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Sep 21, 2011 - 10:19am PT
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Stopped to see Kirk yesterday.
He is doing amazingly well for the ordeal. Lots of staples
Its hard for me to figure out if climbers are really tough or just plain dumb.
After the accident he insisted on stumbling out of the Gorge on his own, even though he knew he was bleeding internally a lot.
He finally accepted help when the climbers who approached him were in the medical field and told him "your gonna die"
He is very lucky and grateful for the help he received at the Gorge.
Party on Kirk
Side note: I went over intending to blaze him out.. to which he replied............. " are you crazy - I have 2 holes in my lung!"
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, bump for the "other capt" ....
hope you are still mending well...
god bless...
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Holy frig, Kirk - you're darn lucky to be alive! Sorry I missed this first time round, was up on the wall.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, eh?
"It's hard for me to figure out if climbers are really tough or just plain dumb."
Well, um, speaking as one who fell once and blew it .... both!
Cheers, beers, and a few litres of blood,
Pete aka Frankenankle - who is still oot and aboot climbing
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say.... wowwwww, pass the pitons pete.. good timing for a bump, then, :)
:)
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