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JuanDeFuca
Big Wall climber
Stoney Point
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Apr 18, 2006 - 07:56pm PT
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When I inverted on the climb my hands got between my face and the rock. Giving me the worst goobies I ever got. So deep I went to the doctor. I had no helmet. It was a miracle I did not die. 4 inches. Take a look at the flat rock at the base of the route some time.
Jeff
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Old_Duffer
Trad climber
Lake Arrowhead
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Apr 23, 2006 - 04:42pm PT
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Thanks for your help, guys! I'm doing fine. Even working out again. My cheekbone and eye socket are pretty broken up but will heal soon. My ribs, neck and back are sore but nothing broken.
Couple things I've learned:
I will always (even on local crags) wear a helmet after inspecting mine. I think without it; my future would have been quite different.
I'll back off climbs when I'm not "on" (I had climbed this before without any falls).
I'll back off climbs that those better than me back off of.
Most of all, my gratitude to all for helping out. I know I messed up the day for some people and I regret that. I really appreciate the climbing community for the kind of people that are attracted to it.
Best,
Kevin
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Apr 23, 2006 - 05:44pm PT
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Kevin,
Glad to hear you are doing OK. Not that I was there to have my day "messed up" but if I was involved I don't think I'd feel you messed up my day. I'm sure everyone on the scene learned something. You probably helped to reinforce the need to wear a helmet for some folks. And one day the shoe might be on the other foot. You do have to love the climbing community - you know "they" always have your back.
Take care,
Doug
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sixleggedinsect
Trad climber
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Apr 23, 2006 - 06:26pm PT
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geez louise..
almost exactly a year ago i fell off the same route. i was the baba-beta reference. 'sure wish i read this thread beforehand! i might have put that notorious cam in above the bolt.
during (or above?) the crux, my rope unclipped from the draw on the bolt and the writing was on the wall.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Apr 23, 2006 - 06:59pm PT
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Thanks Kevin, glad you're okay!
I placed a big cam up there too. It was an after thought."Man, you could deck here," I thought.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Apr 23, 2006 - 07:14pm PT
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Kevin
Thanks for dropping in..I mean.. posting here.
Glad you are on the mend.
Peace
Karl
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Apr 23, 2006 - 11:37pm PT
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Glad to hear you are doing well.
Hope you have a fast recovery.
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G_Gnome
Social climber
Tendonitis City
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Apr 24, 2006 - 11:51am PT
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I carry a couple of draws with lockers on both ends. I will use one in those circumstances as well as at the crux if I think I might actually fall.
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sixleggedinsect
Trad climber
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Apr 24, 2006 - 03:43pm PT
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ever since that draw unclipped on me i've been really anal about the whole thing. sport climbing i carry one or two draws with lockers on both sides. trad, for critical pro, i often flip one or both biners over to make them a bit less easy to auto-unclip (followers hate it). and ive doubled draws and biners on sport and trad from time to time.
what can i say? im a pansy. more so now than ever before.
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guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Apr 24, 2006 - 04:04pm PT
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Kevin..glad you are OK...I saw YOUR BLOOD all over the place, looked very bad.
I always use lockers on anything I wish to stay clipped into, simple and safe. And I am never ashamed to back off and come down the easy way....better to come back another day.
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