John Long decks at gym?

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Rick A

climber

Boulder, Colorado

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:00pm PT

Just spoke to him. In the hospital and pretty groggy, but still indomitable in spirit.

He said he was pinching a puny wafer with maximum might when his foot, which was splayed out on a slanting rugosity, slipped.

Rick

labrat

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:02pm PT

Heal up soon Mr. Long!
Erik

fear

Ice climber

hartford, ct

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:03pm PT

FALL ON PLASTIC - DRIVEN INDOORS BY INCLEMENT WEATHER - NO HARD HAT

haha...

Get better John...Hey, if you've gotta break your leg you picked the best place.

darkmagus

Mountain climber

San Diego, CA

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:05pm PT

Sending some good vibes your way, Mr. Largo

Chief

climber

The NW edge of The Hudson Bay

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:06pm PT

Wishing John a speedy and complete recovery.
Cruel invective to follow.

Brian

climber

California

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:07pm PT

Aw shite.

Get well soon John! Hopefully it will be a quick and complete healing process.

Brian

Josh Higgins

Trad climber

San Diego

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:09pm PT

John, it was great meeting you at the crag a few months ago, and it would be a pleasure to rope up again sometime, so heal up quick, and well! I'm glad his spirits are intact, even if his leg isn't.

Josh

rockermike

Trad climber

Berkeley

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:22pm PT

I gave up bouldering when I turned 50. The elderly human body just ain't made for that kind of abuse. ha If it wasn't a twisted ankle it was a pulled finger-tendon, then a tweaked knee. And each one would put me out for 6 months or so.

get well soon.....

Gene

climber

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:23pm PT

Largo's gonna hafta get that MD kid of his to wave her magic chicken over this injury.

Cartoon, please. Nice image.

g

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:24pm PT

Heal up! Damn.

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:39pm PT

How do you navigate to the first post in that thread linked above?

murcy

Gym climber

sanfrancisco

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:40pm PT

Damn.

Another casualty of the woefully insufficient instruction gyms provide before letting climbers endanger themselves.

Hardman Knott

Gym climber

Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:42pm PT

It would be cool if James went to visit him in the hospital.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:45pm PT

Heal up fast! I knew real climbing could never take you down.

jogill

climber

Colorado

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:48pm PT

I gave up bouldering when I turned 50

Me too. It's the jumps and landings, even on mats, that are brutal after that age. (Yes, I know, there are always exceptions)

Sorry to hear of this, John. Heal up good . . .

;>(

10b4me

Boulder climber

member since 2002

Nov 30, 2012 - 05:54pm PT

that's a bummer. heal up John.

mooser

Trad climber

seattle

Nov 30, 2012 - 06:02pm PT

Best wishes to you for a quick recovery, John!

Cosmic: I actually lived in a cast very similar to that one for four months. Badly broken femur. Sucked! (Nice photo manipulation, though...)

Don Paul

Big Wall climber

Colombia, South America

Nov 30, 2012 - 06:04pm PT

He said he was pinching a puny wafer with maximum might when his foot, which was splayed out on a slanting rugosity, slipped.

Sounds like he was unroped, or he would have mentioned the part about the belayer failure. Hopefully it will heal completely - the older you get, the longer these injuries never go away ...

Also hope he got detailed pictures of the accident scene, as he taught us all to do. Especially the bone sticking out. At a minimum, we should get to see the stitches.