Video of climber getting his knee stuck

What's worse than climbing an offwidth? Climbing one hungover. What's worse than that? Climbing a offwidth... hungover... and getting your knee terribly stuck—for more than 15 minutes! What's worse than that? Watch this Winger For The Weekend #56 video made by BD athlete Cedar Wright and find out just how grim things can get. And if you see this kid out at the crags, be sure to give him a hug—or at least some Depends.

http://vimeo.com/13831211

http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/journal/climb//winger-for-the-weekend-56

Back when expedition climbers wrote books and then went on speaking tours, I read about an 80's Brit who got his knee stuck in the Himalaya while doing a rock pitch. He cut and scraped away his clothes for HOURS, and was near exhaustion at altitude of almost 20,000 ft. Martin Boysen was his name, but I forget the climb. They do call that crack the Fissure Boysen to this day. (on Changabang possibly, or in the Trangos). Suddenly it just popped out free after all that effort. Talk about a near death experience. Too bad they didn't have digital cams back then. Instead it made for a very dramatic read, best part of the book.

That is was amazingly funny ...like eat'n the whole wheel of cheese funny hahahah

That is ridiculously funny. Who hasn't thrutched up an off-width only to push a little too far...right? Anyone? Eh?

Maybe that should be a new benchmark to a climb. If you puke while climbing, it's a burly climb. If you crap your pants while climbing, you're in the realm of 'super-burl'.

not funny. really.

Finally, we can put a face to the name P LaDouche.

Ryan Kelly wrote:Finally, we can put a face to the name P LaDouche.

P LaDouche wrote: My friends mostly call me Pete, sometimes much worse things. It is no easy life in America with a name like mine let me tell you. Done.

I get Laced-up Ho, or Loud Peach. ...or just Alp Douche, but I think that one has been claimed many times over.

Wow, the climb lived up to its name: Boogie Till You Puke.

BTW, someone mentioned Martin Boysen getting his knee stuck. It was on the Great Trango Tower. My recollection is they had to use a bottle of vegetable oil to free it.

Nice repost. Gaper.

Boissal wrote:Nice repost. Gaper.

What the hell is a Gaper?

The "salad dressing" incident was in the Needles, another time, place, (galaxy)...tied climber off ran to get it iirc...

Boysen was hideously run out and "slashed and burned" his way out, on Fissure Boysen in the himalayas. British mountaineers don't eat salad...:)

James Arnold wrote:The "salad dressing" incident was in the Needles, another time, place, (galaxy)...tied climber off ran to get it iirc... Boysen was hideously run out and "slashed and burned" his way out, on Fissure Boysen in the himalayas. British mountaineers don't eat salad...:)

Friends of mine were climbing Sunshine Cracks in the Bugs and were watching a guided party come down the Kain route. The guide tried to step past a small crack and ended up getting his knee stuck.

The clients tried and tried but couldn't get it out...so eventually the guide busted out hsi radio and called for help. Parks came with a bucket of oil, some ice and some Ibuprofen, and yanked him out.

Haha, I've heard of this happening but seeing it happen makes it that much better

That has always been a fear of mine in the back of my head - getting a limb stuck in a crack. I never considered a resulting pooping tragedy.

The guy with him - that's a true friend not to abandon when being crapped on.

That sucks, but I just "SH*% my pants" watching it!!!LOL!!

what the hell is a gaper? well, lemme tell ya what a gaper is. It's a poontang after i popped it a few times he,he

This video never gets old. I love it so much