Accident report - indian creek

the ultimate gobie! fuckkkkkk glad you didn't deck!

obligatory ethics question: does the ring finger tip now count as booty?

Burt Bronson would have cauterized and the base and booted up for the Redpoint!!!!!

Heal up bud. Gnarly tale of woe

grog m wrote: SO...if anyone up there climbs it please get my finger! Just kidding. But seriously, the 0.3 X4 saved my life and has some sentimental value...if you get it could you please return it to me?

Is any bone missing, or broken? Or is that just skin/tissue missing. Maybe it all grows back? What's the medical prognosis.

"too good" locker -- who would have thought. Thanks for posting and god's speed

Unless he's a starfish I don't think it will be growing back. Way to maintain a positive attitude. Heal up and get back on the rock, somehow I don't think that will impede you too much in the long term.

I think this is just a risk of climbing. This is the scene at my local climbing gym last week. Not sure exactly what happened, but I think this guy either lost or degloved the tip of his index finger.

Thanks for the good vibes MP community!

There is bone missing according to the XRay. Going to the doctor at 1 pm today, I will post an update after.

Sorted gear today and found one of the pieces that blew...my 0.2 X4 got loaded pretty hard...missing two wires and has decent dents in all the lobes. I will post a pic later

Yikes, that's pretty nasty - sorry you got hurt.

Funny, I remember back when I thought you were trollenor because of your posting style sometimes. Maybe this is karma?

Shit! Sorry to hear. Hope you have a quick recovery!

Damn! Hope surgery goes well and you're back on the rock crushing again soon. As far as takeaways, this calls to mind the 3 lobe/4 lobe thread we had earlier. I recall someone mentioning that 4-lobes are better in soft rock because the TCU shape transfers more force over a smaller area, thus increasing the likelihood of gear shearing out. Obviously, the 0.2 pulled as well so it might not be a perfect answer, but perhaps that was why the C3 pulled...?

My finger crack fears justified... wishing you a good recovery!

Good job on the self rescue.

Unlike the guy in the gym above.

Well, now I don't feel so bad about having mine crushed by a boulder a few weekends ago. Speedy recover, Grog!

After seeing this, I think I'll just quit climbing. It's too dangerous and you guys are crazy to do this. You are obviously suicidal. Suicide by rock.

Edit: Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Glad it wasn't worse.

Your fingers wouldn't have blown if you had made sure to get the 15kn rated fingers. This is why you should always use climb spec meat.

Ewan wrote:Question is... Is it possible to sling the chockbone?

Damn daniel,

You also lost dyno reach.

Sorry about your injury.
Hope the next person on that route knows what you left in the crack though....

So sorry - I didn't even think something like this could even happen. Speedy recovery and maybe good news...

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