By DannyUncanny
Aug 12, 2012
| So this image just started making the rounds, looks painful:
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By MountainManny
From Idaho Springs
Aug 12, 2012
| I smell almonds!
A beauty of a fracture there....
I did my right arm in almost identical fashion....and Yep, it hurt as bad as it looked. |
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By Mike J.
From Red rock camp ground
Aug 12, 2012
| I'm calling BS on this one! photo shop, some corn syrup & red #40! |
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By FrankPS
From Atascadero, CA
Aug 12, 2012
| Hey, look - TC Pros! Nice shoes. |
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By Trad Nanny
Aug 12, 2012
| Had one like this at the gym. Seen a few actually, usually not much screaming with these, lots of endorphins going on. Do you have a point in trying to gross people out? |
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By Jake Jones
From The Eastern Flatlands
Aug 12, 2012
| Mike J. wrote: I'm calling BS on this one! photo shop, some corn syrup & red #40!
I'm calling BS on your calling BS. I took that picture. That happened in March. He's now walking on it again after four months of surgery and bone grafts. Here's a link to the news story. www.wjla.com/articles/2012/04/after-overnight-delay-injured->>> |
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By Todd Cook
From Hawthorne, CA
Aug 12, 2012
| What was the route? was he leading? How far did he fall?
Any other helpful information?
May he have a speedy recovery! |
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By Jake Jones
From The Eastern Flatlands
Aug 12, 2012
| It was a short pendulum fall under 10 ft on a traversing tight hand and finger crack on Old Rag Mountain. Piton Crack. Last route of the day. There's a small chunk of rock, a little arete that sticks out, that his ankle slammed into and that's what caused the damage. A freak occurrence more than anything. I doubt you could reproduce the accident again if you tried. Just shitty luck.
He's ok, walking around on it now, four months later, and will be back out on the rock in the spring. |
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By Buff Johnson
Oct 13, 2012
| Glad to hear things turned out well.
This is a uniquely distinctive injury and one I used in an educational setting with some case studies of mountain accidents. Just wanted to say thanks for posting up the info. |
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By waltereo
Nov 14, 2012
| I am sick for the rest of the day.... |
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By Ted Kryzer
From Rochester, MN
Nov 14, 2012
| Jake Jones wrote: Last route of the day.
I would sure think so. |
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By NC Rock Climber
From The Oven, AKA Phoenix
Nov 14, 2012
| I cannot say that you didn't warn me, but DAMN! That made me queasy. |
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By "H"
From Garden of Gods
Nov 14, 2012
| Just woke my ass up! Bone suckin sauce! |
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By Chris treggE
Administrator
From Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2012
| Ted Kryzer wrote: I would sure think so.
LOL!!! Good one Kryzer.
Oh, and wow. Glad to hear it's turning out ok. |
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By Jason Halladay
Administrator
From Los Alamos, NM
Nov 14, 2012
| Jake Jones wrote: I'm calling BS on your calling BS. I took that picture. That happened in March. He's now walking on it again after four months of surgery and bone grafts. Here's a link to the news story. URL was here.
Thanks for the follow-up info, Jake. And good job refuting the always-expected comments on these internet stories regarding the financing of the rescue.
I'm glad to hear your friend is back on his feet and looking to return to climbing in the spring. |
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