A Fine Way To Ruin a Trip To Joe's

hit between pads on highball..

I dont see the problem...

youre first problem is bouldering.

hope it was worth it.

but nonetheless. big bummer and i hope you heal quickly.

Hey Chase, I hope you heal up quickly!!! Then we'll do some trad climbing, It's allot safer. :)

johnL wrote:Cankles?

For reals. I compared with my grandmother...and won.

Sorry Chase. Break? Bad Sprain? What's the tally?

ouch!

now go slap your spotter! ;)

heal up quick - and Robert's right. Trad does seem safer.

I didn't know what the word "cankles" meant so I had to look it up
urbandictionary.com/define.…
Yes, that is exactly what's going on here.
Todd Skinner had an intersting quote (probably someone else said it first): climbing is not worth dying for but it's worth risking dying for.
Change "dying" to "getting injured" and I guess it applies to highball bouldering. How high were you (in feet, not THC/BAC whatever)?
Edit: yeah, decking from at least 20', no (effective) pad, I guess it could have been even worse. Good luck in recovery

Torn Ligaments, so at least I'm not out for the whole summer but its bad enough I was given Loritab. I was topping out on the highest part of the triangle boulder I would guess its at least twenty feet.

Torn ligaments huh?
But you'll be back at it this Summer, and they just gave you some pills?
If you need to get it fixed, do it now. Or, when you are my age you'll regret it.

Tough break, kid. We've all pretty much had variations of the theme, even several times. Surviving your youth is actually an acomplishment.
Good luck.

Well I'm hoping to be climbing in a few weeks but I'm not going to rush it. although I'll probably give bouldering a break. I'm in a walking cast and on crutches. When I go in next monday I'll have a better idea of what my future with it will be.

Chase Gee wrote:Well I'm hoping to be climbing in a few weeks but I'm not going to rush it. although I'll probably give bouldering a break. I'm in a walking cast and on crutches. When I go in next monday I'll have a better idea of what my future with it will be.

Man, this is bad news. Sometimes ligaments take a lot longer to heal than a fracture. I will be suprised if you are back climbing this summer, by the looks of the photo. Keep us updated.

Dear Chase , As one who has suffered from ankle injury........... torn ligaments= Bad JuJu. A break is usually a lesser injury (unless it is a compound fracture ). I hate to say it but your serious bouldering days may be in some jeopardy . Highball landings and tendon or ligament damage are a bad combo. Luckily there are many ways to adjust and still get your fix . Be patient - do what your Doc says . Heal completely and your chances will be good. Good Luck.

YUCK!!!!! But yeah, what Kevin said.

Heal quick Gee baby.

Thanks guys, I'll keep an update. It helps that the doc helping me is a climber and I work with him so he'll keep on close eye on it and help me get back out as soon as possible and still be safe about it.

Well its finally back to a somewhat normal size and I'm off crutches. Although, the bruising seems to be migrating north. Does anyone know why it would do that?

Start here:
aafp.org/afp/20010101/93.html

Then consider this:
footphysicians.com/footankl…

Make sure you are seeing an orthopedic physician for your consult. He'll probably recommend and MRI to determine the extent of soft tissue damage. If it comes to surgery, and you have expectations of continuing a high-level of physically fitness afterwards, MAKE SURE YOU ARE BEING CUT BY A FOOT-SPECIALIST ORTHOPEDIC.

My ortho doc (who himself is a US Ski Team doc) referred me to this guy:

orthopaedicspecialists.org/…

Needless to say, I'll be spending time in Vegas soon.

Good luck!

Thanks for the info Zirkel.

One more vote to rest the injury fully and rehab it. When I was 18 I completely trashed my ankle as well, similarly no bone damage just wrecked soft tissue. I'm 37 now and still have some chronic issues with the ankle, not daily but just an annoyance regularly. I did some of my rehab but was not as vigilant as I should have been, choosing to return to my climbing and regular activities too soon. I regret that to this day. I know you may need to learn that on your own, just wanted to share my experience.