Helicopter rescue off Sedona multipitch queen Vic following stuck knee

https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-01-10/stuck-rock-climber-rescued-from-sedona-spire

https://azdailysun.com/news/local/a-steep-dark-rescue-climbers-airlifted-out-of-a-tight-spot-in-sedona/article_61814c1c-9120-11ed-abc1-0b6a7c45a2b1.html

Helicopter rescue after stuck knee on queen Victoria. Route info below  there was a very good article in the climbing Zine issue 22 about freeing knees stuck in offwidths  not saying it would have helped here just FYI  

https://shop.climbingzine.com/products/the-climbing-zine-volume-22

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105793361/regular-route

Thanks for the article. I made it into Accidents in North America Climbing last year for getting my knee stuck in J-Tree so I could definitely empathize with the guy in Kaya's story.

Oh, wow, that would suck. 

abandon moderation wrote:

That's my nightmare. I've struggled for about a minute to get my knee out already, I can definitely see how it could happen.

Maybe someone can share the tips from the climbing zine. Keep some lube in your back pocket? Pray that you can get a cam above you to pull on? Cut off your Carhartts?

Forgive me if this is bad form but the article comes up online if you just google:

So You Got Your Knee Stuck by Kaya Lindsay

And yes, but for me it was cut off your Prana's...my leg slipped right out once I got the pant leg material out .

abandon moderation wrote:

Maybe someone can share the tips from the climbing zine. Keep some lube in your back pocket? Pray that you can get a cam above you to pull on? Cut off your Carhartts?

You got ‘em all except the first:  don’t panic. 

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