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Lost: Gear anchor on Bourbon St., Red Rocks, NV
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My partner and I had to bail off the third pitch of Bourbon Street yesterday after a hold broke and I fell and sustained a large gash to my right shin (which later received 26 staples at the ER). We rapped off a trad anchor at the 3rd pitch belay, leaving behind three cams (BD 2, 3, and 4) along with biners, slings, and cord (as well as a lot of blood about 80 feet up the pitch). I'd be very grateful for them (they're actually my buddy's) if anyone happens to go up there in the next couple days (we return to the East Coast on Friday). Happy to compensate you for your trouble. Thanks! |
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Got it. We’re at site 12 in the campground if you wanna pick it up. |
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Amazing! Thanks!!! Reaching out now. |
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Happy you made it down. Been discussing first aid preparedness a lot recently. Howd you deal with the injury on the climb? Tape? Handkerchief? Anything you wish youd had? Heal well. |
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Thanks, Jimmy. The laceration was surprisingly large, and surprisingly bloody. Here's a shot from the ER and a shot from the day after:   Obviously, no handkerchief was going to suffice. I immediately took off my long-sleeve synthetic sun shirt and tied it tightly around my shin. This stopped the bleeding right away. I was glad to have the stretchier synthetic instead of cotton, which wouldn't have tied off as securely. At the same time, I'd sprained my left ankle, but I was still able to downclimb without much trouble. It's funny, before this trip, I was also thinking that my first-aid preparedness wasn't great, but I didn't act on it. I was lucky to be able to cobble together something adequate. Things I wish I'd had, and that I will carry in the future:
With these things I could have applied gauze pads, wrapped my leg with a gauze bandage, and then secured the whole thing tightly with a self-adhesive wrap. Really, though, what I'm thinking is that if I'm going to keep climbing I should probably do a wilderness first-aid course. |
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Holy shit dude, that is GNARLY! Glad you're ok! |
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Dang! Good on ya humping yourself out. Ive let my WFR expire but got a lot out of the various classes ive taken. That being said, you dealt with it as well as any trained wfr would have. See below for the recent first aid thread Thanks for the details, heal well https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/201682220/first-aid-kit?page=2#ForumMessage-201783906 |
