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Around Boulder, CO
Small Town, USA
Attacking? Hardly! I have simply come to the same conclusion that most intelligent practitioners have...that helmets save lives. Be offended or in denial...its your life. It's just a suggestion, not a criticism. Peace.
Small Town, USA
Small Town, USA
Small Town, USA
Small Town, USA
The author saved by his helmet.
The author saved by his helmet.
"On August 28, 2010, I was climbing a technically easy multi-pitch trad route near Banff, Canada, with my partner, when I fell while leading. I dont know what caused the fallperhaps a hold broke, perhaps I simply slipped; that moment has been wiped from my memorybut I plunged about 20 meters, hitting various hard obstacles on the way down and losing consciousness in the process.
When I awoke, my partner phoned to arrange a helicopter rescue, and Ive been recovering since, first in hospital and now at home. While I sustained fairly severe injuries, Im extremely fortunate that those comprised only scrapes, bruises, and broken bones, all of which will heal in due course.
My helmet is another story. It fared far worse than I did, as it absorbed blows from one or more of those hard objects I encountered on my sudden descent."
Jonathan Lytton Aug 5, 2015
All up in yo bidniss.
Small Town, USA