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Re: [milesenoell] Have you ever decked?:
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kobaz
Apr 11, 2011, 4:54 PM
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Registered: Sep 19, 2004
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I decked on Oops and Floops in Peterskill, in the Gunks.
I was feeling strong. I've TRd the route before. There's good gear placements all over. I decided to do my first 5.10 gear lead in the gunks.
The start is really really tricky. From the ground I put in a nut as high as I could reach. I figured if I blew the first move I would be okay. I started off and made the first move. I stuffed a yellow metolius blindly above my head. And traversed left into the flaring crack. I really really wanted to get in another piece at this point (I like to place a lot of gear anyway). I spent way way too long futzing with the flared crack to try and get a piece in.
I told my belayer I was downclimbing and to pull in the slack. I reversed two moves and I was totally and utterly pumped. I said I was coming off. I extended myself as low as I could before I greased off. I swung to the right towards my last piece. It pulled. I landed on the ground in between two ankle breaking rocks and fell backwards in between two head smashing boulders (I did have a helmet). The fall distance combined with the landing style, combined with immediately rolling back all contributed to the most beautifully executed ground fall I could have imagined.
I didn't hit the ground with full force. That first nut that I stood on a rock to place, held me back a little bit. It was the rope stretch that led me to the ground,
It was a small fall, maybe 5 feet, but anything can happen in a fall. My feet were a little sore, my back was fine and I was generally feeling okay.
I said... next time I lead this I'm bringing a crash pad.
Edited for some spelling and grammar.
(This post was edited by kobaz on Apr 11, 2011, 4:57 PM)
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Post edited by kobaz
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