decemberlost wrote:
Hey all, I'm new here, so hello first of all!!
Well I had an interesting weekend to say the least...
I was climbing in Tahquitz (idyllwild, CA) Saturday...end of the day...decided to do one last short climb for the day. Got to the stopping point (about 80 ft up) and heard a voice from the top (600 ft up) yell "rock!" and all of the sudden a rock shower that was traveling at full velocity came down towards me and my climbing partner. Sounded like bullets whizzing by our heads for about a minute. One of the boulders popped off the wall and was coming straight for my head and I put my hand up to block it and it broke it immediately. It was really scary. There were rocks that were as big as our heads screaming past us. Easily could have been a much worse outcome. Thank God I only broke my hand and not my skull...or worse....
Anyways, the doc said I have a "buckle fracture" on the pinky metacarpal and a "complete break" on my ring finger metacarpal. No surgery necessary (thank God!) but I do have a cast for the next four weeks.
Anyone else broken there hand in a similar way and gone back to climbing? How long til you got back to normal strength? Any tips for re-strengthening once I get the cast off? Should I keep working out my right side (i.e. one arm pull ups, etc)? Or should I just take a 4 week break? Thanks!
