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Re: [trafla] percentage of falls you've gotten injured from:
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king_rat
Jun 23, 2009, 1:45 PM
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I could not tell you how many falls I have taken(been climbing for 15 years), probably in the 1000’s.
Apart from minor scrapes and burses I have only had two significant injuries. I’ve broken my ankle once and cracked a bone in my elbow. Both were probably avoidable, or I made a decision to accept the risk involved.
When I broke my leg I was on a slab which was quite run out and the first peace of gear was at about 6 meters off the ground, I fell landing on a small boulder.
When I broke my elbow, I hit a block protruding from the rock. I should have looked what was below before I fell.
I can’t see how you would be injured in 80% of falls. If this was the case almost all climbers would be injured within their first few months of climbing and their bodies would be broken within a few years.
(This post was edited by king_rat on Jun 23, 2009, 1:48 PM)
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