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caseyhyer
Mar 24, 2003, 5:10 PM
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I am wondering in what part of climbing do you think people get the most injured in. (Trad, sport, bouldering or gym) Please tell me witch one and why.
I climb alot, at least 3 days a week, I used to climb every day for many many years.
I never realy saw anybody get hurt. There was my freind in Yosemite fell and grabbed his cam, contracted the cams and fell the rest of the way on to his head. A helecoter ride later he is ok.
I myself am very lucky, I have been dropped about 40-25' 3 times and never gotton hurt. I have hurt tendons but that is about it.
recently I have seen quite a few anckles explod. so I have seen way more people get hurt in gyms than anywhere else.
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hroldan
Mar 24, 2003, 5:17 PM
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Where I live, climbling isn't the most popular sport, but from 7 months climbing, I've seen more gym injuries (one finger moves, shoulder injuries, dropping your partner, hurted with big holds trying to do speed climbing, etc.) than outdoors, etc.
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pbjosh
Mar 24, 2003, 5:28 PM
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I see the most minor injuries in the gym - fingers and turned ankles. I see the most moderate injuries at sport crags (broken ankles, dropped partners).
The only very seriuos injury I've witnessed happened on a remote wall route - partner took a 50' lead fall, contusion and severe head laceration, general body trauma, chipped hip, involved descent and hike out, 3-4 months of no climbing...
josh
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arrettinator
Mar 24, 2003, 5:32 PM
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Since I don't climb at a gym, I've never seen them there.
I've seen the most injuries during sport.
But it's usually just a scrape, or cut, or missing your second clip and kicking the belayer.
Source Code?
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dig_scott
Mar 28, 2003, 4:24 AM
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well,, i fell on another climber today cause i failed to tell him i was climbing there. he was a lot farther from the wall than i ever imagined i could fall so i didnt bother. i grabbed the finish and my foot slipped and then my hand that was on the finish. before i knew what had happened i landed. everyone is ok and this was at caseyhyer's gym BTW.
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overlord
Apr 11, 2003, 12:56 PM
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approach :P
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merlin
Apr 11, 2003, 1:10 PM
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i reckon at the gym for two reasons
a.) heaps of newbies and a rather large proportion of idiots, some of which have been discussed in the close calls things and topics like that.
b.) bcoz people climb so much there, the likelihood just increases soo much, like if u climb three times a week, your heaps more likely to overstress a tendon or muscle or something
thats just my opinion, i dont go outdoors that much tho, so dont know if it counts for anything
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papaswize
Apr 11, 2003, 1:11 PM
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Talking from personal experience, I've been injured most in the gym in the bouldering cave. Two seperate finger injuries (off of pocket moves) about a year or two apart.
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indigo_nite
Apr 16, 2003, 10:01 PM
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the gym. mostly tendinitis (friends and myself).
can't compare as much to outdoors 'cause I've climbed more during my overall climbing time inside. but outside on trad, my partners and I have not seen any climbing injuries (to ourselves or others).
no scientific reasons but I think trad lends alot less to tendinitis (shoulder/forearm) than the gym (think something about gym hand holds or it could be the routes I climb outside require more leg strength). I think sport could lend more to tendinitis than trad as well.
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aimeerose
May 6, 2003, 8:07 PM
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dynos
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drkodos
May 6, 2003, 8:14 PM
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Descents.....
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ptone
May 6, 2003, 8:26 PM
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I've seen more in the gym overall--false sense of security maybe, coupled with inexperience and overwork--but they're usually minor to medium.
Outside I agree with overlord--
On approaches...
I saw one very severe accident skiing backcountry, someone over a cliff (NOT on purpose this time). Very strenuous physically and emotionally hauling their inert form out. Turned out "OK" as they lived to ski again.
I am glad I've never seen one climbing.
Peace,
-p
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