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climbaddic
Apr 7, 2005, 4:16 PM
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I have been climbing for about 3 years. I mainly sport climb or boulder, but once in a while you can get me to do trad.
1) I had finger sore for like 2 months during my 2nd year. I taped it up and took it easy on climbing for bit. It went away.
2) Few small rope burn on my legs, and arm.
I guess I have been pretty lucky, but at same time I am pretty careful. Also, I am not very dynamic climber, so I don't think I am really hard on my body. I think being a static climber helps because I don't shock my body like dynamic climber.
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jerkboy
Apr 7, 2005, 5:20 PM
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Climbing 5 years...
-Exploded right testicle from falling off a 10 ft problem and smashing it between my thigh and a rock (immediate removal was necessary).
-Nut tool lodged in my forehead from it slipping out trying to remove a very stubborn nut.
-Nasty hemorrhoids from forgetting to bring sh*t tickets on a week long hiking/climbing trip.
-9 broken bones including left and right ankles, left knee, 3 fingers on my left hand, left forearm, left elbow, from falling 25 feet trying to free-solo an 11c route
-Countless cuts, bruises, rope burn, scratches, etc.
And yet I still can't seem to get enough climbing in.
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bigjonnyc
Apr 7, 2005, 5:50 PM
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Wow jerkboy, sounds like loads of fun... STFU!!
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nik_wyo1
Apr 7, 2005, 6:06 PM
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2 years
Hyper extended and fractured Left elbow
Dislocated and fractured Right elbow
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keith_b00ne
Apr 7, 2005, 6:49 PM
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Update:
Climbing 1 1/2 years:
torn tendon in left arm
chronic tendenitious
minor tweek ring finger right hand
Thinking back not as bad as other sports:
Skateboarding: Broken wrists, dirtbikes: broken wrists, paint ball: torn knee with chronic pain. computer: Carpal Tunnel, tendenitios, poor eyesight.....
........IM A MESS.........
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petsfed
Apr 8, 2005, 3:58 AM
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In reply to: 2 years Hyper extended and fractured Left elbow Dislocated and fractured Right elbow
Dislocated was how it actually went? Bummer. Hopefully you won't get hurt AGAIN before the Climber's Fest. Why don't you tell them about the neato scar on your hand? That thing is sick! I can't help but feel a little guilty for getting you into this. Oh well.
10 years (?)
Sprained right ankle
Same
Same
Severely strained tendons, right ring finger
Tendonitis in varying spots
Countless minor scrapes, cuts, bruises...
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sick_climba
Apr 8, 2005, 4:53 AM
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umm thankfully just skin loss,and one cramp in my hand that wouldn't go away for like 5 huors so i couldn't move my index and middle finger at all the were bent in a 90 degree angle to my palm. it sucked, but yeah other than that just some bumps brusies and cuts... totaly tore up my hands today on a slab so i won't be climbing for a few weeks :cry: :(
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crag_shwagger
Apr 8, 2005, 5:23 AM
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Tendonitis
Carpel Tunnel (owwww)
High Altitude induced migraines (double ouch)
4 broken fingers (one broken twice)
Broken arms, legs etc
HAI (Harrow ankle impact)
thats it so far...
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pheenixx
Apr 8, 2005, 5:33 AM
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In reply to: I guess I have been pretty lucky, but at same time I am pretty careful. Also, I am not very dynamic climber, so I don't think I am really hard on my body. I think being a static climber helps because I don't shock my body like dynamic climber.
do static climbers also not fall under the same laws of gravity as other dynamic climbers..?
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climbaddic
Apr 8, 2005, 6:30 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: I guess I have been pretty lucky, but at same time I am pretty careful. Also, I am not very dynamic climber, so I don't think I am really hard on my body. I think being a static climber helps because I don't shock my body like dynamic climber. do static climbers also not fall under the same laws of gravity as other dynamic climbers..?
Gravity affects everyone, but I certainly don't have shoulder or finger injuries. It isn't always, but I think many times people pull their tendons or pop their shoulder during dynamic moves.
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kiwi_raven
Apr 8, 2005, 6:51 AM
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I've been climbing 2 months and I am currently recovering from 3 strained muscles in my hip and bursitis in my hip joint.
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roadman33
Apr 10, 2005, 10:47 PM
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WOW
I feel so close to you all now that I know we are all some F$&%ed up people.
I've been climbing 8 years or so.
Tendonitis left elbow
lot's of scars
(most on hands and legs)
one neat scar from a torch.
I was working at the ouray ice park and had to melt some ice out of a bolt hole, before slaming in the bolt. Long story short the torch slid hot end first in between my fingers. That hurt, a lot.
Oh Yeah, first climb in the Alaskan Range(first climb anywhere): We hiked in to Mt Pendleton, new plastic boots (just out of the box) The hike out..... Bloody stumps for toes and my heels had 2" gash. I walked the last 2 miles in the liners in the river!
Other than that I'm a very very lucky guy.
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mazzystr
Apr 11, 2005, 7:01 PM
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been climbing 3yrs...and have suffered the following climbing related injuries
a bruised/fractured rib
various pulled tendons in...
fingers
hands
elbows
arms
shoulders
hips
3" rope burn to right leg
2" cut on my left ankle
i agree with Roadman33. i thought i was the only one suffering these crazy injuries...
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lazyjammin
Apr 11, 2005, 7:07 PM
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4 yrs climbing
tennis elbow 3 times
sprained ankle 2X chronic pain exacerbated by snowboarding
finger tendon problems middle finger left hand
much missing skin, currently 1/3 of pinky finger r hand skin missing
inflamed rotator cuff
and my bicep muscle hurts for some reason in left arm
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ktetomcu
Apr 11, 2005, 7:32 PM
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Climbing regularly since 2002
tweaked shoulder a coupla times
many blisters
just sprained my ankle bouldering yesterday :roll:
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southbayclimber
Apr 11, 2005, 8:03 PM
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Rope burns on hands and fingers from slipping off a small cliff and catching myself on the rope about halfway down, then having to slide the rest of the way down....yesterday....I'm an idot. also some assorted strains in elbows and wrists.
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kathryn
Apr 11, 2005, 8:05 PM
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Hmm... I've been climbing for a little over a year.
I've dislocated my left knee three times, right knee twice, and the last one resulted in a torn ACL and meniscus, which I'm still recovering from.
Other than that I've just had the usual cuts and scrapes, nothing serious.
If you include other sports, I've also torn my left ACL, left rotator cuff, and fractured a few fingers.
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e_free
Apr 17, 2005, 1:17 PM
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I've been climbing off and on since i was 4. I'm 23 now.
Some major injuries:
hit by car
broken left foot
hypovolemic shock
broken nose
torn rotator cuff & chronic tendonitis
sprained whatever hasnt been broken
pin surgically inserted in my [currently] left wrist permanently
Some extreme stuff i do:
skydiving
parasailing
rockclimbing
snowboarding
hunting
whitewater rafting
none of the injuries is related to extreme sports :shock:
my climbing injuries include a checked ego, cut fingers, and bruises.
conclusion: be prudent, get insurance, have fun...in that order :wink:
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the_tall_guy
Apr 17, 2005, 1:53 PM
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Holy Bovine! What a thread. I've been climbing 28 years, and here's the list for climbing-only injuries:
1) Off and on tendonitis ring finger left and ring + middle finger right. A good tape job keeps these in check. Once I got cocky, didn't tape for a session--pop! Had to lay off for months.
2) Left elbow tendonitis (got in my early 20's). If I tape, she's not much bother.
3) Broken left wrist. Late teens bouldering fall when a hold broke. Took about EIGHT MONTHS to heal, a series of casts most of that time. I got so fed up that I started climbing again with the cast on--did some easy bouldering and climbed Lower Spire and some Apron routes in Yosemite. No problems since.
4) Minor cut on scalp when a partner dropped a rock on me--before I'd put on my helmet....doh.
5) Half a dozen stitches in my head when a partner fell about 50 ft. on to me while we were about a dozen pitches up N. Buttress of Middle Cathedral. Massively bruised thigh, too. I feel very lucky that both of us survived that one.
Besides minor bruises and the usual gobies and strains, that's about it. I've been very lucky. I'm also pretty careful, and I decided long ago that my body was not going to be up to extreme standards. My tendons and such just don't seem capable of 5.11 and up--though I still get up one now and then. Mostly I'm content to climb up to easy/moderate 5.10, trad and sport. I can still do LOTS of fantastic routes in this range. It seems from this list that many of the injuries are coming from hard bouldering. Be careful out there ladies and gents. Nothin' wrong with a good top rope or low-ball problems.
Cheers! And climb safely.
Scott
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