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climbfrog
May 22, 2004, 7:11 AM
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Broken Medial Malliolus (inside of Ankle)
Got from falling 13 metres to the belay ledge. We were 100 mtrs up.
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rongoodman
May 22, 2004, 9:06 PM
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Fractured talus, short lead fall on City Lights in the Gunks. Luckily, it healed without incident, only a titanium screw as a momento. They're nasty bones to break, it turns out, with a tenuous blood supply. Also, minor sunburn recently sustained on the Ruth Glacier--the most beautiful spot I have ever seen!!
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embers
May 22, 2004, 10:32 PM
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where do i start, climbing for 5 years.
Bouldering,
-many bruises => carry on just ignore them
-Stretched to the point of going twang about 2 full-length finger muscle and tendons on hands. => rest/ tape
-pulled the pullies on many fingers and also palm of my hand but forgotten which ones. => tape/ rest
-chipped an piece of bone of my right heel also pulled must of the tendons on angle as well. => crutches/ pain
-while landing chinned my self with my knee and at the same time pulled the lateral patellar retinaculum (the outside tendon of ur knee) on the right leg. => rest/ one legged climbing
-pulling too hard and making my elbows ache, small case of tennis elbow.
=> different climbing
Leading
broken right humerus => helicopter ride, surgery, metal bar and screws, 1 armed climbing
others
stepping up onto a boulder, my left knee seized and had a loose body jammed in it. => keyhole surgery/ 1 legged climbing again.
cycled into back of stationary transit van due to racing an artic truck = left shoulder dislocated, A-C joint bust => strapped/rest , 1 armed climbing
fell down some stairs and pulled the tendons on the top of my foot (extensor hallucis longus)=> rest and that packed in my rugby playing time.
there are many other bruises, scraped and other stuff but there is no point
by the end of 3 year s climbing o had been injured for about 9-11 months. not good but it stopped me being dependent upon certain limbs.
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boulder_monkey
May 22, 2004, 11:22 PM
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well, as expected, countless scrapes, cuts, and bruises...numerous jammed fingers and toes, and many sprains. just the usual, no extreme injuries like breaks or anything. :lol: lucky me :wink:
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jc5462
May 28, 2004, 6:15 PM
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Climbing 20 years
Worst:
Impacted wrist fracture and fractures of both the Ulna and Radius of left arm, Torn ligaments in right knee and various cuts and scrapes as the result of free soloing and falling 30 feet into a tree.
Others:
Broken fingers, crushed fingernails, Torn knuckles, cuts and scrapes most damage was while aid climbing and particularly while cleaning.
I have also had my front teeth knocked out twice by pitons popping while aiding.
And in the realm of alpine climbing: Numerous cases of sunburn and HAPE (complete with coughing up blood)
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roseraie
May 28, 2004, 6:23 PM
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Climbing just over one year:
Climbing injuries:
-pulled something in my upper arm doing a dyno in the gym.
-overuse injuries in left elbow, both ring fingers, and left middle finger, most likely all from the gym
-sprained ankle from a 4 foot fall off a boulder problem onto a pad (don't ask me what happened, I have no idea)
Climbing RELATED injuries:
-broken foot from a drunk person stepping on it at the PBC
-dislocated knee from a slide down a scree slope at the Gorge
-countless scrapes and bruises from approach hikes
-two massive scars from my Bishop trip, one from the barbed wire fence at the Buttermilks, one from the portapotty door in the Pit
-minor concussion from hitting my head on the campus board in the gym while changing my pants
I have concluded that approach hikes are more dangerous than climbing.
Meg
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keste
May 28, 2004, 7:02 PM
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I honor you climbers with oodles of climbing and medical experience. I am the mere tinkling sound of puppy piddle against your pain.
But for the sake of the survey:
Climbing:
- 3 years (indoor gym, outdoor TR/sport/trad cleaning)
Climbing related injuries (all minor):
- splinters (belayer's slide into growth)
- minor cuts
- bruises/bone bruises
- painful wrists (pre-existing RSI, tho)
- painful neck
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May 28, 2004, 7:22 PM
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[quote:fcf90f98cb="tim"]1 infected toe (do not, I repeat, [b:fcf90f98cb]DO NOT[/b:fcf90f98cb] approach Voodoo Dome in flip-flops :lol:)[/quote:fcf90f98cb]
Gee Tim, ya think? :roll: Just kidding.
I've been climbing for about 8 months and no "real" injuries yet, thank god. But every time I go, I come back covered in bruises and scrapes. The worst I've had so far is rope burn on my arm, and a dent in my shin from falling off a boulder problem and landing on a rock. That one left a little scar. So I guess I can't complain.
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baja_java
May 28, 2004, 7:37 PM
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heheh, even more amazing if tim did that approach the long way around in flip flops
for the survey, climbing for about 5 years, on and off: TR, sport, non stop trad for about last 5 months, gym once in a long while, bouldered a few times
- 1st injury about 6 months ago in the gym, the one time i went in months: strained finger tendons pulling entire body weight on a small ear shaped hold that accomodated only my left pinky and second to last finger. did that only because the texture on the hold felt so great, and got suckered into thinking a two fingers pullup like that is reasonable. not something i would've done on real rock. didn't stick the move, and ended up off the rocks for over a month
- 2nd injury this past weekend: strained knee ligaments peeling from the Hobbit Roof kneebar out at JTree, with an awkward twist in the left leg as i came off. about a 10 ft drop from the pro's under the roof. no breaks or fractures, managed to land on my feet on the ledge. scended the thing on the next try. but no climbing for at least couple weekends. ughh!!
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May 28, 2004, 9:31 PM
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Sean, NO ONE else did that approach the long way because no one else was following our fearless leader... :roll: :lol:
Sorry to hear about your latest injury, btw. Rest up!
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ryanpfleger
May 28, 2004, 10:28 PM
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In 8 years of climbing:
Chronic medial epicondylitis, both elbows, total down time approx 1 year.
Lots of other injuries that kept me from climbing but nothing that was caused by climbing.
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maww
Jun 2, 2004, 2:44 PM
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In reply to: Fractured talus, short lead fall on City Lights in the Gunks. Luckily, it healed without incident, only a titanium screw as a momento. They're nasty bones to break, it turns out, with a tenuous blood supply.
That they are - I fractured my talus bone a few years ago and man did it turn pretty colors!!! :wink: My ankle has not been the same since.
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thomasribiere
Jun 5, 2004, 2:57 PM
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10 years of sport climbing and bouldering.
* many tendonitis in the extensor and sometimes flexor muscles of the fingers - cured with 6 weeks of rest and 1 to 2 weeks of NSAIDs.
* tendonitis in the Achille's tendons after 10 days of slab climbing - still painful sometimes, as I never rested and as I already had some before.
* conjunctival and corneal pain from chalk dust in the gyms - each time.
* eye pain from lurking rc.com.
* a very strong and accute pain in the left shoulder and proximal part of the left biceps, for 10 days now. Under NSAIDs + complete rest. No improvement at all by now... Tendonitis? Muscle inury? Capsulitis? I'm gonna wait 2 more weeks and go see a doc if not better.
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dingus
Jun 8, 2004, 2:23 PM
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Hey, if this thread keeps going maybe some of us can add to our lists?
I wouldn't wish that on ANYONE!
DMT
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crodog
Feb 25, 2006, 6:08 PM
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Climbing three years and finally injured myself. Broken ankle; dislocated talus bone required surgical reduction with three screws. No weight bearing for four to six months. CAT scan in April to determine amount of necrosis (bone death).
:wtf:
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radioface
Feb 25, 2006, 6:57 PM
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In 6 years of climbing i've had the typical:
Medial epicondylitis, A2 pulley tear, bursitis both shoulders, strained bicep as well as buildup of scar tissue on hands/arms/legs.
All worth it.
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shanz
Feb 25, 2006, 7:06 PM
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5 years climbing 9 years rigging
torn right bicep
currently a tweaked finger - though the doc says nothings wrong
shins have been banged so many times that i have little or no feeling left in them this comes from looking up at climbs while walking and not paying attention to where i walk
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jonqdoe
Feb 25, 2006, 7:57 PM
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Man this thread makes me feel lucky...26 years old, climbing three years, no major injuries.
- Elbow tendonitis, usually start taking Traumeel 3x daily and it goes away
- Had trigger finger bad enough to make me stop climbing 3 times now, just now getting back to climbing after the third time. I've taken about 5 weeks off each time.
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jgill
Feb 25, 2006, 9:39 PM
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In 53 years of climbing (plus gymnastics for about 10 years long ago):
1. Climbers Elbow - 1970 - out for almost a year to clear it up. No problems since.
2. Tore right biceps off forearm in 1987 - repaired - after a year I was fine.
3. Severe Arthritis in both shoulders - now - no cartilage left in right shoulder. Hope to get onto the rock this spring. Still do a few pull-ups, etc., but it has gotten painful. Full shoulder replacement not advised for rock climbing. 8^)
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fearlessclimber
Feb 25, 2006, 11:46 PM
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well here is for the 6-8 months of climbing.
Fractured tail bone from a 20 footer
and a really badly turned ankle, to where it was tured so far up you could see the bottom of my foot. That hurt like hell, the guy that was spotting me wasnt paying attention and i landed on his foot twisting it, i ended up poping it back into place richt there.
Also numerous catuses in my leg, cholla mtn sucks, the whole fricken branch fell on my leg.
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tradrenn
Feb 26, 2006, 7:42 PM
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A2 pulley tear left hand ( out for 2 months )
A2 pulley tear right hand ( out for 3 months )
Many little cuts and bruises that I don't count.
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oldrnotboldr
Feb 28, 2006, 6:02 PM
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Twenty or so years climbing.
-Broken toe
-Broken finger
-Three ankle sprains
-Concussion
-Tendonitis
-Shin splints (from training runs)
-Dislocated right shoulder
-Assorted cuts, scratches and bruises
-Rock rash on right arm, back and leg
-Lower back strains
-Third degree sun burn
-15 stitches in left calf from mis-swinging cramponed foot
-Frost bit toes and cheeks
-Blackened eyes from smashing my glasses into my face
-Ego; Totally smashed my ego a few times
-Heart , a long time back by a sexy female climber!
That's all I can think of right now. Got the highlights covered anyway!
Edited to add ego and heart.
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krusher4
Feb 28, 2006, 6:20 PM
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broken L. leg (tib,fib).
broken R. foot, 3 bones
6 ribs
L. elbow
1 concussion
oddly enough no tendon/pulley issues. Oh and all of these were separate accidents, LOL. Still going strong.
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cosmiccragsman
Feb 28, 2006, 6:42 PM
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Climbing 41 years.
1 sprained ankle. 1981
2 torn pulleys. 1984, 1986
1 traumatic amputation of index finger. (rock fell on it and took the tip clean off. Took 22 hours to get to hospital :( ) 1974
2 compression fractures in T7 and T8 vertebrae. 2000
Bruised shoulder blade, ribs and lung from 30 ft fall in Jan. of this year.
Cosmiccragsman
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dingus
Feb 28, 2006, 7:21 PM
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FUCK!
Two weeks after I posted to THIS THREAD (page 2 - sound like Paul Harvey), I pitched off for a 30 footer, hit a ledge at 25 and shattered my left ankle, 3 distinct evulsion fracturs, one of which gives me considerable grief to this day.
Then, last May, tie Ides of May in fact, I rolled my jeep on the way home from a climb and broke my neck in 3 places.
This sport is crazy.
LET'S GO CLIMBING!!!!
DMT
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