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couchmaster
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^^Thanks for the share MD^^ Google translate version:
"Mountaineer Thomas Huber plunges 20 meters in depth
Berchtesgaden - extreme climber Thomas Huber from the "Huber Brothers" is a bad fall while climbing. His condition after a 20-meter fall but stable.
Blessing in disguise for the world-famous mountaineer Thomas Huber! A 20-meter fall, including skull fracture remains for the 49-year-olds without sequelae. The elder brother of Alexander Huber had crashed on Tuesday in the Berchtesgaden area at Brendlberg between Oberau and Scheffau.
How BGLand24.de learned Huber has put on a rock hooks and cameras positioned to shoot movies. Abseiling he fell then 20 meters in free fall into the depths, pulling to a fractured skull. He was then operated on immediately in Traunstein hospital due to a blood clot. His condition is now stable but fortunately again. Unlike former Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher Huber need not fear long-term consequences.
At tz-demand he answered via Whatsapp briefly: "I was very lucky and endless guardian angel." Thomas Huber had already in 2011 received a shocking diagnosis: On his kidney doctors found a tumor-like structure. Fortunately it turned out that the tumor was benign and could be removed. Well hope the Berchtesgaden mountain sports that Huber recovered even after this serious accident.
His brother Alex, the second part of the Huber brothers could assist him only conditionally, since it is at the moment on an expedition to Greenland. The family of Thomas Huber can breathe; He lives with his wife and three children in Berchtesgaden. On April 15, Huber wanted to give his band Plastic Surgery Disaster concert in Cuckoo's Nest Berchtesgaden. That this is now probably has to be canceled, should be able to cope with his fans. The main thing, Thomas Huber will recover completely."
Clearly it wuz the "rock hooks and cameras".....The "cameras" is whut did Michael Schmacher in it's been said, as apparently the Go pro he had mounted on his helmet went into his skull. Thank the good lord he didn't have any "Rock Hooks" follow it in.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Thomas Huber: „Ich hatte viel Glück und unendlich viele Schutzengel.“
Fractured skull, but no permanent harm.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Whoa....I wondered why he hadn't answered my last e-mail...so glad he'll be okay!!! George Lowe, Thom Englebach and I are scheduled to go with Thomas and two other Germans to Latok in mid-August.
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adrian korosec
climber
Tucson
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Thomas: I had lots of luck and an endless supply of guardian angels.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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I always get those guys mixed up. Thomas is the taller of the two?
Best wishes on speedy recovery.
GoPro into the head (if I understand the translation correctly). Let that be a lesson to all of us. :)
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Heal up soon!
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Lurkingtard
climber
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Whoa....I wondered why he hadn't answered my last e-mail...so glad he'll be okay!!! George Lowe, Thom Englebach and I are scheduled to go with Thomas and two other Germans to Latok in mid-August.
But they only have a 3 man portaledge. Where's the other two going to sleep? And who gets to be in the middle of the Huber sandwich?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Thomas, Toni, and Sebastian are going to try to close the 38 year old loop on the Latok saga. George snd I are going to add historical perspective AND, with a little luck, open up a route on one of the sweet technical 6,000 meter peaks in the area. It's up in the air now.
Thomas just posted on facebook that he'll be fine!
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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"Fractured skull, but no permanent harm."
How in the hell could that happen....?
A truly fractured skull should certainly result in some level of brain injury....
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Crazy Bat
Sport climber
Birmingham, AL & Seweanee, TN
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What sring was it I just read today where someone said "dont let anything happen to the Uber Brothers"?
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jim,
I hope everybody has a successful trip! It's hot and muggy up here in NH.,
but NO black flies. It was a brief season for those hated bugs.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, to thomas... whewww, good to know that he got through
this fall, and will be okay...
prayers and god bless...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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A truly fractured skull should certainly result in some level of brain injury....
If it isn't a depressed fracture then lasting effects are much less likely.
That isn't to say that the resulting concussion can't have lasting effects.
Hopefully that isn't the case.
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Heal up quick Thomas. You've done it before.
His rock band is called "Plastic Surgery Disaster"? Ha! Perhaps a reference to Kohl's El Cap by the same name.
I just had a feeling they had some heavy rock star vibe when I saw those photos taken in El Cap meadow wearing leather pants. To me it had a Scorpions vibe to it.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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I wish him the best
To me it had a Scorpions vibe to it.
Always dug Ze Scorpions. Great band. Good look!
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Lurkingtard
climber
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His rock band is called "Plastic Surgery Disaster"? Ha! Perhaps a reference to Kohl's El Cap by the same name.
Klaus got it from a Dead Kennedy's album.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Really glad to read he should recover. The Hubers are legends in the climbing world. Heal quickly.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Bummer.
Thomas is a unique guy, and a rock star in more than one way.
I remember, vaguely, him coming to the bar in Chalten at around 3am and giving all the climbers the upcoming weather window news he'd just gotten from his guy back home. I don't remember his exact words, but it was to the effect of, you guys better stop drinking and start walking, now. I managed to take advantage of the window he forcasted for us, and never got to thank him.
Cheers dude, heal quick. And thanks for the heads up.
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