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survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:39pm PT

U gotta love the modern age, when your crunch at the local gym is all over the evening news....

Hope all is well Largo. As soon as possible at least. Yikes.

Bldrjac

Ice climber

Boulder

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:39pm PT

Jack severed his achilles tendon at the gym once years ago when a foothold spun....was up just one bolt, so fell hard and slammed his leg into the wall, and his achilles just rolled on up his leg! :-( Brutal and long recovery (I think it was 3 months non-weightbearing), but he recovered 100% in time.........
John, if this rumor is true, I hope you heal quickly!!
cheers,
Pam

squishy

Mountain climber

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:39pm PT

baaaa, gym climbers...

hope you get well soon largo, tell someone to bring a laptop to the hospital bed so you can tell us the story

Bruce Morris

Social climber

Belmont, California

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:50pm PT

There sure have been more accidents and bone-brakes at my local climbing gym than I've heard about at the Reed's Pinnacle Area. Just from watching the flashing lights in front of the place, I'd say there's been a broken femur, three fractured vertebrae, a broken ankle, and who knows what else due to either being dropped by a belayer or falling off a bouldering wall. Heck, I tore my rotator cuff and dislocated my arm there too.

Much safer outdoors than in the 'controlled' indoor environment.

Heal up quick, Largo!

toadgas

Trad climber

los angeles

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:55pm PT

When I think of some of the highball falls I took while bouldering in the ancient days before pads, I'm still amazed that the only time I hurt myself bouldering was falling less than eight feet

amen to that

15 years ago I came flying off a 5.12+ and fell 18ft onto the boulder pad, bounced off that thing like it was a trampoline, then somersaulted another 20feet downhill into the pine forest...without a scratch!

the older you get the less you bounce

largo needs the best ortho surgeon out there if it's a compound fx

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healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:58pm PT

He's bound to wax philosophically about it once he's back on-line. The mind usually imposes on the body, sometimes it's the other way around. Gotta suck as subjective experiences goes.

Chaz

Trad climber

greater Boss Angeles area

Nov 30, 2012 - 01:59pm PT

FALL ON PLASTIC - DRIVEN INDOORS BY INCLEMENT WEATHER - NO HARD HAT

Rick A

climber

Boulder, Colorado

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:00pm PT

Just spoke to him. In the hospital and pretty groggy, but still indomitable in spirit.

He said he was pinching a puny wafer with maximum might when his foot, which was splayed out on a slanting rugosity, slipped.

Rick

labrat

Trad climber

Nevada City, CA

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:02pm PT

Heal up soon Mr. Long!
Erik

fear

Ice climber

hartford, ct

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:03pm PT

FALL ON PLASTIC - DRIVEN INDOORS BY INCLEMENT WEATHER - NO HARD HAT

haha...

Get better John...Hey, if you've gotta break your leg you picked the best place.

Jim Brennan

Trad climber

Vancouver Canada

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:04pm PT

Damn those slanting rugosities ! ! !

darkmagus

Mountain climber

San Diego, CA

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:05pm PT

Sending some good vibes your way, Mr. Largo

Chief

climber

The NW edge of The Hudson Bay

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:06pm PT

Wishing John a speedy and complete recovery.
Cruel invective to follow.

Brian

climber

California

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:07pm PT

Aw shite.

Get well soon John! Hopefully it will be a quick and complete healing process.

Brian

Josh Higgins

Trad climber

San Diego

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:09pm PT

John, it was great meeting you at the crag a few months ago, and it would be a pleasure to rope up again sometime, so heal up quick, and well! I'm glad his spirits are intact, even if his leg isn't.

Josh

Tami

Social climber

Canada

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:20pm PT

For Real ? Largo you retard. Bones out and blood all over the place - that will make fer a good story, however.

Largo's gonna hafta get that MD kid of his to wave her magic chicken over this injury.

Waiting for Perry's excoriation :-D hahaha!!!

Heal up fast 'n' well old guy !!!!

rockermike

Trad climber

Berkeley

Nov 30, 2012 - 02:22pm PT

I gave up bouldering when I turned 50. The elderly human body just ain't made for that kind of abuse. ha If it wasn't a twisted ankle it was a pulled finger-tendon, then a tweaked knee. And each one would put me out for 6 months or so.

get well soon.....