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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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bike crash...? You told me you fell 700 feet off el cap and decked out...wise guy......
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Spot on mate, heal thyself and move forward with your great spirit and joy de vie that you have spread throughout our tribe!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Wait....Mouse.....thanks for the pic. There's my plate and black diamond glass. :)))))))
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dave yerian
Trad climber
the parking lot
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2018 - 09:44am PT
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To all my friends who support me, thanks for the encouragement to move on with my life. Love all of you so much, Thanks Dave. Just starting day 6 of post surgery. Here's a picture from day 5.
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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I first met Dave shortly after his accident. I was leaving camp 4 in the morning, headed for what they called coffee in the cafeteria, when I heard a voice calling me to help. I walked over to a figure laying in the dirt, and it was Dave, who needed help putting his exo-skeleton on.
I help him up, buckled his armor on, and we have been friends since. I've never really noticed the scars, although they are obvious if you look for them. I just saw the guy inside who was sleeping in the dirt in camp 4 days after being released from the hospital.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Scars...? i never judged Dave by them..I always associated Dave Yerian with his sense of humor and an uncanny knack for pedaling a bike...
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Dave, thanks for posting up and I hope somehow posting here is a beneficial part of your journey toward healing. Walked by the BY the other day and felt the vibe of the route weighing down upon us in the sunlight. What a magical place. May your journey continue with the support of friends and strangers and the promise that every day is a new one.
Scott
P.S. Keep those wounds covered up or at least covered in Vaseline or abx ointment as the surgeon recommended. I'm a surgeon....we live by the mantra "moist healing is good healing." You MUST keep it lubed up for at least a month. Don't think "oh I'll let it dry out a bit..it'll be good for it." Just the opposite. That's my recommendation but listen to your surgical team and do what they say!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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You are an inspiration. Glad to hear you are healing.
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Dave , you are held in high regard by many of us. Best to you.
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Jim Clipper
climber
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Just a word for restorative surgery. Form, not function is often considered when plastic surgery is mentioned. Also, without healthy eyelid function, there can be suffering and even blindness. IMHO it is human nature to recoil when we see suffering in others. It is sometimes too rare to see it as possibly our own.
Heal well!!!
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Yeti
Trad climber
Ketchum, Idaho
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Dave, as always, you inspire and lead the way. Keep it up. Keep smiling in the moment. My deepest respect......Yeti
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Yeah, fear, I believe Bachar is indeed smiling. :)
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Dave, I’ve met you in passing a couple of times in the past, and I never saw anything but a good man. You are saying your face was damaged but I never saw it! But how wonderful that you did something good for yourself. Best wishes and happiness.
Phyl
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Oct 10, 2018 - 09:54am PT
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I don't know if I have ever seen a picture of you with the cracked up face, but applaud your decision to go for the restoration. Good for you!
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Oct 10, 2018 - 10:14am PT
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Thanks for sharing and good luck with you're brave new future
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Oct 10, 2018 - 11:57am PT
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Rebuilding parts of the body is but another step forward.
Man, I really enjoyed hanging with you in YP while getting to know you better. Persevere and overcome. Cheers' Bro!
Rodger
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Oct 10, 2018 - 12:06pm PT
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Best to you Dave!
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Oct 10, 2018 - 01:56pm PT
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I am wishing you well
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Oct 10, 2018 - 08:51pm PT
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one day maybe 6 or 7 years back I was talking to Kauk up in the Meadows. Ron said he had seen you and I said "how's Dave?".
Ron said "yesterday he biked to Lee Vining and back in the morning, then we went bouldering"
I figured you were doing well.
best wishes, Mike
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MikeL
Social climber
Southern Arizona
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Oct 11, 2018 - 08:58am PT
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Dave,
I have nothing to add. I keep coming back to your thread and continue to wonder about this statement you made in your opening post:
I've been holding on to so many things from the wreck and now I am free and I can let it go . . . .
What would you say enabled you to let go?
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