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Marty Karabin accident, Etc.

Leavittator · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 161

I'll throw in some gas money!

CTK · · Scottsdale · Joined May 2008 · Points: 330

Without question Leav, I can make that a priority this month while traveling to the Del Mar Area. Contact me via email. It's the least I can do. Unbeknownst to MK, he has made it directly or indirectly possible for me to climb in and around the phx area since I was first brought here as a child.

Sandy Draus · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 45

Marty doing good with physical therapy...very painful...the mind is willing but the flesh has it's own ideas.
So here he is, trying to cross his legs...0W0W0W0W0W0W0W0W0W0!!!!!!

Nicholas Oxentenko · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 10

WOW Marty what a story, I am so sorry to hear about your hospital stay. I am very glad you were not injured worse. How is the healing coming along? I am happy to hear the climbing community is pulling together for you, I wish I could do more to help out, best wishes and I will definately be sending you positive healing energy!
-Neo

Linda White · · maricopa, AZ · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 100

Is there another fundraiser event? Deif?

Linda

karabin museum · · phoenix. AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 1,670

Randy,

The magazines have been received!!! Thank you so very much for not wanting them any more! I kept about 60 of them and the rest went to Robert for his future museum. He presently is debating keeping the mags pristine, or chopping all of the Leavitt pictures out of the mags for a massive signature session at the next OR show. Watch out!
Thanks also for the Leavitt schwag items. Hope your new smaller home gives you great future memories.
Rock on! Marty

England · · Colorado Springs · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 270

GOOD LUCK with your recovery, and getting through the airports metal detectors.

karabin museum · · phoenix. AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 1,670

THE HALF WAY REPORT
Well hopefully more than half way to climbing again I hope. For you future peoples planning on having a femur break, or not planning on having a femur break, here is what I was doing in the first two months:
It is nice to have family and friends help out especially at the beginning. For the first week it is pretty much hospital stuff. I suggest get out of the hospital as soon as you can. The surgery is cheap compared to the charge for sitting in the hospital bed. Two weeks after the break I was still pretty much useless. The broken leg was constantly filling up with fluids "ballooning up" if I was not laying down for a while in bed for every two hours. I wanted to get stuff done around the house but the leg pretty much commanded the day. The pain is constant! Not the surgical pain, but the stressed out tendons doing all of the work for the non active muscles. Any time I move or readjust the legs position I get ready for that groin tendon to say hello. The pain is so constant it has become comical and makes me laugh every time it hurts. My first doctor visit was 18 days after the surgery and my stitches were removed. I was given a prescription to start Physical Therapy, and a prescription for more pain pills. Now I only take the pain pills before I go to therapy. Therapy started 19 days after the surgery and I am amazed at how strong my leg actually was. I was babying the leg through the pain, and the Physical Therapist wasted no time bending my leg around past the point of my personal fear and pain. On my first visit to the therapist I felt I needed a stretcher to get me back to my ride home. I am going to therapy three times a week and I enjoy it in a sadistic way I guess. "How are you doing? Get on the table, owie, owie, owie, damn! ouch, okay you are done for the day..........heres the money..........see you tomorrow." Interesting process paying for pain, but I like the results! The hardest part of therapy is getting from home to doctor and back to home. Lots of friends are involved in this process since I am restricted from personally driving. Grocery shopping is an interesting mission, as well as getting the trash can to the curb on trash day.
After surgery right away I was able to move the bottom portion of my leg. Anything from my knee to my foot was working great, but my muscles above the knee were not responding and still are not. 60 days after the surgery, laying down flat on my back with a straight leg I was finally able to lift my leg off of the table...once. One good 5.12 grunt and to my amazement it was lifted. It is a great feeling mentally to see my leg finally responding.
At my second doctors visit 45 days after the surgery, was given the okay to allow my bad leg to apply 50 lbs pressure to my foot. At the two month mark I returned the wheel chair. The wheel chair is a fantastic tool since it still allows you to use all of your limbs for chores around the house. I am using the walker so now I have no limbs free to carry stuff. A whole new set of rules were just thrown at me. For example: Try to get a cup of coffee from point A to point B using a walker. It becomes a great challenge! Doing anything in a standing position is tough since I am always standing on my good leg where now it is cramping up more and more. So while I am strengthening the broken leg, I am also gaining tendonitis in the good leg. FUN! The greatest thing about the 45 day mark was that I was finally able to turn to sleep on my side.
I know that I am over the half way point and I can see the light and I am ready to climb again! For now I am concentrating on stretching, proper walking technique, preparing for the crutches, and keeping my focus on walking again. I am lucky to have so many home projects to do that it has kept me mentally busy and has made the time fly by so far. My cat and chinchilla have kept me good company besides my kids and friends. This week I go to 90lbs pressure on the foot, finish up my new guide to Northern Devils Canyon, and clean the chinchilla cage. Hope you guys are having fun out there!

Rock on! Hoping to walk soon! Marty

Hank Caylor · · Livin' in the Junk! · Joined Dec 2003 · Points: 643

Marty, my wife gets her rod out in 2 months. She is freakin thrilled. Last weekend we made 3 BASE jumps in Moab and the weekend before, she ran the Boulder Half-Marathon. She is also in the new "Stone Nudes" calender, femur scars and all. Maybe the last part was TMI, but fuckit. We are talking femurs here, not bowling. Stay strong dude, this gets better until it's just a goofy story. Promise!

XOXO,
Hankster

CO_Michael · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2008 · Points: 956
Hank Caylor wrote:Marty, my wife gets her rod out in 2 months. She is freakin thrilled. Last weekend we made 3 BASE jumps in Moab and the weekend before, she ran the Boulder Half-Marathon. She is also in the new "Stone Nudes" calender, femur scars and all. Maybe the last part was TMI, but fuckit. We are talking femurs here, not bowling. Stay strong dude, this gets better until it's just a goofy story. Promise! XOXO, Hankster
I am still looking. Haven't found the scars but I did find the women.

stonenudes.com/2010-gallery…
Dief · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2007 · Points: 0

Save the Date!
11/13/09
Friday the 13th!
Phoenix Rock Gym 7-10pm
Marty Karabin "No More Bad Luck" Welcome Back and Fundraising Party
Details to follow

karabin museum · · phoenix. AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 1,670

Moving beyond the breakage

bouldering walker

karabin museum · · phoenix. AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 1,670

James and Nicholas Karabin. Marty's little helpers.
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Chouinard/BD Hammers, 18 of 34 different ones.

chouinard hammers, climbing gear

Slider heaven, climbing gear
slider heaven, climbing gear

Old bolt hangers
--Warren Harding hanger. Original kingswing hanger from top of Boot Flake. Nose Route, El Cap, Yosemite, CA. Placed October 1958.
--Royal Robbins hanger. Original 10th pitch pendulum hanger from Northwest Face route on Half Dome. Placed 1957.
--John Salathe hanger. Original summit hanger from Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, CA. Placed 1947. Second ascent.
historic bolt hangers, climbing gear

rockjockrob · · Tempe, AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 50

Those hangers are awesome! the Karabin Climbing Museum is my inspiration!

Nicholas Oxentenko · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 10

WOW its good to see your back to pulling again, your gear looks amazing, thats got to be the best collection out there, keep healing fast, -Neo

Red · · Tacoma, Toyota · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 1,625

nice pic's! thanks for sharing!

Where is your spotter?!?

karabin museum · · phoenix. AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 1,670

Luis,

I want to thank you again for putting together the Boulders on Broadway benifit for me. I really appreciate you looking out for me during the down times. Thanks Erick, owner of Boulders on Broadway for letting Luis rock your establishment. Luis has a big heart. Thanks also to Bri, Victor, and Kevin for getting the event together.

I have put the monies toward the Physical Therapy sessions. This way I can say that the AZ climbing community helped rebuild me so that I can climb again!

I really appreciate everybody's help with marty's leg adventure, and hope to be climbing with you within a month.

Rock on!!! MARTY

rockjockrob · · Tempe, AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 50

Marty and everyone who loves him, and those of you who just like climbing too, and your sisters, and your aunts, come one and all to the Klime for Karabin recovery event November 13th from 7 to ten, or earlier if you want!!!

We are planning to have a mini comp in the lead area, a great art auction, and all proceeds going to help Marty make a full and speedy recovery!!!

Lets see some real support guys!!!

karabin museum · · phoenix. AZ · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 1,670

"Oh Marty, let's work on that scar tissue!!!" Just another day with Vincent my Physical Therapist. Within three months: femur break to walking with a cane. Vincent you rock! I am almost there! So when can I take a 15 footer off of my next bouldering project? If you ever need physical realignment, I recommend you visit Vincent Peries at Synergy Physical Therapy & Performance Health in Scottsdale, AZ. www.synergyptph.com

physical therapy

Dief · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2007 · Points: 0

11/13/09
Friday the 13th - 7pm
No More Bad Breaks Fundraising Party for Marty

Food - Fun - Not-So-Silent Auction with cool stuff including climbing gear and this forged iron sculpture.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Arizona & New Mexico
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