Accident & left gear on Break On Through, Eldo on 9/4
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This poor guy took a short fall, hooked his arm, and then dangled from the biner on his arm (NOT the rope). He left gear on the second pitch of Break On Through in Eldorado Canyon and you'll get a slew of karma points if you can return it to him. |
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Damn, looks like a fake arm you'd have sticking out of your trunk on Halloween cruising up, and down the Vegas Strip. |
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Wow. Nice meathook maneuver. Get well soon! |
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funny John, that's what I thought, also. |
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Nick, thanks for the ride. |
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A little warning would have been nice for cryin' out loud, geez |
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Yuk! Check out the rope groove on that 'biner. Heal fast. |
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That looks super painful. Now you've got an awesome souvenir though, and a cool ass story to gross out your grandkids one day! |
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You're tough, that's for sure- I'm sure the whole ordeal was extremely painful! |
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This same thing can happen if you grab a draw while falling and the carabiner catches the web between your thumb and index finger. Gahhhh! Seen a photo of that one, too. |
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Out of all the injuries you can get, that is probably the coolest one!! |
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That qualifies as one of the crazier accidents. Now I'll be afraiding of stabbing myself with a carabiner and not just the nut tool. |
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If a BD Oz can do so much damage, I wonder what a Positron with sharp keylock nose can do. Time to file the carabiners down. Get well. |
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Holy Crap! Best wishes! |
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Evan Horvath aka Evan1984 wrote:That qualifies as one of the crazier accidents. Now I'll be afraiding of stabbing myself with a carabiner and not just the nut tool. Was the gate taped open when it happened or is that after the fact? Get well soon. EvanNo, the gate was not taped open during climbing. It was an attempt to reduce discomfort until it was removed. |
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Ian wrote:If a BD Oz can do so much damage, I wonder what a Positron with sharp keylock nose can do. Time to file the carabiners down. Get well.It is a DMM Spectre. Never considered it sharp. Kinda like sticking a toothbrush through you arm...but with a hook on it so it won't come out. |
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BirdDog wrote:Yuk! Check out the rope groove on that 'biner. Heal fast.The DMM Spectre is made with a notch for the rope, the biner in the picture is in good shape. The nice blue has been worn off making it look worse in the picture. |
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I was eating my breakfast dude... This one needs a disclaimer. YUCK!!! Get well soon. |
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Nice puncture, Patrick. New we have one more reason to buy keylock carabiners. They come out of your arm easily. |
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that is straight up kevin mcbrutal! |
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Hmmmmm. Wonder if that would have happened had it been an oval 'biner. What a drag!! |