Vlog #7 Most scared I've ever been
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- čas přidán 15. 10. 2018
- In climbing or in life in general, I discovered the hard way that its possible to be way more scared for someone else than it is for yourself. It's kind of weird going over climbing accidents I've had. I certainly hope it's a long, long time before I'm as scared as the night I describe in this vlog.
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Not a climbing related comment, but you're an astonishingly good story teller, seems to be very natural for you.
Jesus H Christ Dave, you're a bloody wild man. Super casual telling of a story including broken bones solo falls and self rescue, make it seem like any other Sunday.
So you fell from a metre or two, 6 months recovery, your friend fell from the top and 4 days recovery. Crazy how it can turn out.
I was hoping for an answer to the duck question, hilarious!
Masa was lucky as lucky can be. But he should never go there anyway. You had a broken ankle, rope could be collected another day. Really bad decision that almost killed your friend. With all the respect.
What a story!
Dave these videos are awesome. Really well presented, shot and edited. Quality stuff!
"I found it was surprisingly difficult to get going on a broken leg" Wow. I would have been calling mountain rescue. Loving these blogs, Really inspiring.
I had a very similar experience when I was on a high ball Boulder and a hold broke. I fell off, and landed on my hand with my arm in full extension. I was high up on a ridge, and getting down required scrambling, which I would have to do crash pads and all. I couldn't extend or flex at the elbow. I managed to make it back since my left arm was fine, but I was more just sad that I would be unable to climb.. for two days I couldn't flex or extend at the right elbow, and experience a significant amount of swelling and pain. I mostly just chilled out at the campsite. I had a feeling it wasn't hospital worthy, but there was that scared part of me. Day three I noticed mobility returning to the joint. By day four I did some stretching and even some very easy low boulders. Over the weeks I continued climbing gradually harder and harder, still feeling pain from time to time but slowly trending towards being more bearable. One month later and I am stronger than I was before the injury and am sending Boulder problems that once took me several sessions in one or two goes. I think the injury probably was not serious, but I think the mental shock sort of gave me a reset. I was terrified I'd be out for months, but the fact I recovered so quickly, allowed me to be much more daring and less hesitant. Also the fact I recovered so quickly from the injury has made me realize that our bodies aremuch more strong and resilient than we think
i guess your good luck transferred to him as you took a small fall and broke a leg, and he took a free solo fall and just ended up bruised
Love these vlogs! Learning from the best climber!
Absolutely top drawer, sir! These deserve to be the most popular climbing blogs out there...
Adrenaline is a crazy thing my friend! It’s wild the things people accomplish in moments of fear. You’ve provided me a ton of super valuable insight and motivation in climbing and I’ve been super appreciative of your content, you’re one of my favourites!
Quality, thanks for sharing Dave 👌
My hands were sweating while listening to Masa's fall. Great video bro.
AWESOME video, more please 👌
10 duck-sized horses! Great videos Dave, keep 'em coming :)
Dave, you seem like a solid dude..keep it up brother!
by far the bist ending! :D
Superb ending!