Wednesday 25 August 2010

Minor surgery


On Monday, while descending the lines after a session on the Sron, a breeze block sized flake at the belay 10 feet above me was levered off by an unusual direction of pull. It dropped straight onto my bare ankle, splitting it open in a 3cm gash down to the bone. 
After making the most of the rare opportunity to inspect my own skeleton, I abseiled down and started to hurt. 5 stitches later, I’m in less than perfect shape for climbing, or indeed anything right now.

Iain Peter wraps me up for the long walk out to the medical centre.
Less than ideal. Nevertheless, it’s just a flesh wound as they say. A few stitches in one’s ankle shouldn’t bother one’s ability to climb a five pitch E8 on live telly, should it? So I’m doing nothing new but storing up energy (and ibuprofens) for the big day on Saturday.

10 comments:

  1. Oooh that looks like it smarts! Hope it doesn't affect your climbing too much!

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  2. Ooch! Hope it gets a good way through healing before Sat for you. Take loads of Arnica homoepathy - really speeds things up

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  3. Ach what a shame. I know such an apparent setback will only spur you on. I'm off right now with an infection but hope to climb on Friday, just not an E8 :)

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  4. I totally agree with highlandmist - i also hurt my ankle and had to stop climbing for 6 weeks.
    I wish you a good healing!

    Greetings from Austria, Andi

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  5. OUch! bet that hurt!
    hope you heal fast for saturday, dave.

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  6. Blimey, stay safe up there Dave. Hope you bounce back ok.

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  7. Ach! 'tis but a wee scratch f'r a hardened Scot! Noo git the video rollin' an get oota the hoose an show us yer haw maws ya nancy!

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