Sport climbing Injuries?

Post by **Wes** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:33 pm

So, while I have never, ever heard of someone getting hurt from a bolt failing due to victory whips, I have seen and heard of many other ways to injure yourself sport climbing. Here are just a few:

Falling going to the frist bolt, not stick clipped.
Lead fall on lower angled rock.
Lead fall on steeper rock, bad belay.
Lead fall, hit ledge.
Lead fall, dropped by belayer (usually with gri-gri)
Dropped by belayer while lowering.
Anchor cleaning error.
Various pulls, sprains, tears, etc from actuall climbing.

Any others?

Post by **Meadows** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:38 pm

Whiplash from hitting the wall really hard. everyone knows the ankle story already

Post by **charlie** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:44 pm

....horrendous impairment to ego when you fall from V0 holds 70 ft off the deck.

Post by **gneiss** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:59 pm

falling with rope or gear in mouth!

Post by **Wes** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:59 pm

charlie wrote:....horrendous impairment to ego when you fall from V0 holds 70 ft off the deck.

Amen.

Also, add ground fall while clipping 2nd or 3rd bolts.

Post by **DKing** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:33 pm

rope around leg

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:44 pm

severe neck injury due to very large climber falling on the belayer's head from just above the first bolt

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:45 pm

oh, and I've heard that getting your pubes pinched in your harness and yanked out is pretty awful, but don't have experience there.

Post by **rhunt** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:23 pm

turing an ankle on the trail...

Post by **ewaaser** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:23 pm

Falling rock hits belayer in head.