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2003-05-02 Home Front

Colorado climber amputates pinned arm, hikes to safety

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Posted by Steve 2003-05-02 08:09 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Give that man a hand...

Posted by mojo 2003-05-02 10:42:01|| 2003-05-02 10:42:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Hiking alone, one of his brighter ideas?

Posted by Chuck 2003-05-02 08:41:42|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-05-02 08:41:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Showoff.

Posted by tu3031 2003-05-02 09:50:18|| 2003-05-02 09:50:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Correct me if I'm wrong, but he's a climber and therefor in pretty good shape. The rock ws 200-pounds and he didn't have to deadlift it or anything. He must have been in an awkward position or pretty badly injured if he couldn't move the rock enough to get his arm out.

Depending upon the rock I probably would have been chipping away at the rock with my knife.

Posted by Yank 2003-05-02 12:55:12|| 2003-05-02 12:55:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Going climbing alone is way stupid, too many bad things can happen - one slip or fall and your well chewed bones get found by a hiker in the summer.

Avid Outdoorsman? Maybe. But not a smart one. You dont go out in the Rockies in the springtime alone and without sufficent gear, including radio gear if you have it - and you let people know where you are going (including your route of travel), your expected return, and when to call the authorities if you dont check in at the right times. I teach that to the kids on weekends here in the Denver area.

On a humorous note, he better hope he never hooks up with a "coyote ugly" - he'll have no arms left!

Posted by OldSpook 2003-05-02 13:50:05|| 2003-05-02 13:50:05|| Front Page Top

#6 There goes the career as a paperhanger.

Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-05-02 15:44:46|| 2003-05-02 15:44:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Its too bad the rock didn't fall on his left hand, then he would be all right now.

Posted by John G in Chicago 2003-05-02 16:00:34|| 2003-05-02 16:00:34|| Front Page Top

#8 If you are going to go by yourself, you need additional backups, a couple of flares, smoke, signal mirror, etc. And an EPIRB is a cheap insurance policy. I carry one with me even on my plane in case its internal ELT lunches out or the plane goes in the drink. Our unhappy camper would still have all his limbs if he had an EPIRB.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-02 17:16:07|| 2003-05-02 17:16:07|| Front Page Top

#9 A 1000lb boulder just sorta fell on him?

Posted by john 2003-05-02 22:19:20|| 2003-05-02 22:19:20|| Front Page Top

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