gratefulali

Hey there. If anyone was able to get that 1 last piece of gear this weekend, please let me know asap. (The wonderful party that helped Dino get help last week got all the rest of his gear on Thin Fingers.) I'll be coming up from SD next week to see Dino. Maybe we could meet up then. Thanks.Ali grtflali@san.rr.com

Exactly! That's why I joined your forum yesterday. 1)so I could piece together the possibilities to help him remember (if he ever does...trauma has a way of repressing memories to protect oneself). 2) So we can ALL learn from it! I'll be flying up there to see him next week..as soon as midterms are over for me. He's in surgery today for his arm..so far 6 hours in there! It's gonna be a long and windy road back to climbing for him!

i see it now...

Can you send that link again for the photo of thin fingers...I don't see it. hmmmm

btw, that is his real name. pronounced...deeno

I don't see the link to the photo of thin fingers..I do have the link to the stanford .edu website of the pencil drawings of the climbs though..maybe you could send it to my private mailbox here. thanks. :-)

Thus far I believe he was not aid soloing, he was free climb rope soloing. I wonder if something happened on his way down while on that ledge then that you say is 50-60' up. That is about how high up the rope was dangling when he was found, so I've heard.

I'm in Joshua tree and have not been to Index. Maybe you could help me piece it together a little more. If he just did the first pitch from the lower wall, would that be about 100', and therefore a single 60 meter rope would suffice? Is there an anchor at the top of the 1st pitch? He fell 50 or 60 feet.

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thank you all for your kindness and concern for Dino.. apparently he was rope soloing (with a Soloist)on thin fingers approach (10a). He cleaned several pieces of gear while rapelling, but still had more to go when something failed, and he fell to the ground. Hope to piece together more info once he's more coherent.(I'll update this site later.) He's been climbing safely for almost 20 years...rock, ice, big walls. He broke both legs, a wrist, an arm, and some facial bones. No head injuries, no spine injuries...thank goodness. He'll be having more surgeries in the next couple weeks while in the hospital. Please think of him and send him your good vibes. thanks!