out_for_a_while

That was crappy photo in that last post. Ya'll let me know if you want the gory pics.

Greetings. I'm on the who slipped back out on the Coleman on 10-9. First of all, I'd like to extend my sincere gratitude to all there that assisted with the rescue. There must have been a dozen that all worked together to get me, a complete and total stranger, back down to the car. It was quite the experience. Yeah, I was down-climbing a moderate slope when I lost my footing a slid for a bit. My right crampon caught in the ice as I was sliding (I'm too in-experienced for the instinct to keep the feet up ). My body kept moving and my right leg was stuck so it got torqued around. To add insult to injury, the left crampon created a decent laceration in might right calf and three other puncture wounds in my right buttock. Nice. I broke both the tibia and fibula in my right leg. I also tore some tendons and ligaments in the ankle. The docs screwed and stitched everything back together and I can't bear weight on the right leg for at least three months (but, I'm one month in now). Honestly, the thing that sticks out in my mind the most was the consideration that total strangers had for a climber just trying to learn. It's hard for me to truly say how thankful I am for all that help. It meant a lot to me, It means a lot to me and it's something I will carry with me forever. Oh, throughout that whole mess, I seem to have acquired some one's blue REI soft-shell jacket, Size large. It's quite nice. PM me and we can see how about getting it back. Attached to the post is an X-ray that shows that right leg in the ER in Seattle This is what we really all want to see, right? "A" shows the tibia break. "B" shows the fibula break. "C" shows dislocated foot.