willstrickland Posted December 6, 2001 Posted December 6, 2001 From R&I: Top American climber Tommy Caldwell, who in August freed the hardest line on the Diamond (the sheer East Face of Longs Peak in Colorado), was badly injured in a home-improvement accident at his Estes Park, Colorado house on November 29. Reportedly, Caldwell had been using a table saw to build a platform for his washer and drier when he inadvertently cut off his left index finger just above the middle knuckle. Beth Rodden was at home with Caldwell and helped find and ice the severed tip before getting him to the hospital. Caldwell’s finger has since been reattached with pins, and he is making good progress. He is expected to return home from the hospital on December 7. We wish him a full and speedy recovery Quote
Lambone Posted December 6, 2001 Posted December 6, 2001 OOOOCCCCHHHH!!!! Damn...well looks like he wont be pullin on any pockets for a while. Quote
Alpine_Tom Posted December 6, 2001 Posted December 6, 2001 That's surprising. A buddy of mine did that a few years ago (with a radial arm saw) and the doc said they normally didn't reattach the fingers, because there was no feeling afterwards, and it ended up being a hindrance. I guess the technology's improved. Quote
Figger_Eight Posted December 6, 2001 Posted December 6, 2001 Wow, that's like Tomas Humar busting both his legs falling into a hole while he was building his house...that was after doing something wicked hard in the Himalaya, too. Quote
pope Posted December 7, 2001 Posted December 7, 2001 Once, while packing for a California climbing trip, I sliced a bagel with a wonderfully sharp bread knife. The knife didn't seem to know where my hand stopped and the bagel began. Just like that, the trip was off (the tip of my finger nearly came off as well). While installing a metal roof, I stepped on a knotty 3/4 inch board and nearly fell through. I arrested my fall when the palm of my hand landed on a piece of roofing, which nearly cut my thumb off. In seventeen years of climbing, my worst injury was a really bad sunburn. Folks, it's safer in the hills than it is around the house. Quote
epb Posted December 7, 2001 Posted December 7, 2001 >>Folks, it's safer in the hills than it is around the house<< True to that mate. Quote
Scott_J Posted December 7, 2001 Posted December 7, 2001 Keep these tradgies coming. I can use all these as excuses the next time I get a "honey do" list Quote
epb Posted December 8, 2001 Posted December 8, 2001 yeah, just make sure your "honey" doesn't see this.... http://www.lexicomm.com/whites/ice/pic34.html Quote
Dru Posted December 10, 2001 Posted December 10, 2001 I heard the real story behind this is that Beth Rdden was gonna Bobbitize Tommy but he put a hand out to stop her and she got his finger instead. Quote
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