Dechristo Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I was on the crux of an FA and the only move left to try was a dyno for what looked like a jug three feet above my reach. My last piece of pro was like fifteen feet below me and it was sketch at best... if I whipped that fucker would blow sure and I'd deck out on a big ledge fifty feet down. I had to go for it, there was no other choice other than push off to try to clear the ledge and hope the belay anchors and my partner held. Fuck it. I coiled like a pissed-off cobra and lunged for the jug. My hand landed on the neck of a and we both fell to our deaths... ...little bastard tried to have his way with me before we cratered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Once I phoned my friend sitting across the table from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Almost died last weekend on the rope swing at the lake. No shit. My leg got caught in the rope and there I was swinging back into shore upside down headfirst into a rock. Luckily I was able to pull out at the last minute You were screwin' upside-down on a ropeswing?! You're one talented SOB! Talent? I think he got lucky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 No, I just got screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I was on the crux of an FA and the only move left to try was a dyno for what looked like a jug three feet above my reach. My last piece of pro was like fifteen feet below me and it was sketch at best... if I whipped that fucker would blow sure and I'd deck out on a big ledge fifty feet down. I had to go for it, there was no other choice other than push off to try to clear the ledge and hope the belay anchors and my partner held. Fuck it. I coiled like a pissed-off cobra and lunged for the jug. My hand landed on the neck of a and we both fell to our deaths... ...little bastard tried to have his way with me before we cratered. Is that right before you realized you'd been on an 8-day peyote trip and you'd never actually been climbing before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I think it was right after he learned not to stick any body part that he wants to keep in the loop of a rope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selkirk Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I think it was right after he learned not to stick any body part that he wants to keep in the den of a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 No, I just got screwed. i thought that meant you got lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 No, I just got screwed. i thought that meant you got lucky I did too. Seems like a "circular" discussion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 maybe he was in a solo "circle" jerk sesh and got "screwed/lucky"?? Hey, now where did marie put her 4HP thingamajig!! Special, did you steal that AGAIN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 In most circumstances being tied up by a rope means both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Hey, now where did marie put her 4HP thingamajig!! Special, did you steal that AGAIN!!! I heard that he did, and now he goes by SpecialSauce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Hey, now where did marie put her 4HP thingamajig!! It blew a fuse and caught on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 In most circumstances being tied up by a rope means both. so where'd you go wrong? sheesh. loser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Don't make me toss your salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 ...she musta been putting it through the ringer...so to speak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 i don't know if it's just me but i tend to have my memorable closest calls on non/semi-technical ground: rapidly sliding toward a drop off on steep very hard snow with ice still strapped on the pack, and unable to stop when falling down a steep wooded slope, no laughing please ). So, am I the only one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 i don't know if it's just me but i tend to have my memorable closest calls on non/semi-technical ground: rapidly sliding toward a drop off on steep very hard snow with ice still strapped on the pack, and unable to stop when falling down a steep wooded slope, no laughing please ). So, am I the only one? maybe you shouldn't strap ice onto your pack in the first place...its kinda slippery and gets everything wet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 A vegetable belay bush broke on me once owing to poor technique. I fell what must have been six feet onto a thick carpet of moss. Klenke- Remember Lewis Peak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 Here's another one. I must have used up at least three of my nine lives. meow. Working on a fish tender in alaska that had a huge fish hold (about 130 tons as I recall when we plugged it). The boat was a circulation-tank style, which pumped refrigerated saltwater to keep the fish cold. The pipes were 8" and held down by massive clamp/bolt systems due to the abuse they took at sea. We had just unloaded the last bucket of fish on a delivery and was climbing out of the hold with slimy gloves on. As I grasped the lip of the fish hold, my gloves slipped and I plummeted downward. I remember glancing over my shoulder as I slipped, and realized my point of impact was one of the circulation clamps, directly on my lower back. With every ounce of energy I had I twisted to my side, and somehow understood that if I was to survive without major injury I had to relax on impact. Which I did, and it knocked me out for a moment when my head hit the floor of the hold. When I came to, I was slumped sideways over the tie-down, and it had hit me just above my hip and just below my ribs. I sustained bruising to the area that lasted for weeks, but other than that was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I was working carpentry a month ago. My foreman wanted to smoke...not cigs. We go to the truck and smoke. I come out and he tells me to cut a 2x6 at a 4 3/8 inch with a 45 degree angle on the chop saw, a big radial saw with a 13 inch blade that you drop down. My fingers were just inches away from the blade and i pulled down on the wood. Being high, I wasn't thinking right. The blade hit the shorty wood and ripped it out from under the saw and it flew about 20 feet. My finger got pulled right to the blade and past, missing my finger by less than a 1/4 of an inch. I should have lost my finger. It scared the shit out of me so bad i never smoked at work again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 It scared the shit out of me so bad i never smoked at work again. Stick to drinking and PCP its much safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I had a grocery bag with some potatoes dangling from my handlebars today. The bag got sucked through the fork, and a few potatoes got impaled by the spokes, locking the front wheel. Luckily I was going slow, which averted a wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Every time I have to do a hover exit from a chopper it feels like a close call - I hate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 This one time, I unclipped from the anchors before I was on rappel accidentally, but I realized it and then clipped back in real quick. Boy, was I scared! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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