G-spotter Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 i think it's better not to fall. i did self-arrest with a quark once on solid water ice just by taking a big fucking swing overhand at a passing bush as i slid by. it worked. Quote
catbirdseat Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 I'll bet it just about pulled your arm out of its socket. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Quote
slothrop Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Yikes, glad you're on the way to recovery. That slope is steep for a pretty long way and it's easy to let your guard down when the "real climbing" starts 300 feet up. Quote
Macson Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 i think it's better not to fall. i did self-arrest with a quark once on solid water ice just by taking a big fucking swing overhand at a passing bush as i slid by. it worked. Â Did you have nitro strapped to your back? Quote
G-spotter Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 no but i had a crampon stuck in my pants leg Quote
Bug Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Scary. I had my tool yanked off my wrist once. Now I tie it to a waist belt or to my harness if I am wearing one. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Glad to hear that you are recovering well. Â I'm not the Gary you met there. Â I kept thinking, "A car, a car, my kingdom for a car!" when the page went off, as I've done the approach to NF Kent before, but I couldn't set up a carpool with a fellow rescuer fast enough. I took the role of in-town OL and called base to give beta for accessing Mt. Kent -- not sure how much of my info was useful or made it into the field. Â I heard some Tacoma folks also responded, and there was a SnoCat involved too? Also many thanks go to the physician you or your partner spoke with over the phone. Â Quote
Bug Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Glad to hear that you are recovering well. Â I'm not the Gary you met there. Â I kept thinking, "A car, a car, my kingdom for a car!" when the page went off, as I've done the approach to NF Kent before, but I couldn't set up a carpool with a fellow rescuer fast enough. I took the role of in-town OL and called base to give beta for accessing Mt. Kent -- not sure how much of my info was useful or made it into the field. Â I heard some Tacoma folks also responded, and there was a SnoCat involved too? Also many thanks go to the physician you or your partner spoke with over the phone. Totally cool. Good work! Quote
MtnHigh Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 T, good to hear that J is going to be OK. I was tempted to join you guys, but I was already into my third beer and a last minute solo drive up at night didn't inspire me. Â tell me it wasn't pete Somehow I managed to stay on my feet over weekend. Â Quote
Jamin Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Hey, you learned your lesson. I sure most of us here have had a minor or major accident at least once. Thankfully, most of the time they aren't as bad as yours. Eventually your ice axe will become a part of you. Good luck with your battle scars, and get well soon. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Eventually your ice axe will become a part of you. Â Jamin's crampon has become a part of him. Quote
Dechristo Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Hey, you learned your lesson. I sure most of us here have had a minor or major accident at least once. Thankfully, most of the time they aren't as bad as yours. Eventually your ice axe will become a part of you. Good luck with your battle scars, and get well soon. Â It's most distastefull to see a n00b patronize. Quote
Jamin Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I think most of you know what I mean by an ice axe becoming a part of you. By the way, I guarantee that I am not a noob when it comes to 45 degree snow slopes. http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13209&highlight=Duke+of+Kent Quote
catbirdseat Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I think Jamin would like to make the pick of his ice axe a part of some of the wiseguys on this thread. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Didn't realize the two of you are bros. Your bro is a nice guy (I was his TA one summer). Quote
Dechristo Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I think Jamin would like to make the pick of his ice axe a part of some of the wiseguys on this thread. Â If you had my discernment of Jamin's SOP and experience from firsthand reports on this site alone, you'd know my comment wasn't wise-ass. Quote
Jamin Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Hey, I am a really nice guy too. I sort of scare my partners half to death unintentionally sometimes, but in the end I am still a nice guy. Quote
NYC007 Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 yeah I can see that happening Mr. Jamin Quote
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