An Accident on the Diamond...
Aug 8, 06:29 PM | Climbing
A few days ago I took an upside down fall of perhaps 20 feet. I was climbing on the Diamond with Andy Donson. We were attempting to free an old aid line when I blew a piece and fell, striking a small ledge on the way down and slamming face first when the rope caught me.
I ended up going the the ER that night. The next morning I had some teeth pulled and now look forward to some major dental repairs. I am going back up to the Diamod in a few days.
I was fortunate. The last time I was involved in an accident on the Diamond was in 2005. My partner (Andy again) was medivaced out on a helicopter with a broken collarbone, some broken ribs, and a head injury after being struck by a rock, losing consciousness, and being miraculously caught on a small ledge before nearly sliding off the end of his rappel ropes. It would have been a good 800 foot fall had the ledge not arrested his fall. See the article HERE.
your girlfriend — Jul 20, 11:09 PM #
I.Q. is 60 now right?