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incident on Angels (Mt Buffalo) - beware of gear

One Day Hero

30-Mar-2016
12:32:47 PM

On 29/03/2016 bigchris wrote:
>And that was that. I wrapped the break rope around my arm and passed out.
>I came to, and promptly asked how long i'd been out for.
>"About 10 seconds"

This is proper alpine hardman stuff. Self rescue, emergency surgery, nicely done sir.


ambyeok

30-Mar-2016
12:51:27 PM

Well spoken ODH, I doff my hat to Chris and Philly.

Slightly off topic, kind-of, but a reminder to all that if you plan to lower a weighted second off an auto-block, such as a sling and pulley to release it, remember to use a friction knot such as a munter on the brake side, auto-block mode devices are on/off, once you release it second goes flying. Something I was thinking about on a long drive and then per chanced across an accident report on same.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

30-Mar-2016
1:01:59 PM

Here (at another climb location), is the heroine of the day...

3 cheers for Philly!

bigchris wrote:
>POST EDIT:
>I just had surgery on my leg. The reason I passed out was due to sepsis/septic shock.

Maybe I'm just having a slow moment, but to sort my confusion, the sepsis was a result of surgery before the Angels incident?
If the surgery you refer to is cleaning up the sepsis, then what caused it initially? ... hopefully not ...
>My right leg (just below my arse had a red mark on it which I had bandaged over) was a little sore due to a pimple being popped a week earlier.
?


bigchris

30-Mar-2016
1:17:21 PM

>bigchris wrote:
>>POST EDIT:
>>I just had surgery on my leg. The reason I passed out was due to sepsis/septic
>shock.
>
>Maybe I'm just having a slow moment, but to sort my confusion, the sepsis
>was a result of surgery before the Angels incident?
>If the surgery you refer to is cleaning up the sepsis, then what caused
>it initially? ... hopefully not ...
>>My right leg (just below my arse had a red mark on it which I had bandaged
>over) was a little sore due to a pimple being popped a week earlier.
>?

No, the surgery was afterwards.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

30-Mar-2016
1:24:48 PM

bigchris, your Private Message boxes are full...

Sepsis sounds scary* indeed... especially if it can be induced by a popped pimple.

My soloing at Buffalo now has potential 'other' hazards to consider due garnering scrapes and scratches while mountain biking out bush, gardening, etc...

(* ... Check https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis )!

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