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News - After the accident at Arapiles in March |
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28-Aug-2017 3:44:04 PM
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I’m the bloke that fell on Phoenix at Arapiles back on March 11th . Though I don’t remember any of it, I gather I was cruising to the finish of the 1st pitch at about 45m & I was perhaps as much as 5m above my gear. I somehow slipped/fell, hit a ledge about 10m below then rolled off turning upside down.
Obviously i was too run out & I did not pay enough attention & respect to the knowledge that low grade routes often have ledges & projections close below. Fortunately my gear held. Fortunate indeed too that I had an excellent climbing partner/ belayer ( John Sexton) who managed to climb up & bring me down.
The Prince Alfred Hospital Melbourne did a great repair/rebuild job on me as the injuries were quite extensive :- smashed pelvis, internal bleeding, fractured spine, concussion, brain bleed, collapsed lung.
The good news is that I’m alive n well with all my faculties & hope to climb again.
I would like to give my many thanks to all climbers, campers & medico’s that gave assistance that day & to all friends & family that visited me in hospital & at home giving me support during my 5 + month healing, particularly my partner Roza.
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28-Aug-2017 4:02:20 PM
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Good to hear you're on the mend.
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28-Aug-2017 8:06:57 PM
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Great to hear. Things looked a bit grim that evening.
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2-Sep-2017 7:02:55 PM
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Thanks for giving us feedback after your harrowing experience, and I'm glad that you've recovered to the extent that you have, as it sounds like it could easily have been a very different outcome.
Cross-link to initial thread is here...
http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=DisplayTopic&ForumID=5&MessageID=13312&Replies=10&PagePos=0&Sort=#NewPost
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2-Sep-2017 9:18:12 PM
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Stoked you're on the mend and thanks for he update. Sorry to hear of your injuries though hope your recovery continues onwards and upwards from here:)
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5-Sep-2017 4:53:32 AM
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Greta to hear
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