currupt4130
VT Hokie
Got started in this stuff by a friend. We started out bouldering, but the club here at school made a trip to KY for break. It was freaking awesome and now I'm fully addicted. We got to top rope and sport climb.
Rock Climbing in KY for Spring Break
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mingez
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Awesome, now I finally have someone I can talk to about rock climbing on Jeepz! Who's lead climbing? If that's you, that's a pretty steep learning curve for how long you've been doing it! That rock looks pretty climber friendly, I'd love to get my hands and feet on that stuff.
I'm going on a trip to Eldorado canyon in a couple of weeks (widely regarded as the best place to climb in the lower 48). Of course, we're doing multi-pitch stuff, but the runs I'm going on are going to be pretty mild as I'm WAY out of shape for climbing.
Cool! Keep it up! Isn't it a rush?
I'm going on a trip to Eldorado canyon in a couple of weeks (widely regarded as the best place to climb in the lower 48). Of course, we're doing multi-pitch stuff, but the runs I'm going on are going to be pretty mild as I'm WAY out of shape for climbing.
Cool! Keep it up! Isn't it a rush?
currupt4130
VT Hokie
It's a great rush. Part of the reason I got into it. I took my first practice lead fall the second day I'd been on a rope, and then lead a small section of a climb. Flashed and lead a 5.9+ climb on the third day and lead the one in the last set of pictures (5.10d). However, I got to the top and had a knee jam going on with my right hand on a sloper and got my draw clipped. I couldn't get the rope in the draw though and fell like 30 ft... Ticked me off so bad that I've relived the missed clip every day since then. That's me in all the pics.
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mingez
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you fell 30 feet? Jeebus, I've never had that big a fall, how far apart were your bolts?
I don't do knee jams (at least real ones) anymore because I had the worst hammy cramp (Don't forget i'm 34). I was doing a knee jam in a pretty narrow crack and couldn't get it out because of my positioning. I had to belay down with my heel touching my butt... and I thought I was going to lose my hamstring to a tear, and be carried down the mountain. Some of the worst pain I've ever felt! Imagine belaying with your hamstring 100% cramped to where your heel is touching your harness!
After I got down, I was literally laying face down in the dirt while my friends slowly helped me work the leg back to a straight. Luckily most of us are in some kind of medical profession, so we had IV equipment and I was able to rehydrate....took like 45 minutes! A LONG 45 minutes.
I don't do knee jams (at least real ones) anymore because I had the worst hammy cramp (Don't forget i'm 34). I was doing a knee jam in a pretty narrow crack and couldn't get it out because of my positioning. I had to belay down with my heel touching my butt... and I thought I was going to lose my hamstring to a tear, and be carried down the mountain. Some of the worst pain I've ever felt! Imagine belaying with your hamstring 100% cramped to where your heel is touching your harness!
After I got down, I was literally laying face down in the dirt while my friends slowly helped me work the leg back to a straight. Luckily most of us are in some kind of medical profession, so we had IV equipment and I was able to rehydrate....took like 45 minutes! A LONG 45 minutes.
currupt4130
VT Hokie
Ok so it wasn't a true knee jam, but none the less a form of a knee jam. Knee under part of the face with my foot jammed into another part all nice and tucked up. My last bolt was about eight or nine feet below me but I wound up 30 feet from where I fell. I looked up from where I fell and just kinda shook my head. I was so pumped out I couldn't get back up and finish it... so aggravating.
joejeepny
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Hey a fall that far is serious stuff.
You could have died.
According to OSHA a fall of just four feet is danderous and more than six feet has good odds of a Fatality.
OSHA's Fight Against Fatal Falls
Fall Protection
Hazards and Possible Solutions
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Occupational fatalities caused by falls remain a serious public health problem. The US Department of Labor (DOL) lists falls as one of the leading causes of traumatic occupational death, accounting for eight percent of all occupational fatalities from trauma. Before you can begin a fall protection program, you must identify the potential fall hazards in your workplace. Any time a worker is at a height of four feet or more, the worker is at risk and needs to be protected. Fall protection must be provided at four feet in general industry, five feet in maritime and six feet in construction. However, regardless of the fall distance, fall protection must be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery. The following references aid in recognizing and evaluating hazards and possible solutions in the workplace.
You could have died.
According to OSHA a fall of just four feet is danderous and more than six feet has good odds of a Fatality.
OSHA's Fight Against Fatal Falls
Fall Protection
Hazards and Possible Solutions
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Occupational fatalities caused by falls remain a serious public health problem. The US Department of Labor (DOL) lists falls as one of the leading causes of traumatic occupational death, accounting for eight percent of all occupational fatalities from trauma. Before you can begin a fall protection program, you must identify the potential fall hazards in your workplace. Any time a worker is at a height of four feet or more, the worker is at risk and needs to be protected. Fall protection must be provided at four feet in general industry, five feet in maritime and six feet in construction. However, regardless of the fall distance, fall protection must be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery. The following references aid in recognizing and evaluating hazards and possible solutions in the workplace.
mingez
New member
I nearly crapped myself with a 12 foot fall. That's my longest! 30 ft. and I might have quit the sport. LOL.
currupt4130
VT Hokie
Yea, I didn't take a 30 foot ground fall. You wouldn't be hearing from me for a while if that was the case. I fell ten feet to my last piece of protection, and then another 20 down, ten of that twenty was thanks to my belayer giving me some cushion. Oh, and mingez, I did an 11c last weekend. Gotta get the red point on it. I guess it really isn't a red point since we're top roping, but you get the point.
mud4feet
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If I get over 6 ft. off the ground, then it's full body harness and 100% tie-off (don't unhook the lanyard 'till the other lanyard is hooked somewhere). OSHA (and Flatiron) makes sure it's not near as fun as rock climbing. It's really loads of fun with your hands full of tools.
currupt4130
VT Hokie
No, no multi pitch around here. I'd like to, but I don't have the gear or anyone to go with.
