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climbingaddict
Oct 20, 2002, 3:59 PM
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I need help....
Today during climbing, my friend 'accidently'stepped on my left foot (all of his 160lbs) while I have my climbing shoes on.. And he broke two of my toes... So, what should I so while waiting for my toes to heal... I need to CLIMB..... advice needed
[ This Message was edited by: climbingaddict on 2002-10-20 09:00 ]
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xanx
Oct 20, 2002, 5:19 PM
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practice beating up ur friend :-)
wow, that must have HURT!! when someone even lightly *touches* my feet in my dragons, i scream in pain. all u have to do to someone in climbing shoes is squeeze their toes with ur hand and they will beg you for mercy. well, good luck climbing. my advice would be to campus, campus, campus. no feet needed. seriously, if you keep campusing now, when ur feet heal you'll be so stron.
good luck, climb on.
mike
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psych
Oct 20, 2002, 7:06 PM
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I'd have to agree, do lots of pullups (get a fingerboard maybe?) or campusing. Just watch the landing! Unless you can campus down as well, or you're campusing on something you have to bend your legs on because it's so low, then getting off the campus board is going to huuuurt.
Mike...
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spydermonkey
Oct 20, 2002, 10:37 PM
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Sorry to hear that. I feel your pain even through this thread. How long is the recovery period? The usual 6 weeks or longer? Anyway, use that climbing wall you have and just work on one foot, or practice making new types of food. That always cheers me up and makes me feel good, b/c I have food in my stomach, if you were wondering.
spyder
Oh, sleep with your rope or with a quickdraw or something. hehehehehehe do it all the time.
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climbingaddict
Oct 21, 2002, 5:37 PM
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hmm, thanks guys..
I was thinking about the campusing thing.. But also, during my recovery period, do you think that my left foot strength will decrease?? Any hints on how to maintain that strength??... Sniff, sniff... No more dynos for me..
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jumaringjeff
Oct 21, 2002, 5:44 PM
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Bah, dynos are overrated anyways.
-jj
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tradguy
Oct 21, 2002, 5:50 PM
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Might lose a bit of foot strength - through the arch - but shouldnt be too bad. When I broke a couple toes, it only took 3 or 4 weeks to heal. Use the opportunity to rest up a little bit - give your tendons a chance to heal up. Do some alternative exercises (weighlifting), and if you have to climb, go one-footed or just campus. Be careful campusing, though, because people have a tendancy to unknowingly swing their legs alot when they campus, and if you accidently kick the wall with your bad foot, you'll really be hating life.
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bluesky
Oct 21, 2002, 5:52 PM
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I did the one footed climbing for a while when I hurt a toe. I just climbed with one climbingn shoe and one comfy roomy strong toe boxed shoe. Was actually pretty fun.
Good luck --Jesse
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dembrunjs
Oct 21, 2002, 6:02 PM
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About 4 weeks ago I could bend my little toe 90 degrees AWAY from my foot. I just taped it up and kept climbing; albeit in a gym. Good luck regardless.
Peace
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climbingaddict
Oct 23, 2002, 1:52 PM
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thanks guys...
really preciate it... anyways.... to all of the climbers out there, b careful when you're spotting your friend..
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phish
Oct 23, 2002, 2:26 PM
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I suppose you could always try to climb one footed But I don't know how to explain the logistics of that situation
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freudian
Oct 23, 2002, 3:07 PM
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Really sorry to hear about your toes, dude. I feel your pain. I slipped in the tub a few years ago... and in doing so, i twisted my big right toe and the one next to it around like silly putty. It hurt like a bitch for about 2 weeks. I wasn't able to climb full out on it for a whole month.
I've also had careless people step on my toes while wearing climbing shoes, and you know that hurts. Breaking the toes, now that's just *shudder* crappy.
Last night at the gym, I was doing an overhanging route which leads to a ceiling section. I had to swing off the route into the air,cause i was worn from previous hourse of hard bouldering problems. The guys were tryiung to put me back to the wall so i could continue... in the process, they pushed too hard... resulting in me smacking my right toe HARD into the wall. I just blocked out the pain and continued on... but it did hurt still.
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Dudes talking about campus rungs... its a great idea.... u'll just have to rig somthing up for your landing so you dont hurt the toes.
FREUDIAN
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mtnsprts
Oct 23, 2002, 3:31 PM
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Ouch ...broken toes suck. I broke two of mine mountain biking this summer. I couldn't even dream of getting into my climbing shoes. My advice would be to hang out at the gym..work out, stretch etc., try not to put much wait on the broken bones for a while, b/c if you do, they shift and then you start the healing process over.......anyway, hope it help....get better soon......
Drink Milk
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climbingaddict
Oct 24, 2002, 6:46 PM
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thanks again you guys.. Really preciate it... Anyways, i feel so special cause all these ppl care about me.. NOT.. Guys, having your toes brokem sucks...
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climbinganne
Oct 24, 2002, 6:53 PM
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dont forget to tape the broken toes to non broken toes...this will help the healing process so they cant move around...
hope you are feeling better soon!!!
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climbingaddict
Oct 26, 2002, 5:58 PM
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thanks climbinganne.. Ill try to remember that next time..
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