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cliffmama
Mar 31, 2011, 1:47 AM
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I'm recovering from a hip injury - if I have a relapse, I can't walk for more than a minute or two without excrutiating pain. But I refuse to cancel my climbing trip to Red Rocks. Hoping if I take it easy, I'll be able to climb all week. Looking for recommendations for easy to moderate climbs with approaches as short and non-strenuous as possible - and easy descents (rap or gentle walk down). I sport lead 5.10a, Gunks trad 5.8 - although I may take it down a notch if my hip hurts. Any beta on areas and routes that meet that criteria would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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gblauer
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Mar 31, 2011, 1:52 AM
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sorry to hear about your hip...hope you recovery quickly
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USnavy
Apr 2, 2011, 6:00 PM
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cliffmama wrote: I'm recovering from a hip injury - if I have a relapse, I can't walk for more than a minute or two without excrutiating pain. But I refuse to cancel my climbing trip to Red Rocks. Hoping if I take it easy, I'll be able to climb all week. Looking for recommendations for easy to moderate climbs with approaches as short and non-strenuous as possible - and easy descents (rap or gentle walk down). I sport lead 5.10a, Gunks trad 5.8 - although I may take it down a notch if my hip hurts. Any beta on areas and routes that meet that criteria would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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matt4923
Apr 13, 2011, 4:51 AM
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I would hit up the Ragged Edges wall at the Willow Springs pull out. It's easy to medium trad with a super easy approach (as far as Red Rock goes). Good Luck!
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enigma
Apr 13, 2011, 11:14 AM
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cliffmama wrote: I'm recovering from a hip injury - if I have a relapse, I can't walk for more than a minute or two without excrutiating pain. But I refuse to cancel my climbing trip to Red Rocks. Hoping if I take it easy, I'll be able to climb all week. Looking for recommendations for easy to moderate climbs with approaches as short and non-strenuous as possible - and easy descents (rap or gentle walk down). I sport lead 5.10a, Gunks trad 5.8 - although I may take it down a notch if my hip hurts. Any beta on areas and routes that meet that criteria would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Ok. If I was you, I would recover at home. A hip is a big deal. If you mess it up again , the recovery could take months to get better.
Now that I have said the right thing, here's an alternative. Go to NJC. Its not RR. but no approaches, sport climbs. close to one another.
I'm sure there are some routes on this site, and a book.
Please be careful. Its a hip not your pinky.
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cliffmama
Apr 13, 2011, 9:53 PM
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Thanks for the beta folks. I got in 3 great days of short to medium approach sport climbing at Red Rocks before I had a relapse of my injury. While my friends went climbing, I spent 2 days sightseeing the Vegas Strip as a disabled person (borrowed a wheelchair the first day, then had too many blisters on my hands to wheel myself anymore and rented an electric scooter for the 2nd day). Day 3 was spent driving to CA, and by day 4 I could hobble enough to do some easy approach-free climbing at Indian Cove in Jtree. Day 5 I was limping but doing much better and climbed at New Jack City. Day 6 I could walk again as we flew home and today I went to an orthopedic surgeon so I could get an MRI and figure out what the hell is going on. Might not be the hip, could be the abductor muscle.
Next Monday heading to New River Gorge to climb with my kids and other families, where I won't have the easy option of renting a scooter and amusing myself. Could be bad if I have another relapse... :-(
Jannette
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