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ropeburn
Dec 29, 2003, 7:24 AM
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Not being able to climb again..........
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jookyhead
Dec 29, 2003, 7:33 AM
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F***ing up in a way I get my partner hurt or killed.
Also, getting myself killed stupidly, like messing up rapping or lowering off a route.
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flagstaff_climber
Dec 29, 2003, 8:45 AM
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Do get killed in a stupid way !
Rick
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wildduck
Dec 29, 2003, 9:48 AM
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Being Killed or injured badly by stupid belayer or for some stupid mistake i made, which is not worth the pain
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trialsnclimbing
Dec 29, 2003, 9:53 AM
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Heights.
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overlord
Dec 29, 2003, 9:53 AM
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breaking my neck and living in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.
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styndall
Dec 29, 2003, 10:15 AM
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Three letters:
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C
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::horrifying::
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juanjo
Dec 29, 2003, 11:00 AM
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Any type of injuries or seeing a buddy get killed in the rock
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far_east_climber
Dec 29, 2003, 1:44 PM
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my thumb getting caught in my belay device.. having it slowly depressed and crushed.. until it turns blue.. then purple... then the veins pop up... then my nail comes off and the thumb explodes...
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wildduck
Dec 29, 2003, 2:03 PM
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dude, thats like ewwww yucks man !
keep the gore low !
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far_east_climber
Dec 29, 2003, 2:07 PM
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an accident occuring (due to me) that could have been easily avoided... also, hearing the final moans of your injured partner... if you ever see or experience anything horrific block your ears... for the noise leaves a bigger imprint in your mind than an image..
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emtclimber
Dec 29, 2003, 2:10 PM
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In reply to: Disabling injuries.
I'll second that!!
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mrmons
Dec 29, 2003, 2:41 PM
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A few things...
1) A Crippling injury
2) My partner getting hurt because of something I did (or didn't do).
3) Failing when I know I could have succeeded.
4) Something happening on the rock that scares me so much, that I never climb again. I'm not sure I could handle my life without climbing as a part of it.
Mr. Mons :twisted:
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kimch
Dec 29, 2003, 3:02 PM
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First DEATH because its just plain scary,
secondly disabling injuries because of the sorrow life u will be living without climbing,
And thirdly not being able to climb at all... :shock:
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usmc_2tothetop
Dec 29, 2003, 4:28 PM
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In reply to: death :roll: other than that tripping on the approach and banging my head...I don't want to limp away.
Tripping on the approach haha lol thats freakin hilarious.
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furryfrisbee
Dec 29, 2003, 4:29 PM
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In reply to: Dying because of climbing and not being there for my kids.
Nuff said
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djnibs
Dec 29, 2003, 7:00 PM
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The greatest fear I have right now is the rope breaking on a sharp edge. That scares me a lot. Other than that, I am not really afraid. Just the rope breaking. stupid rope. next time I think I will climb without it, maybe that will cure my fear!!!!!!! :roll:
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esoteric1
Dec 29, 2003, 7:21 PM
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ill have to second the vote for disabling back injuries, who would lay a humpback? and coming in a quick second would have to be causing an injury to my partner.
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Dec 29, 2003, 7:31 PM
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my worst fear is not reaching the summit
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telemarkist
Dec 29, 2003, 7:31 PM
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breakin my ankles again, death would be easy but not walking again would be a return to hell.
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heelhooker
Dec 29, 2003, 7:47 PM
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today my worst fear is that my last time climbing
was my last time climbing.
usually when i'm out i'm most afraid on belay. i watch and worry about every gear placement. constantly evaluate and re-evaluate what i can do to minimize a fall.
i had a guy deck on me once. it was the first time we ever climbed together. looking up i felt uneasy with every piece of pro. he was too far above his last piece, pumping out, downclimbing because he wanted to drop.... when he let go all of his pieces pulled but one. i worked like hell in those moments to keep the line short without pulling him off and to absorb as much of his energy as i could. he walked away, but it still freaks me out.
on a lighter note..... the most afraid i was on the rock was when i wedged my foot behind a flake. getting dark. it wouldn't move. i was so afraid that rescuers were going to have to come up and break the rock to get my foot out! ack!!! then to forever be remembered as the guy that f***ed up "Flakes of Wrath"! all the guide books would say how "it was a nice route before gumby got his foot stuck!" never be able to show my face at a crag again.
it's strange, the things you think about.....
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skiorclimb
Dec 29, 2003, 8:14 PM
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I would have to say that my worst fear would be mas-closures of climbing crags. I think something like that happened in Alberta Canada due to insurance laws. The USA is the poster-country for litigation, for better or worse, and I fear that some lawyer is going to convince a court to find land owners libel for climbing related injuries/deaths and all crags on privately owned land will be closed. :cry:
I guess a second fear would be having a rescue initiated for me. :oops: The horror!!!
P.S. support the access fund :D
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andypro
Dec 29, 2003, 8:25 PM
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My worst is a tossup between two things.
1. My rappel or toprope anchor collapsing and failing when I weight it.
2. Someone else dying or getting seriosuly hurt because of me.
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doones
Dec 29, 2003, 8:29 PM
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In order of importance:
1. Having one of my children injured while climbing
2. (Same) and it’s my fault
3. Doing something stupid that injures someone in my party
And last…
Doing a layback on a flake and the flake decides to detach itself from the rest of the mountain.
I once had a reoccurring nightmare about this. :cry:
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sticky_fingers
Dec 29, 2003, 9:06 PM
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Zippering (a la Osman in the end of Masters 5)
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