I'm waiting for my ankle to heal, so I just had to give you a thumb's up. I've been hobbling around on it for two weeks; gee, maybe I should see a doctor.
silversummit - Nov 27, 2009 11:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: ankles
Yikes! I would definitely see one at this point....Did you fall recently or twist it? Obviously this was not the first time for me so I had a hunch.
The full story is complicated; but I got distracted and turned my foot in a steep rocky pothole. By that point I was only a mile from the car (cross-country), so I hiked out just a little stiffly. The foot didn't get bad till after the hour-long drive home.
silversummit - Nov 28, 2009 9:28 am - Hasn't voted
Re: ankles
I would get it looked it/x-rayed if necessary. Though it might only be a bad sprain which is actually worse than a break, it's better to get it checked out!
Well, that was fun. Reading this article.
The only thing that bothers me usually, is my nose. I've broken it 4 times that I can remember and it'll bleed with the least provocation. But keeping moving at our age is the best thing to avoid feeling those aging joints.
I'd forgotten nearly all of my injuries. Until I went to a spa in Quebec a couple of years ago. It was 20 degrees below freezing and they had outdoor hot tubs and a waterfall that actually was liquid. The move was to jump out of the hot tub and go stand under the waterfall. I felt everything I'd ever broken. The body remembers.
silversummit - Nov 29, 2009 8:29 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Outdoor Mementos
Thank you saying it was fun to read; I try to look back on my falls etc. with humor!
"The body remembers" is so true; you found it in Quebec when you least expected it. Ouch!!! What a dramatic way to remember your past. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed this article, and hope to have at least half of the collection of "experiences" you have on your body! Keep going till the dirt covers the coffin!
silversummit - Nov 30, 2009 7:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Out of Control!
I'm sure you will, given the places you are going! Thanks for reading!
Hi Silversummit,
used to get ragged hands from jamming them in cracks on rock climbs on gritstone, but they always faded away. The only lasting scar was when one of my friends (?) kicked a 3lb boulder down on my head as we were climbing a route (on separate ropes) in Llanberis. Luckily my climbing helmet took most of the damage but as it split it created a nice vertical scar on the forehead. Now with hair receding this shows up a bit.
cheers Johnnie
silversummit - Nov 30, 2009 8:15 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: any scars left?
Well Johnnie! Only one scar that you got to hide for many years! That's not fair; it's time for you to bear your scar proudly! If I were you that boulder might grow a bit each year as your hairline recedes......
you could be right, I didn't get to weigh it on the way through so it could have been heavier, as luck would have it, after beaning me it went between my feet thus preserving my PAs from damage and letting me keep my toenails for a bit longer.
...there are kindred spirits out there. I don't know about you, but I find sharing stories with others who have had similar experiences is a lot more satisfying than sharing them with folks who've never been there. Those who have been there know you're not bragging. Hope to meet you on a summit some day.
...there are kindred spirits out there. I don't know about you, but I find sharing stories with others who have had similar experiences is a lot more satisfying than sharing them with folks who've never been there. Those who have been there know you're not bragging. Hope to meet you on a summit some day.
silversummit - Nov 30, 2009 8:29 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice to know...
I agree! People who haven't struggled to get up a hill or been cold or wet or totally happy to just find a trail in the dark might listen politely but they just don't understand!
I hope we both get to meet some of the great people on SP someday!
You are one tough gal; keep going with care. In 40+ years of Sierra scrambling, I've only managed to collect a bunch of minor cuts, bumps, and scrapes, and lost a few toenails. Very lucky in a couple of pretty good falls, and a hit by a microwave oven size chunk of granite that sent me flying but left only a deep hip/thigh bruise. Remember, they can rebuild you, they have the technology. But you might have trouble with airport metal detectors...
Enjoyed your article, It's funny how often we all go against what we know is right. Greatful nothing ever serious has happen.......yet. While camping I was chopping a branch that had a whole of tension on it, it snapped and cut me good across my neck. A deep scar from putting my legs in the river to push off an ensuing rock, got pinned between rock and raft. Jumped off granite wall in a lake, about 30 feet down or so. Didn't bring my arms to my sides at entry, 6 years later one shoulder is in constant pain. Went camping in late October and got it by a snow storm, no gloves or boots, just tennis shoes had a minor bout with hypothermia. Thanks for all your thoughts, enjoyed them!! Troy
silversummit - Mar 8, 2010 11:13 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Funny stories
Thanks for reading it! You definitely have a few great 'war stories' too! And the best part to me is that we just keep doing it and smiling!
I followed to your page after your vote on my TR. I really enjoyed this article and your attitude toward life at your young age. Really an inspiration!
MoapaPk - Nov 27, 2009 8:45 pm - Voted 10/10
anklesI'm waiting for my ankle to heal, so I just had to give you a thumb's up. I've been hobbling around on it for two weeks; gee, maybe I should see a doctor.
silversummit - Nov 27, 2009 11:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: anklesYikes! I would definitely see one at this point....Did you fall recently or twist it? Obviously this was not the first time for me so I had a hunch.
Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
MoapaPk - Nov 27, 2009 11:20 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: anklesThe full story is complicated; but I got distracted and turned my foot in a steep rocky pothole. By that point I was only a mile from the car (cross-country), so I hiked out just a little stiffly. The foot didn't get bad till after the hour-long drive home.
silversummit - Nov 28, 2009 9:28 am - Hasn't voted
Re: anklesI would get it looked it/x-rayed if necessary. Though it might only be a bad sprain which is actually worse than a break, it's better to get it checked out!
John Duffield - Nov 29, 2009 7:59 am - Voted 10/10
Outdoor MementosWell, that was fun. Reading this article.
The only thing that bothers me usually, is my nose. I've broken it 4 times that I can remember and it'll bleed with the least provocation. But keeping moving at our age is the best thing to avoid feeling those aging joints.
I'd forgotten nearly all of my injuries. Until I went to a spa in Quebec a couple of years ago. It was 20 degrees below freezing and they had outdoor hot tubs and a waterfall that actually was liquid. The move was to jump out of the hot tub and go stand under the waterfall. I felt everything I'd ever broken. The body remembers.
silversummit - Nov 29, 2009 8:29 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Outdoor MementosThank you saying it was fun to read; I try to look back on my falls etc. with humor!
"The body remembers" is so true; you found it in Quebec when you least expected it. Ouch!!! What a dramatic way to remember your past. Thanks for sharing.
Hotoven - Nov 29, 2009 11:11 pm - Voted 10/10
Out of Control!I really enjoyed this article, and hope to have at least half of the collection of "experiences" you have on your body! Keep going till the dirt covers the coffin!
silversummit - Nov 30, 2009 7:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Out of Control!I'm sure you will, given the places you are going! Thanks for reading!
DrJonnie - Nov 30, 2009 7:47 am - Voted 10/10
any scars left?Hi Silversummit,
used to get ragged hands from jamming them in cracks on rock climbs on gritstone, but they always faded away. The only lasting scar was when one of my friends (?) kicked a 3lb boulder down on my head as we were climbing a route (on separate ropes) in Llanberis. Luckily my climbing helmet took most of the damage but as it split it created a nice vertical scar on the forehead. Now with hair receding this shows up a bit.
cheers Johnnie
silversummit - Nov 30, 2009 8:15 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: any scars left?Well Johnnie! Only one scar that you got to hide for many years! That's not fair; it's time for you to bear your scar proudly! If I were you that boulder might grow a bit each year as your hairline recedes......
Enjoy your holidays!
DrJonnie - Dec 1, 2009 10:14 am - Voted 10/10
Re: any scars left?you could be right, I didn't get to weigh it on the way through so it could have been heavier, as luck would have it, after beaning me it went between my feet thus preserving my PAs from damage and letting me keep my toenails for a bit longer.
DTressler - Nov 30, 2009 4:33 pm - Hasn't voted
Nice to know......there are kindred spirits out there. I don't know about you, but I find sharing stories with others who have had similar experiences is a lot more satisfying than sharing them with folks who've never been there. Those who have been there know you're not bragging. Hope to meet you on a summit some day.
DTressler - Nov 30, 2009 4:34 pm - Hasn't voted
Nice to know......there are kindred spirits out there. I don't know about you, but I find sharing stories with others who have had similar experiences is a lot more satisfying than sharing them with folks who've never been there. Those who have been there know you're not bragging. Hope to meet you on a summit some day.
silversummit - Nov 30, 2009 8:29 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice to know...I agree! People who haven't struggled to get up a hill or been cold or wet or totally happy to just find a trail in the dark might listen politely but they just don't understand!
I hope we both get to meet some of the great people on SP someday!
yetibob3 - Dec 5, 2009 10:56 am - Hasn't voted
great storyYou are one tough gal; keep going with care. In 40+ years of Sierra scrambling, I've only managed to collect a bunch of minor cuts, bumps, and scrapes, and lost a few toenails. Very lucky in a couple of pretty good falls, and a hit by a microwave oven size chunk of granite that sent me flying but left only a deep hip/thigh bruise. Remember, they can rebuild you, they have the technology. But you might have trouble with airport metal detectors...
Marmaduke - Mar 8, 2010 10:43 pm - Voted 10/10
Funny storiesEnjoyed your article, It's funny how often we all go against what we know is right. Greatful nothing ever serious has happen.......yet. While camping I was chopping a branch that had a whole of tension on it, it snapped and cut me good across my neck. A deep scar from putting my legs in the river to push off an ensuing rock, got pinned between rock and raft. Jumped off granite wall in a lake, about 30 feet down or so. Didn't bring my arms to my sides at entry, 6 years later one shoulder is in constant pain. Went camping in late October and got it by a snow storm, no gloves or boots, just tennis shoes had a minor bout with hypothermia. Thanks for all your thoughts, enjoyed them!! Troy
silversummit - Mar 8, 2010 11:13 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Funny storiesThanks for reading it! You definitely have a few great 'war stories' too! And the best part to me is that we just keep doing it and smiling!
Thanks again, Troy!
JRB - Sep 24, 2013 6:25 am - Voted 10/10
Fun articleI followed to your page after your vote on my TR. I really enjoyed this article and your attitude toward life at your young age. Really an inspiration!
silversummit - Sep 24, 2013 3:42 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Fun articleThanks JRB for reading my musings. You have to have a decent sense of humor to "enjoy" the rain, pain and cold out there :)
Kathy