Ice Ax 1 | Woman 0

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Ice Ax 1 | Woman 0

Ice Ax 1 | Woman 0

Sometimes our best friend quickly turns into our worst enemy.
Summit of Mount Neva (12,814 feet | 3906 meters) after an ascent of the lovely Juliet Couloir...and after things went sideways. My GPS clocked me going 17 mph / 28 kph during this incident.
9 June 2012
Sarah Simon
on Jun 11, 2012 12:43 am
Lat/Lon: 40.00690°N / 105.6883°W
Image ID: 794630

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Sarah Simon

Sarah Simon - Jun 11, 2012 8:58 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Ouch!

Steve,

It took *only* four stitches to seal this one up. I didn't even feel it! I got to the bottom of the slope and was confused about why there was blood in the snow. I thought it was from another climber who had a bunch of rotten snow give way under him, hurtling HIM down a slope. It was a fun day!

At the end of the day, you can't beat mother nature. She has the last say!

Sarah

vonmackle

vonmackle - Jun 12, 2012 8:48 am - Hasn't voted

Geeez

Glad you're OK.

Sarah Simon

Sarah Simon - Jun 12, 2012 11:13 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Geeez

Yeah, this served as a good reminder that ax = sharp! I will approach steep terrain with a bit more caution in the future. Maybe. ;)

Sarah

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