Hi.
I thought it would be fun to learn to how to descend mountains by skies. So 2 weeks ago I went to ski for the first time and I lost my left knee at resort. There is a tear in my ACL and grade 1 injury of MCL.
Then I found my teacher made 2 mistakes:
1- As It seemed that I work well he decided for me to practice in the main resort and this is seldom done for a newbie to ski there for the first time he skies!
2- He set my skie fixes at about 60 kg to release and now I found it's a very high level. my fixes did not release my feet and ... BOOOM!
Hopefully I can walk in the city now. I've visited about 8 pro orthopaeds and all of them proposed a surgery operation on my knee. I'm going to do that, but to its time, I thought I may be able go some hiking. My doctors didn't tell me ONE advise. some of them told me to do but some avoided. I want to know if anyone aware of such experience and what was the result? Does any one with such an injury had gone hiking? (from a 1600m to about 4000 m above the sea)
I'm a bit worry about that to do it or not?