Steve House injured after 25 meter fall

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Steve House injured after 25 meter fall

by BrunoM » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:25 pm

but alive!

March 25th Steve House logged some frequent flyer mileage while leading a pitch roughly half way up the Greenwood/Locke (sp?) route on Mount Temple. He was climbing with Bruce Miller. He fell approximately 25 meters, hitting a ledge during the fall. He sustained moderate injuries: broken ribs, collapsed lung, stable fractures of several vertebrae, & his tailbone. He was taken by helicopter off of the mountain shortly after the fall as Bruce was able to call out for assistance. As of this posting, Steve is at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary recovering for a few days. He will not need any surgery, only rest time to heal his injuries.


source: http://www.skywardmountaineering.com/un ... nger-steve

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by lowlands » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:45 pm

Wow! It happens to the best of 'em.

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by Brad Marshall » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:39 pm

Too bad and I hope he gets well soon. Nice to see that in Banff National Park rescue fees are covered by the park. :D

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by Alpinisto » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:12 pm

Damn! First Cordes, now House...2010 is starting off rough. :(

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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by Misha » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:34 am

Okay, this is crazy. Last night, I had a random thought crossing my mind... wondering if Steve House ever fell and broke any bones while climbing. I didn't hear about this accident until a few minutes ago.

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by sharperblue » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:08 am

Wow, that sucks. Best wishes for the proverbial Speedy Recovery; no doubt back in action with terrifying speed. Always a thrill and a pleasure reading his and Bruce's reports in the AAJ

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by Hotoven » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:08 pm

dynamokiev98 wrote:THIS REALLY SUCKS! HE WAS PLANNING TO MAKE A NEW ROUTE ON K-2 THIS YEAR..NOT SURE HE COULD RECOVER FOR THAT IN TIME....


http://www.stevehouse.net/Site/K2.html


Ohh I'm sure they will continue with their plans. If worst comes to worst, you can expect him to try again summer 2011.

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by Mihai Tanase » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:29 pm

From Steve's Facebook page :

Steve House
The rumors are true. I pitched off of the Greenwood-Locke route on the north face of Mt. Temple. I went for a memorable 80-footer. Got rescued by the most-excellent canadian warden service. Injury list: 5 broken ribs, 2 broken in 2 places, collapsed rt lung, 2 minor fractures in my pelvis, and five minor fractures of various bits of my spine. Sounds worse than it is. 100% stable.

http://www.facebook.com/stevehouse10?ref=sgm

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