Wow. To take that kind of fall and then to come back. And then to give back. Simply amazing. Thanks to Craig for showing the rest of us how it can be done. Stellar
Could you pass something on to Craig for me: I'd love to buy the movie. But I can't, as it's only available in the US, as far as I can tell. If they could make it available in EU, I'd love to buy and watch it. :)
Wow...very inspiring..I just dropped a few tears..I am still waiting for 2 surgeries on my right leg..have to rehab after then I can start practicing on my above knee prosthetic!..you are very inspiring Craig!
@OutAndAbout had the one surgery..some bone grafting in my right 🦵..Jan 31st..able to use my prosthetic with a walker for about 10 to 15 mins in a locked position..slow process but, I am getting there..not sure when other surgery will be..that'll be a muscle transfer from behind my leg to the front of my leg to correct my drop foot..believe me..I've thought a couple of times..just take my leg but I have to see this whole process through!.hope you are doing well and in good spirit!
Hey Matt! There's a Para GB team climber called Stuart Sneddon who lost his leg in the military. He's an awesome guy and it's be totally worth talking to him or any of the para GB climbing team. Very inspiring bunch of guys. If you need his number or email DM me bro ✌️
I'm looking for information on how the ankle mechanism works on that climbing prosthetic. Anyone have a link or a laymans explanation how it flexes and locks whilst climbing.
How did it happen? Not to be rude, but it is always useful to know all the odds, just to educate all the fellow climbers and possibly prevent similar incidents.
@@Flarin Actually, I’m really not sure how it happened this day. My best guess (and the short version of the story) is there were two girls climbing for the first time. At the top of the climb I saw them reading a book titled” how to tie knots for climbing.” I had just finished my top rope instructors course and told them they better let me tighter knots. Looking back I should’ve thrown the book off the quest and told them to go get some instruction. I set up a top rope for them and for my girlfriend and another girl we work with. My friend Paul and I were lead climbing. The two girls were about 4 meters to my left and my girlfriend and the other girl order about 15 m to my right down the wall. During climbing the one girl climbing ended up above me and about 2 m to my right, so if she fell she would’ve pendulumed and knocked me off the wall, so I called “take” to Paul. The next thing I know was I was bouncing off the ground. I don’t really remember the fall, but remember seeing how my legs bounced when I hit the ground and told my girlfriend to, “grab my neck I think I broke my neck.” Looking back what I think happened was Paul moved from where we had the boys station set up, because of those two girls being in the wrong positions, and he stepped up onto a higher position above the lowest anchor, so when I said take he was above the bottom anchor and pop pop pop all the protection blew. That’s my best guess. For a long time I didn’t want to look back at it because I refused to put any blame on anybody. Paul felt bad enough the way it was and I have not told him what I felt to this day Hope that gives you some information although there were maybe other variables
@@qthemusiq4461 Thank you so much for the answer. So you think all the cams popped off because your partner took a higher-than-the-base-cam position? Your fall factor must have been greater than 1?
@@Flarin Yes, luckily that day I was wearing my helmet. On the way down, I hit my head on a ledge and it snapped back causing a “flextation” of my spinal cord, cracking the C4 vertebrae and chipping C3 C2. Basically I think it was like a severe whiplash. Otherwise I landed in a mud puddle and suffering no other injuries other than a small gash on my left shin. I was conscious the whole time (as Craig was) until they put me out for the helicopter transport two hours to a trauma center in Minneapolis Minnesota. I was told I would never break again on my own, but a respiratory therapist said, “you’re in good shape and a longer year this machine harder it will be to get off.” In three days I was totally off the ventilator. They were going to try 5 to 10 minutes the first day, but I did six hours. 12 hours the next day and then never again. So that’s my story thanks for giving me a chance to put it out there. I haven’t told many people because most of the people around me now were never climbers.
Wow. To take that kind of fall and then to come back. And then to give back. Simply amazing. Thanks to Craig for showing the rest of us how it can be done. Stellar
Could you pass something on to Craig for me: I'd love to buy the movie. But I can't, as it's only available in the US, as far as I can tell. If they could make it available in EU, I'd love to buy and watch it. :)
I will talk to Craig and see information I can get for you.
Wow...very inspiring..I just dropped a few tears..I am still waiting for 2 surgeries on my right leg..have to rehab after then I can start practicing on my above knee prosthetic!..you are very inspiring Craig!
It's been 7 months, what's the situation now? Did you get the surgeries done?
@OutAndAbout had the one surgery..some bone grafting in my right 🦵..Jan 31st..able to use my prosthetic with a walker for about 10 to 15 mins in a locked position..slow process but, I am getting there..not sure when other surgery will be..that'll be a muscle transfer from behind my leg to the front of my leg to correct my drop foot..believe me..I've thought a couple of times..just take my leg but I have to see this whole process through!.hope you are doing well and in good spirit!
Craig you are a freaking legend man
Hey Matt! There's a Para GB team climber called Stuart Sneddon who lost his leg in the military. He's an awesome guy and it's be totally worth talking to him or any of the para GB climbing team. Very inspiring bunch of guys. If you need his number or email DM me bro ✌️
Insane! We climb at the same gym! I talk to Craig a the time!!!
I'm looking for information on how the ankle mechanism works on that climbing prosthetic. Anyone have a link or a laymans explanation how it flexes and locks whilst climbing.
I took a 50 foot fall and suffered C4 "fixation". 18 years in a wheelchair and still believe I'll climb again.
How did it happen?
Not to be rude, but it is always useful to know all the odds, just to educate all the fellow climbers and possibly prevent similar incidents.
you will
@@Flarin Actually, I’m really not sure how it happened this day. My best guess (and the short version of the story) is there were two girls climbing for the first time. At the top of the climb I saw them reading a book titled” how to tie knots for climbing.” I had just finished my top rope instructors course and told them they better let me tighter knots. Looking back I should’ve thrown the book off the quest and told them to go get some instruction. I set up a top rope for them and for my girlfriend and another girl we work with. My friend Paul and I were lead climbing. The two girls were about 4 meters to my left and my girlfriend and the other girl order about 15 m to my right down the wall. During climbing the one girl climbing ended up above me and about 2 m to my right, so if she fell she would’ve pendulumed and knocked me off the wall, so I called “take” to Paul. The next thing I know was I was bouncing off the ground. I don’t really remember the fall, but remember seeing how my legs bounced when I hit the ground and told my girlfriend to, “grab my neck I think I broke my neck.”
Looking back what I think happened was Paul moved from where we had the boys station set up, because of those two girls being in the wrong positions, and he stepped up onto a higher position above the lowest anchor, so when I said take he was above the bottom anchor and pop pop pop all the protection blew. That’s my best guess. For a long time I didn’t want to look back at it because I refused to put any blame on anybody. Paul felt bad enough the way it was and I have not told him what I felt to this day
Hope that gives you some information although there were maybe other variables
@@qthemusiq4461 Thank you so much for the answer. So you think all the cams popped off because your partner took a higher-than-the-base-cam position? Your fall factor must have been greater than 1?
@@Flarin Yes, luckily that day I was wearing my helmet. On the way down, I hit my head on a ledge and it snapped back causing a “flextation” of my spinal cord, cracking the C4 vertebrae and chipping C3 C2. Basically I think it was like a severe whiplash. Otherwise I landed in a mud puddle and suffering no other injuries other than a small gash on my left shin. I was conscious the whole time (as Craig was) until they put me out for the helicopter transport two hours to a trauma center in Minneapolis Minnesota. I was told I would never break again on my own, but a respiratory therapist said, “you’re in good shape and a longer year this machine harder it will be to get off.” In three days I was totally off the ventilator. They were going to try 5 to 10 minutes the first day, but I did six hours. 12 hours the next day and then never again. So that’s my story thanks for giving me a chance to put it out there. I haven’t told many people because most of the people around me now were never climbers.
Amazing video
Such an inspiration!
Great Vid. Very inspiring
I'd buy this guy a beer.
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