I fell off today, took a nasty fall with the rope wrapped around my thumb, and a carabiner wedged across it! As I flew downwards I saw a photo in my head of a finger which had been cut off in a similar accident. The fall was long, and the stretch long, as it progressed I twisted my hand, strangely the correct way, the rope jerked off! It hurt like buggery, not that I know what that hurt like, I suspect it might hurt more. Perhaps there will be a few educational replies to my blog!
You have to look at the bright side, I made it back out of that cave. If I had gone in the water with all the gear I would have drowned, and I suspect my thumb is sprained, cut, but will be good to go. The traffic from tourism near my cliff was very bad today, the pressure of tourism at the week end is now stupid. Don't know what will come of this.
I have been lucky in my life, not least as I may well get to my 60 th birthday soon.
There were a few teams climbing today, two of them left to seek some where less crowded!
New rubbish has appeared, not the tourists this time, locals.
Life is sad, life is short, look on the bright side, I am still standing with a sore thumb taking photos of new rubbish, ah well.
