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Trip Name: Gutting It Out On Gabbro: Taking A Hard Fall On A Fall Trip. Entry Point: 31 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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mjmkjun: "The knee injury captures perfectly the nature of 'accidents'. At times, one just can't see them coming. No way you could have known of the moss-covered gap. The "sherpas" were getting some shut-eye. As the pre-sleep pills wore off I woke early to more knee soreness and rather than boot them out of their sleeping bags to help me, I just took my time and figured it out on my own. |
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There won't be any pictures with this report. I took a few but not many and really don't have much worth posting. I've really de-emphasized pursuing images and prefer to just be in the moment, experiencing my surroundings rather than worry about capturing them as photos or video. I learned a hard lesson that way at my son's college graduation. I was so intent on recording his ceremony with video and photos that I got too busy messing with my cameras and actually missed the moment when his name was announced and he was handed his degree. Now instead of having preserved the memory, I didn't really even get to make the memory in the first place. Also, I lost some camera gear on a BWCA trip a couple of years ago and I just don't need to stress about that happening again. The point of the trip is to leave the stress behind! |
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mjmkjun |
Considering the damage to your knee, you endured and bounced back remarkably well! Why did the sherpas not assist when you managed to dress and drag yourself out the tent--having to use a tree to stand? ;) |
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