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FastDraw said:
Peregrinator,

As a fellow hiker with a focus on caves, rapelling and absieling and who has sustained a major spinal trauma injury (crushed the L1 vertebra in half), what do you recommend as supremo back support in technical gear from back packs to ropes? I have minimal stuctural strength but have maintained core strenth. I'll be using a torso brace/ corsette to sustain the structural integrity of the back.
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Wow...sorry I missed this when you posted it, and thanks, Collette for giving me the heads up.

This is out of my league, but offhand, I'd say that the only solution to the backpack issue is to try them, lots of them, and see what works. I don't know about technical rucksacks, climbing packs; they're generally made as stripped-down as possible. Dana comes to mind if you're humping a lot of gear; their stuff is super adjustable. Trekking poles, too, though if you're doing a lot of rappelling and scrambling, they're a pain in the ass. I don't think a rope cares about your back, or vice versa. All ropes feel the same, except to your hands. Though, actually, one thing does come to mind, which is that if you're yo-yo-ing caves, you're probably using a static line. It might ease the strain on your back to rap on a dynamic rope, so the stretch will take some of the shock. You'd have to hang two cords that way, though, unless the idea of jugging dynamic rope appeals to your inner masochist.

Harnesses...look for big wall specific ones. They're built for comfort, and you may find one with better support for the lower back. Using a chest harness might help a lot, too.

Good for you, for maintaining the core strength. Regular yoga and pilates may help you, if you're not already doing that.

Good luck...have fun with it.
 
SaintPeter said:
Yeah. How can you hike in Converse high tops?
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*laugh*

There was a sort of notorious older woman who through-hiked the AT in those...asked about gear she said, "Most people are pantywastes."
 
morewickedfun said:
Jesus. See being French Canadian I have to kiss both cheeks.
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That's a fine thing. I can wait another few seconds. Hurry up, though...it's cold out here.
 
Peregrinator said:
*laugh*

There was a sort of notorious older woman who through-hiked the AT in those...asked about gear she said, "Most people are pantywastes."
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she musta been Norwegian, or Finnish......
 
“He who overcomes pain and fear will himself be God"

Dostoevsky
 
Peregrinator said:
Wow...cool. I had dinner with Ang Dorje Sherpa once.
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i just had a guy in with a t-shirt from that bar.......

we were soo busy with business, i forgot to ask if he summitted the big E
 
thør said:
i just had a guy in with a t-shirt from that bar.......

we were soo busy with business, i forgot to ask if he summitted the big E
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Cool...I like that people have even been to BC or wherever near it. Heck, BC is higher than I've ever been.
 
Peregrinator said:
Cool...I like that people have even been to BC or wherever near it. Heck, BC is higher than I've ever been.
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I'll find out next week. They were supposed to attempt Cho Oyu, too.
 
thør said:
I'll find out next week. They were supposed to attempt Cho Oyu, too.
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Awesome...CO is supposed to be a beautiful peak, and a lot less technical and crowded. Except for the severe avy danger on the trade route...
 
So, sometimes a great day in the mountains can be a simple hike. Today, Perfect Tommy and his wife and I climbed Sacajawea, the highest peak in the Bridger Range, here outside of Bozeman, MT. A short hike, only 2.2 miles, but it gains a couple thousand feet, so it's pretty steady. And gorgeous...Right at the summit, there was a single mountain goat hanging around, looking baleful. Ravens were flipping and glunking around, a whole bunch of them. Perfect afternoon, on a day when the clocks in town were saying 108 degrees in the sun and 96 in the shade....

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Hi, climbers!
I'm reading about Todd Skinner's death. Seems it was either a total equipment failure (belay loop coming undone, quite unlikely) or a lapse of judgement (unlikely).
We'll never know.
 
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