Ep 20 - 140-foot Fall in Eldorado Canyon - Bill Wright and Tom Karpeichik

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🗓️ 31 August 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Bill Wright and Tom Karpeichik were attempting a bold challenge in Colorado's Eldorado Canyon: Climb 100 guidebook pitches in a single day. To cover all that ground, they planned to simul-climb most of the way. Early that morning, four pitches up a 5.8+ route, Tom broke a hold on 5.5 or 5.6 terrain and fell, 50 feet above his last piece of protection. In this episode, Wright describes the monster, unbelayed fall that followed, how they both survived, and the lessons he took home. Read the original Accidents in North American Climbing report: http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201104602/Fall-on-Rock-Simul-Climbing-Colorado-Eldorado-Canyon-State-Park. The Sharp End is produced each month by Accidents in North American Climbing, an annual publication of the American Alpine Club, and is presented by Mammut, with additional support from Vertical Medicine Resources and Colorado Outward Bound School.

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome back. I'm Ashley, your hostess for the Sharp End. This podcast is brought to you by the American Alpine Club and sponsored by Mamoot.
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0:39.0	Thank you to Vertical Medicine Resources
0:42.0	and the Colorado Howardward Bound School for
0:44.1	being contributing sponsors of the Sharpen.
0:46.3	So before we jump into this month's episode,
0:49.7	here's an important clarification on our last episode which took place in the Teton's.
0:54.8	Dr. Ashley Weisman from Seattle, Washington sent me this email.
0:58.8	Dear Ashley, thanks for putting together this first of its kind podcast.
1:03.4	I just wanted to clarify one point about head injuries and concussions to avoid confusion or
1:07.8	misdiagnosis. One of the guests on your last episode, number 19, The Grand Traverse
1:13.5	on Bad, mentioned a white powder in his ears
1:16.2	after falling and then later hearing
1:17.9	this may be a sign of a concussion.
1:20.7	Well, this is not accurate.
1:22.5	Symptoms of concussion can include ringing in your ears or trouble hearing,
1:26.8	as well as nausea, headache, blurry vision, fatigue,
1:30.4	trouble concentrating, and disorientation.
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