Ep 28 - Ground Fall at Calico Basin - Greg Smith

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🗓️ 1 May 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Greg Smith was 10 feet above his last piece of protection on a moderate climb in Calico Basin, outside Las Vegas, when he fell unexpectedly. His only piece pulled out and he hit the ground. At least that's what his climbing partner tells him, because he has very little memory of the day. In this episode, Greg and Ashley talk through the accident and the painful aftermath. Find more details about this incident report in Greg's report for Accidents in North American Climbing: https://bit.ly/2rdN8Kj. The Sharp End Podcast is presented by Mammut, with additional support from Colorado Outward Bound School and Health IQ. This podcast is produced by the American Alpine Club.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Sharp End podcast. My name is Ashley and I'm your hostess for the show.
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0:59.2	So I have some exciting news.
1:01.0	I'm selling and moving out of my bus. I've been here for five years and it's been really
1:07.7	fun and I just I'm looking for a new adventure and but the crackling and the popping in the background that's my
1:14.2	wood stove keeping me warm out here five miles from the Canadian border 35 miles
1:19.7	from Haines and yeah I'm really excited to share that with you and because this has been a really big part of my life
1:28.0	And it's just time for a change for me, but I I was able to get this interview with this gentleman in my bus so this is quite
1:35.8	possibly the last interview that you'll hear me recording in my short bus in Alaska
1:42.4	so I hope you enjoy and I'd like to welcome Greg Smith to the show. So Greg, welcome and can you please tell us a little bit about yourself?
1:55.0	Okay, sure my name is Greg Smith. I'm a guy in his mid-50s from, well, I live in Chicago, Illinois now and started climbing back in about 2009 and you know I fell
2:11.4	in love with it I really got into it and pursued it pretty vigorously since then
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