I will never forget 22/01/05
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- chossy
I went ice climbing in Glencoe and I had a fall at the beginning before we were roped up and nearly dropped about twenty meters off a cliff onto more rocks and a terrible outcome. I slid about 25 feet very quickly and was about one foot from the edge before my axes finally gripped and I stopped. I then had to gingerly take an axe out then turn round and climb back up, my climbing partner was screaming as I fell.
I then had to put that behind me and tackle the hardest climb I have done to date a Scottish Grade 5 ice climb (they only go up to grade 8 in Scotland). It was seven hours of climbing and I was exhausted afterwards as I had to lead the difficult stuff, verticle ice walls with 40 meter run outs and no protection.
I am glad to be alive and I will never be the same again life is sweet and everyone should be happy to be here. I will savour everything I do to the last drop and make love with every fiber of my body.
Cheers an alive and profoundly changed chossy.
- MX_OnD0
ah thocht ye were fucken quiet yesterday.
Ooh ya hoor matey, glad ye didnae slide further!
- fadeproof0
god fuckin damn dude, thats some shit. Couple years back had a near-death myself; it changes you forever. For real, though, i can imagine where your coming from. be safe.
- _salisae_0
who's the lucky girl?
you're coocoo btw :)
- BonSeff0
isnt the danger of eating it the thrill of climbing?
glad you pulled out of it and finished
- janne0
WOAH!
glad you are alive, mate!
:)
- chossy0
cheers guys I am actually sweating all over again thinking about it, my palms are wet and I am shaking a bit.
Salisae there is no lucky girl......yet when I do meet her she is in for the time of her life though. :)
- MX_OnD0
whisky on me next week chossy.
Ye dinnae need tae half kill yersel fur it tho, ken?
- welded0
Heavy stuff, man. Way to make with the not dying. ;)
Would you try that climb again?
- chossy0
sure thing MX.
yes I will definatly do the climb again it was intense, my fall was actually before we got onto the climb we were traversing to gain access to it.
- toulouz0
wow, glad you made it chossy. just goes to show the angels were watching over you.
you just never know when your time is up. yeah, carry on savouring life to the full.
stories like that make us all appreciate stuff, thanx for relating
- josimarX0
dammit, dom would've defo have given me your Xbox.
- josimarX0
;)
no, glad to hear you're not dead. Bloody Dom, what a big girl. Did he get any snaps of the madness?
- jox0
Glad you're still with us, daredevil!
- chossy0
Yes we took some photos of the climb I will post them soonish, we couldn't use my digi cam as it had frozen up so we had to use the stills camera.
- pascii0
sheesh. glad u made it chossy...
- jox0
class
^_^
- markd0
there's ice in scotland?
- rasp0
I will never forget the three legs of the tripod
- MX_OnD0
"touching cloth"
Ahahahahaha josimar classic!