Marcsoltan - Oct 6, 2008 3:09 pm - Voted 10/10
Just a little tipfor a guy who likes to have fun.
If you tuck your jacket tail into your pants while glissading you keep the snow from getting into your under-clothing.
Looks like a great fun.
BCJ - Oct 6, 2008 3:24 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Just a little tipThanks :) Glissading that morning was actually very short-lived since the sun hadn't hit the slope yet and it was very icy. I had learned my lesson the year before when I glissaded down Adams and put a hole through my pants and tights and took off a lot of skin (my butt was numb so I didn't notice). I found out when my climbing partner asked why I had red icicles hanging off the hole in my pants. Definitely my most painful climbing injury ever.
Marcsoltan - Oct 6, 2008 4:00 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Just a little tipRed icicles! That is some incredible story to remember and cherish. What's important is that you're okay, and still climbing.
BCJ - Oct 6, 2008 8:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Just a little tipI badly tore my hamstring a few years ago playing Thanksgiving football and I'm still not sure which injury hurt worse...the glissading one made it so I couldn't sit for almost a month because of the amount of flesh that got removed. In all, I glissaded down about 2500' with bare skin on rough ice. It's funny now but I still cringe when I see the photo. I still glissade, but only on soft snow and I check my backside often :)
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