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anyone impaled themselves on a nut tool? 27-Aug-2009 At 6:01:55 PM peterc

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Guinea, about ten years ago I saw a guy crack his coccyx when he was attempting a sit start to a climb in a gym. He had his chalkbag attached to the haul loop of his harness with a carabiner. He pulled his butt off the wooden floor and then fell backwards and screamed. No one knew what was wrong, because it all seemed so innocuous. But the carabiner came between the floor and his coccyx and the impact was enough to fracture the bone. He was stretchered out of the gym. These days most gyms have some padding on the floor which would soften the blow, but it could still be uncomfortable. Since then I have always used cord for my chalkbag, which is also handy in emergencies (back up prussik etc).