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anyone impaled themselves on a nut tool? 28-Aug-2009 At 2:09:07 PM BUZZ

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On 27/08/2009 Guniea Sauras Rex wrote:
>I had a guy once tell me not to use a carabiner to clip my chalkbag to
>my harness as it could break my back were I to fall on it.

>Anyone know of such an injury?

I shattered couple of vertebrae climbing and at the time was utilising a biner to attach my chalk bag!! But don't think it had f--- all to do with the biner or the rack, more so slamming into the ground from great height!

If it was going to break your spine it would most likely be your coccyx, which hurts but is not that much of a drama. If you’re really stressed rectify it with some cord.

Also fractured my neck couple places right were lip of helmet sits, but personally I would rather fracture my neck than end up with brain injury. Each to their own though!