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Hollow mountain accident 28/4/2018 1-May-2018 At 9:08:31 AM jacksonclimbs

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On 1-May-2018 ajfclark wrote:
>On 30-Apr-2018 jacksonclimbs wrote:
>>On 29-Apr-2018 Kp wrote:
>>>It's all over Instagram mate.
>>
>>Yeah I was posting it on the instagram.
>>
>>Boulderer was on highball in Legoland on the trail up to VDL, we were
>>hiking out, saw chopper, bumped into the guys mates. As I heard from
>them,
>>one of the pads was up against a rock and so slightly sloping, guy landed
>>on the slopy bit, ankle rolled. Friend up in QLD knows him, prognosis
>is
>>just a broken ankle.
>>
>>Also heard the chopper again on Sunday when we were at Watchtower.
>>
>>That's the 3rd time I've seen someone pulled from a broken ankle with
>>that chopper, 1st hand, in the past year. 2 times for a bouldering incident,
>>other was an abseiler at Werribee Gorge.
>>
>>I'd be curious to hear the medics thoughts on climbing and bouldering.
>>They must get so many call outs for busted ankles.
>
>Thanks for the details, what's your insta handle?

Same as my handle on here - jacksonclimbs

Pads were sitting under 'wet with excitement' - V6, when I went past. It's not a crazy tall highball, but I think an awkward fall can bust an ankle from a couple of feet anyway. Not sure exactly how high the guy was, didn't see the point in giving the guy's mate the full 3rd degree on it.