This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings.
Leela14 Dec 2015
Hi
Not sure if this is the right forum, but I suffered a bouldering accident 4 weeks ago and broke my left fibula, just below the knee. It was a non-complex stable break and I was given no cast or air boot and sent away with crutches and told to weight bear after 4 days! I've mixed it up with non-weight bearing as the muscle pain has made it impossible to fully weight bear.
I've been told I can try stationary bike cycling and swimming in 2 weeks, but I'm wondering when I could try climbing again. I've been advised against bouldering for about 9 months due to the impact of falling on the bone again, but I'm thinking top roping and maybe seconding for a while maybe in Feb when I can fully walk on my leg.
It's beyond frustrating not being able to do anything and any advice on what I can do in the meantime to keep as rock fit as I can would be really helpful.
Thanks
Leela
Because leg isn't in plaster I need to be careful about potentially falling off of anything for a while, hence the stationary bike. Just don't know when to try climbing again, guess I'll have to suck it and see! Thanks.
Not exactly the same but I broke my femur trad climbing about 5 years ago. I was only partial weightbearing for a while but when I was able to weight bear on it properly started top roping again straight away. Found it was fine as long as I was sensible, the obvious things like avoiding high steps etc. The mental aspect of getting back to climbing was actually harder than the physical which came back fairly strongly.
Afraid I don't have any useful advice what to do before that then, I completed Fallout 2!
I broke my leg very badly last March. Two spiral fractures in both tib and fib and and a fracture in the ankle joint. I had quite a lot of surgery and bionic stuff added. http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=257296
I started climbing again in July but not leading. I have led a few well protected things that I know well since. I have seconded a lot of quality routes outside up to about HVS with people I really trust. At the wall I top roped a lot which was good for maintaining a bit of fitness. I am now leading and falling again inside which took a bit of getting used to.
I would say that bouldering isn't a great idea until the bone quality has really improved which could take a while (many months not weeks).
I would encourage you to try and enjoy your climbing irrespective of grade. It will take time to get back both physically and in terms of confidence. Try not to do anything to knock your confidence and good luck with your recovery.
