Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:18 pm
Ouch, how did you dislocate your shoulder?
It's all Roper's fault!
Sort of seriously, his directions to reach Lake 10,200 were so horrible, I didn't realize I was only 1/10 mile away when I figured I was off-route and turned around, since I was already well higher than 10,200. (Would it have killed Roper to mention that the lake is actually 250 feet below the ridge, and that you can't even see it until you're already past it??). So I went down into a lower valley, pissed off, tired and not being very careful. I was also trying out a new pair of boots (I know, not the smartest idea to test them out on an 8 day trip), which turned out to have awful traction for sideways motion. To cut to the chase, I slipped on a really easy rock, and landed hard on my shoulder. When I got up I couldn't feel my left arm! I was pretty freaked out, but eventually after swinging my left arm around the shoulder popped back into place. Luckily, I could still exert downward pressure on it, so I was able to clamber over rocks and use my hiking poles.
Now that I'm back, I'll have to wait for the MRI to see how bad things really are.