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Q&A What should I do when I find a dying dog?

A few years ago I was on a cycling holiday - on my own - in remote mountainous countryside in the north of Greece. One day, I came across a dog lying by the side of the road. I had passed quite a f...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by threesixnine‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can a Finger Pulley injury be predicted / anticipated?

I resumed climbing a couple of months back after a gap of a couple of years. After spending a month of quality time at the wall regularly in order to get back in touch, I have started to try differ...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by WedaPashi‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What to do if someone gets impaled in the stomach?

Background: This question is motivated by an accident that happened to my sister in a very rural area. She was on a fence and fell onto a t-post which basically impaled her, but which fell out by ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Garet Claborn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Internal (unseen) damage from a 40ft climbing fall

I am aware that the statistics regarding a 40ft climbing fall, which result in "decking-out" are not favorable. I survived such a fall only recently. Major injuries seem to have only been a broken ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What can I do to help relieve joint pain in fingers after climbing?

After I've been climbing for a while, my finger joints are very sore. Is there anything I can do to relieve that pain?

7 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Reverend Gonzo‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to tape torn skin to continue climbing?

I have got this annoying issue when bouldering: a sheared callus on the small finger: I would like to tape this and continue climbing (with extra caution). I am not an expert in taping, and any ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by anatolyg‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where should a band be tied to stop bleeding from wound?

Suppose a leg is wounded (either from a gunshot or a knife) and there is significant bleeding. We see in movies that a fabric is tied around the place of bleeding to decrease/stop bleeding. My q...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Emi Matro‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are there ways to make the skin on my fingers last longer while climbing/bouldering?

My main problem when bouldering and sometimes while climbing is, that after some time the skin/flesh of my middle and lower phalanges start to hurt and the skin comes off so further climbing become...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Gistiv‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to treat shin splints while backpacking

It's been a couple of years since I last had bad shin splits but I can still recall how painful they can be. I was able to heal them before mostly with a couple weeks rest. If the pain came back ...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Justin C‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I care for a wound that will be immersed in water?

I got a fairly bad cut on my leg, not quite bad enough for stitches but will probably leave a scar. I have a camping trip planned this weekend at a lake where we will go swimming and kayaking. I ex...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user812786‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How long does it generally take to stop feeling climber's elbow?

I've been climbing 1-2 times / week (usually once) for about a month. After each time I climb, I feel joint pain in my elbows. From my understanding, this is likely Tennis Elbow. Slowly but surely...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by DIMMSum‭

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Q&A What is this knee pain when going downhill?

I can hike uphill practically all day. However as very soon after I start a descent, pain builds on the outside of my knee. What is causing this and can I do anything to prevent/mitigate it (othe...

12 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Russell Steen‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Question hiking health injury
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Q&A How to safely train for and grip pockets?

I was spurred to post this after reading Which fingers to use in a 2 finger pocket when rock climbing? Last year I injured myself training on a shallow three finger pocket with an open hand grip...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Mr.Wizard‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Sore left knee when hiking

Hi I have been a keen cyclist and walker for many many years, but this year I have taken more to hiking, 2-6 miles walk which I really enjoy. But this last 4 months I have started developing a per...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by paul harvey‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Question hiking injury
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Q&A Sharp knee pain when going up and down stairs/bending my knee after my first backpacking trip

This past weekend, I went on my first backpacking trip. The last 5 miles were all straight down hill which caused a lot of knee pain. Now, three days later, I still have excruciating, stabbing pa...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Tay‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What scientific evidence is there about the causes and prevention of running injuries?

Running injuries are very common, and runners have many different opinions about what causes them and how to prevent them. What is the actual scientific evidence?

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Ben Crowell‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I self-assess my physical condition after a fall in the backcountry?

Background: The weather that day, as well as the week before, had been dry and warm. At about nine pm on August 2, 2014, I fell off of a log onto rocks. The fall was roughly twenty feet. The rocks ...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Zach L‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the knee pain beneath and under the kneecap from hiking up and down inclines?

I've been walking for exercise for four years now, with no problems. Now I've moved to a hilly location, and I thought the inclines, up and down, would be a great addition to my flat land walking....

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Martin Keech‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

Question hiking health injury
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Q&A How to prevent chafing in my lower regions

I'm training currently for a long distance walk (the welsh 15 peaks in 24 hours) and I'm doing some long days (12 hours plus). I'm having some real trouble though with quite painful chafing in my (...

3 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to overcome mental hurdles of adventure trauma?

Actively participating in a couple of adventure (AKA extreme) sports, I have had my share of accidents/carnage/trauma. Anyone who participates in such pastimes knows that we're all in between acci...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by amphibient‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A If injured and lost, what are your biggest priorities for survival?

Let's imagine for a moment that you're solo hiking somewhere you've never been before and take a fall off the edge of a trail, injure yourself (to the point of limited mobility), and become entirel...

4 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by pheidlauf‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to heal "blown tips" faster after a climb?

I just started rock climbing recently (by the way, it's awesome!). I tend to tear up my fingertips though when climbing on rough rock or for long periods of time. It takes a couple days for them to...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by GorrillaMcD‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A What can an injured person in the outdoors do to prevent infection by flesh-eating bacteria?

Perhaps you've heard about Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old adventurer who contracted a flesh-eating disease after getting injured in a zip line accident over the Tallapoosa River. She's already los...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by samthebrand‭  ·  last activity 12y ago by System‭

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