ferniesnow
I'm doo-ing it!
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What sticks in my mind is the two different times I broke my legs. The right one with the femur going and the left one with the fibula on two different occasions. As Dwight Yoakum would put it, "a thousand miles from nowhere" and no chance of getting emergency help other than the helicopter the next day. I rode them both out and people called me crazy. I should have waited for medical help.
When people watch the videos from the pros, they all forget the back-up that is readily available to them. Helicopters and medical assistance are close at hand. Most people don't think about the reality of getting out of the backcountry with serious injuries. If they did think about that, I don't think we would see the acrobatics that we doo.
All of what has been said above is great and there is a lot of truth in the ideas but................................I don't want to be the one to baby sit the injured waiting overnight for a chopper nor do I want to have to transport someone down a "moguled out" trail. Then again, to each their own.
When people watch the videos from the pros, they all forget the back-up that is readily available to them. Helicopters and medical assistance are close at hand. Most people don't think about the reality of getting out of the backcountry with serious injuries. If they did think about that, I don't think we would see the acrobatics that we doo.
All of what has been said above is great and there is a lot of truth in the ideas but................................I don't want to be the one to baby sit the injured waiting overnight for a chopper nor do I want to have to transport someone down a "moguled out" trail. Then again, to each their own.