Finger Blow Out

For some reason my fingers have never been kind to me and my climbing ambitions. The last three years I’ve tweaked tendons in June, which is definitely a bummer as I am just starting to hit my stride about this time, and then have to take a month or two off and then be cautious when I start climbing again. Oh well, it certainly pales in comparison to the stuff some people have to deal with.

Whenever I get injured climbing, I like to head over to ClimbingInjuries.com. They have some good info on there, especially about finger tweakage. I’ve had some personal correspondence with those folks and they seem to know what’s up. I also really like this tidbit from their advice on rehabbing an injury: “Concentrate on other aspects of your life.” So I’m hoping it’s just a sprain and that I’ll be back on the rocks soon. But if not…

We all know how easy it is to get completely wrapped up in climbing to the point where it becomes the sole focus of your life. I’m not sure the last time I went fly fishing, or played guitar, or read something beside a guidebook. And of course I bummed about it, because I wont get to explore some cool cliffs in Idaho while we’re here, but maybe I’ll get to see some other places I wouldn’t have gone if I was just focusing on climbing.

Now where is that fly rod…..