[GeoStL] Re: Caveman Zipline
- From: "Barry Bryant" <barramus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:36:00 -0500
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I zipped the week following the Slaga trip as I was OOT then. I did find it
odd that the poles were not padded, that there wasn't something besides the
little guide to slow you down if you rolled in too fast. On the first zip I
too was going backwards but was able to rotate around at the last second.
I looked up to see and hear everyone yelling "Brake, Brake"! I applied my
hand to the cable and slowed to a perfect stand up stop. Inside my heart was
racing though. Quite exhilarating !
Barry
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[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Sheffold
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 10:42 PM
To: freelist
Subject: [GeoStL] Caveman Zipline
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This is a "must read" for those that have not rode the zipline at Meramec
Caverns and are looking forward to another chance this fall. And for those
of us that rode the zip on July 31st, it's probably good we didn't see this
first.
I received this email from Walt (A & W) over the weekend. It was from a lady
that worked for him at McDonnell Douglas (Boeing).
Some of you may have already heard from others. Here's a short story of what
happened.
I wanted to take a quick vacation with the family and after William and the
kids saw a commercial on ziplining at Meramec Caverns, I decided to be
daring once and do it. I took off on Monday, August 9th and heading out
there. After climbing up the first tower, Megan and Andrew were a little
scared but I kept encouraging them if "I" could do it, they can too because
I was determined to do something daring. Keep in mind, I am scared of
heights too. There are four paths and 3 rope bridges to cross. After the
first one, I felt comfortable. By the time we got to the last one which was
also the longest one, the drama started. Megan had crossed already. When I
went, I spun around and headed towards the tower backwards. I remember them
saying if you go backwards to ball up so you don't crush your legs when
hitting the tower. Luckily, I had a helmet and it saved me some. I knew
right away I impacted hard but the pole that I hit was not padded. I was not
knocked unconscious and I felt
some tightness in neck and shoulders. They gave me an ice pack. William
drove home and I attempted to call my primary phyiscian to ask for an x-ray
just in case or needed a chiropractor. It was lunch time and the answering
machine was closed so we ended up going home to grab a bite to eat. I got in
contact with primary doctor's office and they said to go to ER immediately.
I ended up not eating lunch myself. They did CT scan and immediately told me
that I was lucky I was not paralyzed and kept asking me if I had feeling.
Any movement of the bones, could have paralyzed me. I had surgery on
Tuesday, August 10th. C6 was totally crushed and my ligaments were torn. I
came home on Thursday, August 12th. Recovering at home with a neck brace.
I'm sure everyone is concerned but I am so tired and know I really should
rest. Today is the first time I've been on the laptop so I'm going back to
the couch and chill-axing. I know everyone is concerned but I do get tired
talking; I do some t
exting just to keep busy but I real! ly need to learn to relax and let the
kids and William take care of me. I won't be answering the doors during the
days and the kids will be starting their Freshmen year at Parkway North.
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