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# Climb From Injury

Adventures After Recovering from an Achilles Injury

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- [Running, snowsports, and night splints!](https://climbfrominjury.com/snowsportsandnightsplints/) - RUNNING! Big news, I went running this week! Just 5x1 minute, interspersed with one minute of walking. Everything felt great. It's been so long since I ran (maybe September?) that I was almost surprised I could actually do it. The next evening, I was walking my super aggro dog, and to make a long story
- [Kings Peak- Utah's Highest Point and Another Injury](https://climbfrominjury.com/kings-peak-utahs-highest-point-and-another-injury/) - Blog post about a hike and climb of King's Peak, Utah's highest point. Includes hiking, backpacking, scrambling, and a foot sprain.
- [Should you climb Denali's West Buttress? Should you go guided?](https://climbfrominjury.com/should-you-climb-denalis-west-buttress/) - Factors to consider when deciding whether to climb Denali's West Buttress at all, and whether to do it guided include health, personal preferences, and skills.
- [The Monte Rosa Traverse: Comfort Climbing](https://climbfrominjury.com/the-monte-rosa-traverse-comfort-climbing/) - Total Stats: 24.5 miles; 11,414 feet of elevation gain GPX Tracks: Day 1: Klein Matterhorn, Central and West Breithorn, descent to Guia d'Ayas Hut Day 2: Guia d'Ayas hut, climb Pollux and Castor, descent to Quintana Sella hut Day 3: Quintino Sella hut, over the Lyskamm Naso, up to Signalkuppe/the Margherita Hut Day 4: descent
- [Antarctica- Mountaineering in the Heritage Range](https://climbfrominjury.com/antarctica-mountaineering-in-the-heritage-range/) - By popular demand, here is a blog post about my trip to Antarctica from six months ago, in January of 2024. Antarctica is the hardest continent to get to, but once I was there it was probably the easiest on which to accomplish my goal of climbing a glaciated peak. Every peak is glaciated! I’ve
- [Trying a Tri!](https://climbfrominjury.com/trying-a-tri/) - Today I completed my first (maybe only) triathlon, the Seafair sprint triathlon. I haven't had time for mountaineering training this year, but I still I wanted a physical goal to work towards. Just running for running's sake can be...boring. I'd started open water swimming after I started dabbling in the WIm Hof method. I'd always
- [Trip Report: Staircase/Six Ridge/Enchanted Valley/O'Neil Pass Loop](https://climbfrominjury.com/trip-report-staircase-six-ridge-enchanted-valley-oneil-pass-loop/) - Trip report about backpacking Six Ridge/Enchanted Valley/O'Neil Pass/First Divide
- [Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori Mountains](https://climbfrominjury.com/margherita-peak/) - Mountains of Mud In ancient times, a Greek merchant claimed to have located the source of the Nile at a snow-capped mountain range in East Africa called "the Mountains of the Moon." Some people claim the Rwenzori mountains, along the border of Uganda and the DRC, are those Mountains of the Moon. What is certain
- [Mount Garibaldi via Brohm Ridge](https://climbfrominjury.com/mount-garibaldi-via-brohm-ridge/) - Mount Garibaldi Via Brohm Ridge The Basics What: Brohm Ridge route on Mount Garibaldi, BC, Canada When: May 29-30, 2023 Total stats: 18.5 miles, 7337 feet of elevation gain (a lot of ups and downs!) Why: Mount Garibaldi is the northernmost volcano in Jeff Smoot's Climbing the Cascade Volcanoes book/pamphlet. Also, it's pretty. GPX track
- [Zugspitze- Germany's Highest Screepile](https://climbfrominjury.com/zugspitze-germanys-highest-screepile/) - The evening I arrived in Ehrwald (Saturday June 24) was the night of the "Bergfueur" fire event, in which people light fires on the nearby mountains to celebrate the solstice. There were pretty good views from my room in the Mellow Mountain hostel (which I highly recommend, although communicate if you need to check
- [Hiking in the Val d'Harens](https://climbfrominjury.com/hiking-in-the-val-dharens/) - In preparation for mountaineering near Zermatt, Switzerland, my friend and I did a few acclimatization hikes in the neighboring Val d'Harens during the last week of June, 2023. Our original plan was to do a traverse from the Bertol Hut, near the village of Arolla, across the Tete Blanche to the Schoenbiel hut and then
- [El Rosario and Nevado de Toluca - Mexican Volcanoes Part 1](https://climbfrominjury.com/acclimatizingformexicanvolcanoes/) - Acclimatization for Mexican volcanoes. Hike to El Rosario Butterfly Reserve, attempted hike of Jocotitlan, visit to Cerro de Catedral, climb of Nevado de Toluca
- [Climbing Iztaccihuatl - Mexican Volcanoes Part 2](https://climbfrominjury.com/climbingiztaccihuatl/) - Climbing Iztaccihuatl: Third time is the Charm Stats: 4260 feet of gain, summit elevation of 17,159, 7.8 miles RT. Total time: 14 hours and 40 minutes. Climbed: December 14, 2023. GPX track After our acclimatization was more or less complete, we drove to Paso de Cortes to register for our climb of Iztaccihuatl, the eighth-highest
- [Climbing Pico de Orizaba - Mexican Volcanoes Part 3](https://climbfrominjury.com/climbingpicodeorizaba/) - Climbing Pico de Orizaba via the normal route in December of 2023. Good snow, cold conditions, lots of people.
- [Tahoma Glacier: Mt Rainier the Long Way](https://climbfrominjury.com/tahoma-glacier-mt-rainier-the-long-way/) - On May 10-13, we climbed Rainier, up the Tahoma Glacier and descending via Disappointment Cleaver. Our 3 day climb took 4 days. Stats: 12,000 feet of elevation gain, 8,770 feet of loss, 21.5 miles GPX Tracks linked below: Day 1 (Westside Road to toe of glacier, ~6000 feet) Day 2 (6000 feet to 10,000 feet)
- [Bike Trainers: The Exercise Solution for Homebound People Who Can Barely Walk](https://climbfrominjury.com/bike-trainers/) - For weeks 3-5 after PRP recovery, my main exercise (other than walking my dog) was using my bike trainer, a Kinetic road machine smart bike trainer. I purchased this trainer because: (1) I read that it was one of the quieter on-wheel bike trainers; (2) it's a "smart" trainer (more on that in a bit);
- [Salt Creek Canyon Out-and-Back](https://climbfrominjury.com/salt-creek-canyon-out-and-back/) - Canyonlands National Park- Many Canyons, Few People From April 14-17, 2023, I backpacked in Salt and Horse Canyons in Canyonlands National Park. I wanted some time to decompress after starting a leave of absence from work, and Canyonlands had captured my imagination since I read Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang in college. Salt Creek
- [Highpointing Montana's Granite Peak](https://climbfrominjury.com/highpointing-montana/) - Last weekend I climbed Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana and my 18th state high point.
- [Boundary Peak via Trail Canyon](https://climbfrominjury.com/boundary-peak-via-trail-canyon/) - Boundary Peak is the highest point in Nevada! I read trip reports about there being a "wall of scree" to go up, so I was a little nervous. Also about breaking down in BFE Nevada. Trip date: August 27-28 Hike stats (round trip): 6.83 miles, 3,674 feet of elevation gain, 6.5 hours total. Logistics Trail
- [I'm just skiin' in the rain](https://climbfrominjury.com/im-just-skiin-in-the-rain/) - I remain cautiously optimistic about my Achilles. Heel lifts and more intensive exercises seem to be helping. I've also been modifying my walking gait and consciously step on the ball of my left foot, right behind my big toe. This is how you're supposed to walk, I just don't do it on my left foot.
- [Months 2 and 3 Post-PRP: Warming Back up To Hiking](https://climbfrominjury.com/warming-up-to-hiking/) - Months two and three post-PRP, I started to ease back into hiking once a week. My first couple hikes in early November were just walks around large parks. I finally made it into the mountains again about 7 weeks post-PRP. I hiked a relatively flat trail, but in the Cascades that still means about 1283
- [Thoughts on the Wim Hof Method](https://climbfrominjury.com/wimhofthoughts/) - I took a Wim Hof method Fundamentals course back in early December. I was (and remain) skeptical of the wild claims people make about reversing their depression, getting rid of autoimmune diseases, and being able to run around in shorts in freezing temperatures. But I have always had problems in the cold, so I was
- [PRP: the most painful 20 minutes of my life](https://climbfrominjury.com/prp-the-most-painful-20-minutes-of-my-life/) - The most painful 20 minutes of my life took place during the afternoon of October 2, 2020. While I was lying facedown on a gurney somewhere beneath Husky Stadium, someone injected my own platelets back into my Achilles tendon. There were two doctors and a medical assistant back there, and I don't know who
- [Reflections on Two Years Post-PRP](https://climbfrominjury.com/reflections-on-two-years-post-prp/) - About two years ago, I had a PRP injection in my left Achilles tendon to jump start the recovery process. In the intervening two years I also learned I have a leg length discrepancy, which I now wear heel lifts for, and I've done a lot of physical therapy to improve my biomechanics. My balance
- [Post-hike Recovery Starts When the Pack Comes Off](https://climbfrominjury.com/post-hike-recovery/) - Success At Last! On June 21, 2021 I finally accomplished my goal of climbing Rainier via the Emmons Glacier. I first attempted the route back in 2013, but turned around when one of the team members got altitude sickness. In 2019, we turned around when team members weren't comfortable with conditions. On both of those
- [Mountaineering Training: Every Day is Leg Day](https://climbfrominjury.com/mountaineering-training-every-day-is-leg-day/) - In this post, I'll talk about my approach to mountaineering training. This is a post I've been wanting to write for awhile, but have been working a lot, and got sidetracked writing a guest post on the Pathloom blog about rock climbing. But I've finally gotten some time to write about the main thing I
- [Why Achilles injuries take so long to heal](https://climbfrominjury.com/why-achilles-injuries-take-so-long-to-heal/) - My Achilles injury is almost 5! In light of my injury's impending eligibility for kindergarten, I wanted to do a post on why Achilles tendinopathy is "so hard to get on top of," as my doctor says. Or, as I say, "a pain in the rear." It's science: My doctor seems to enjoy giving me
- [Wishing Doesn't Make it Better](https://climbfrominjury.com/wishing-doesnt-make-it-better/) - So, my Achilles still hurts. I hiked to Annette Lake yesterday with a couple of old friends. According to WTA, it's 1800 feet of elevation gain, but the readout on my GPS watch says 1,982 feet. Whatever it was, it was too many. I don't remember any point in particular at which my Achilles started
- [All play and no work makes my injuries cranky](https://climbfrominjury.com/reinjury/) - In my last post, I talked about how I was getting back into hiking, and everything was hunky-dory. For the first time in about a decade, I took the week between Christmas and New Years off. I excitedly texted friends about skiing and hiking opportunities for the 10 whole days I was off. Hooray! Winter
- [Urban Hiking is a Thing, Y'all](https://climbfrominjury.com/urban-hiking-is-a-thing-yall/) - A few days ago, I met with both my physical therapist and my doctor. I am learning that having a "care team" means that you have many appointments with people who disagree. Heel lifts: Yes! Mountaineering: No! My PT thinks my leg length discrepancy is about 2 mm, so she pulled off two of the
- [Better? Maybe? Unclear.](https://climbfrominjury.com/better-maybe-unclear/) - To recap, I'm now about 15 weeks post-PRP. My Achilles was doing great until I went skiing two many times a few days after Christmas. I'm doing OK. My Achilles doesn't hurt all the time, but it still hurts when I go up steep stuff. This weekend, I hiked with some friends who know Tiger
- [First Steps Outside: Week Two of PRP Recovery](https://climbfrominjury.com/week-2-of-recovery/) - Casting Off I had PRP on October 2, a Friday, and took off my aircast the following Thursday evening, per my doctor's instructions of "one week in the boot." I'd stopped sleeping with it on after the first sleepless night. I slept in an ankle brace from Walgreen's instead. But I had some trepidation about
- [Clunky boots: the first week after PRP](https://climbfrominjury.com/clunky-boots-the-first-week-after-prp/) - Clunky Walking After two days of crutches, I was able to put some body weight on my right foot while it was in the walking boot. But I needed footwear with a heel high enough to match my walking boot. Enter my plastic mountaineering boot. Normally used for cold-weather mountaineering ascents, the plastic boot fit
- [Crutches are hard to use and related concerns](https://climbfrominjury.com/crutches-are-hard-to-use-and-related-concerns/) - I was on crutches for the first two days after PRP, to avoid weighting my left Achilles. I appreciated this, because I accidentally weighted it a couple of times that weekend and immediately regretted it. Problems with Crutches If you know me, you know that I am not coordinated. I broke my hand because I
- [The first night after PRP: learning to crawl again](https://climbfrominjury.com/the-first-night-after-prp-learning-to-crawl-again/) - The evening after PRP, after having taken 1 tramadol in the Walgreens parking lot, I sat on my couch with my husband and dog and watched a few Modern Family episodes. After about 30 minutes or so, the tramadol kicked in and it no longer felt like someone was knifing me in my Achilles. But

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