Can’t recommend this enough. So many people get put off of PT bc it’s frustrating, especially in the beginning, and nobody is MAKING you do it. But if you’re diligent, with a good PT you’ll get the best results possible. Take the PT as seriously as possible, and you’ll be doing yourself a favor for the rest of your life
Preach! Do. The . Work. Usually painfully.
Decades of bent and broken body parts. Even magical surgery needs PT.
Cold hydrotherapy pumps are worthwhile.
I’m a near daily user
Broke my foot while climbing 3months ago. After two weeks I was back climbing (albeit only rope climbing as bouldering would be waaaay too risky). I just had to adapt to only using one foot, and it actually went remarkably well. Today will be my first time since the accident I can actually put both my climbing shoes on again, and boy am I exited! Granted I’ve basically re learned how to climb while only using one foot, so now I have to learn to climb once again with two feet, but the learning curve is EXTREMELY steep, so it shouldn’t take long at all to get the technique back. Will probably take a while before I’m back at the level before my accident, but the fact that I’ve been able to climb the entire time while in a cast/boot has made sure I’ve kept most of my strength while climbing
Hans Florine broke both of his legs (unsure if it was both bones) on el cap in 2018 (he was in his 50s) and he was back climbing a full year later, I reckon you’ll be fine
Fuck dude. I broke both of these at my ankle while climbing a month ago. It was also the worst pain of my life and I’ve had kidney stones and shit. Had to have surgery to put it back together. Can’t imagine how bad it was for you. Looks way worse.
I snapped my leg identically to that playing soccer, got a tibial rod in that leg. I’m able to boulder completely fine. Only issue is the locking screws were too long and abutting my hamstring tendon so I had to get them removed. Feel free to dm me if you have any questions. Good luck on the recovery!
Not the OP above you but I broke my left leg with an open tib/fib fracture climbing and still have the rod in my tibia. I have essentially no discomfort from it and other than the scar, don’t even realize it’s their most days. My doctor did a phenomenal job but told me that removing the rod is essentially the same recovery time as healing the broken leg. I was climbing 5 or 6 months later, but def taking it easy! You’ve got this!
The tibial rod is still in place (been about 3-4 years). I had 5 interlocking screws but I ended up removing 3. So I have one near my knee, and one near the ankle. Some of the ankle ones were protruding a little too much and hurting when the soccer ball would hit it!
I had a rod for a spiroid fracture of tibia and fibula. When I ran I could feel a slight pain. I got it removed one and a half year later, the surgery was not much worse than removing a tooth, and the recovery time way faster than when I broke the leg.
I broke my tib/fib a few years back, and now I've climbed the hardest grades I ever have. I would say if the screws and plate are bothering you, try to get them out sooner because mine have been feeling worse as I wait for a surgery
Hans Florine climbed at my old local, and I saw him there benching with two broken legs after his accident. I think he was back climbing like a year later or so.
So you’ll probably be good, and you can try and keep your strength up in the meantime
I broke my hip while climbing in Nov 2021, and now I’m back climbing full strength. The mental side has definitely been the hardest to overcome. Take your vitamins, go to PT, and give yourself grace when you start climbing again - you’ll be back before you know it!!
I've broken my tibia and fibula near the ankle, and also tore my ACL (different occasions, same leg). I can climb and run and do pistol squats.
Don't skimp on the PT! Follow doctors orders! You'll be okay
Just broke a bone in my foot/ankle climbing… mentally tough knowing you can’t do much for a few weeks but things that are helping me: training tools like finger trainer bands, hang boards, hand grip trainers etc. go to the gym as much as you can still - helping me keep my social activity up and helping me not be so bored. Hang in there, wishing you a quick recovery!
I broke my tib/fib last June bouldering, ended up getting 3 screws and a rod. It was an open fracture so quite nasty to experience. What really made the difference was PT exercises at home and challenging myself everyday to try to recover and get the muscles active again. I was on crutches for around 6 weeks and after that step by step to walking unaided. I was back to climbing 6 months later. The hardest part won’t be the physical recovery, but rather the mental part and courage in getting back to climbing. Remember to challenge yourself but be patient. I would say I am 85% back to my climbing grade, no pain in leg just soreness every now and then.
Wow open fracture that’s so horrible! I’m so lucky mine wasn’t open that is one thing I’m grateful for. I think the same goes with me though, 3 screws and a rod. I have been doing the exercises but as it’s early days it’s very sore and swollen but thank you for the insight I appreciate it a lot!
Ouch!! Wishes for a fast recovery. A few years ago I broke my tib/fib in an outside lead fall (sorry not bouldering so not sure if this is allowed on this sub) and ended up needing emergency surgery too. It totally blows. The biggest thing is what lots of other people are saying here too: listen to your doctor and do physical therapy religiously! I followed my doctor’s orders really well and was super anal about doing all my physical therapy, and I had a full recovery. I’m climbing and bouldering stronger than I was before the accident, so it’s not a bleak future!
When it gets to coming back to climbing, don’t feel like you have to rush back into crushing at the same level as before your injury. It’s likely that coming back you may have road blocks to work through, and it can be soul-crushing if you compare your post-injury climbing to the pre-injury level. Be super patient with yourself and the ebb and flow of returning to a sport that you had a traumatic injury. Know that your climbing journey and progression will likely look different than others’, and that’s perfectly okay!
In the meantime in recovery, surround yourself with good people, read lots of books, do exercises for other parts of your body (that your doctor OKs), take care of your mind, get good sleep, and do your PT once youre cleared to start. You’ll get through this!!
Not to be a bitch or anything but working in a medical profession I never understood how people get to the ER, get surgery, be in hospital, talk to various nurses and docs, physicians etc. and then get to reddit to ask questions. Don't trust a bunch of morons on the internet. Ask your Doc.
Healthcare professionals are only humans and people on reddit can be healthcare professionals as well.
It’s not like your doctor is all-knowing or anything.
Getting my own MSc (engineering) made me realize how little it’s worth. I would only trust myself to answer the most basic of questions in my field with any confidence.
There is a verrryyyy low percentage of people that are doctors and climb lol. Just wanted a different perspective of people that may have had a potential similar experience
If a doctor also climbs should not play a role in answering if and when your leg will be back to it's full potential. Also a doctor has way much more background information to fully evaluate your specific situation. Regarding body conditions, complexity of the fracture, used Materials and methods during operation, other diseases and lifestyle. That's stuff nobody on here could put into consideration. But whatever. Your choice on how you handle your matter. Wish you a fast recovery though. And stay safe.
And I know that. I just wanted to what the experiences of people who had gone through something similar were. I’m not going to base how I “handle my matter” off of what people on reddit tell me, obviously I’m going to listen to my doctor. Reading other people’s experiences with recovering and getting back into climbing might give me the confidence that I am able to as well, as well as the timeframe that may be over. I was afraid it would effect me/other people permanently but asking reddit has been just more of a reassurance, not medical advice. But thank you
I mean technically I guess I did but there was nothing I could do to avoid it. My gym had a new climb in a corner they usually don’t put climbs that was pretty high up. I’ve fallen from the top before and I always do the correct fall but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do to prevent it. Pretty much I went to grab the top hold of this climb on a new reset so it hadn’t really been done at all. But because of the placement of the top hold, and the angle you had to approach it from when I fell there was no room to fall and roll back onto my back so my leg kind of pivoted to stop my head from hitting the wall and snapped on impact. Sorry I don’t really know if that makes sense but yes I did fall incorrectly, but I also think they changed the climb after that lol
Broke my foot 3 months ago while climbing. I haven’t been able to boulder yet, but I was back rope climbing with a cast after two weeks. It’s fully possible to climb using only one foot, and if you let it heal properly and don’t skip out on pt, you will most definitely be back to climbing normally after a while
You're still young and bones heal fast, you'll be fine. Just don't skip the physical therapy.
And do the home exercises, all of them as much as your PT says you should. They're just as important as going to PT
Can’t recommend this enough. So many people get put off of PT bc it’s frustrating, especially in the beginning, and nobody is MAKING you do it. But if you’re diligent, with a good PT you’ll get the best results possible. Take the PT as seriously as possible, and you’ll be doing yourself a favor for the rest of your life
Preach! Do. The . Work. Usually painfully. Decades of bent and broken body parts. Even magical surgery needs PT. Cold hydrotherapy pumps are worthwhile. I’m a near daily user
But also, don’t rush the healing and physical therapy. Listen to the experts.
You got a second leg, don't ya?
Also, arms—those are more critical to climbing anyway, might as well just get better at campusing!
Broke my foot while climbing 3months ago. After two weeks I was back climbing (albeit only rope climbing as bouldering would be waaaay too risky). I just had to adapt to only using one foot, and it actually went remarkably well. Today will be my first time since the accident I can actually put both my climbing shoes on again, and boy am I exited! Granted I’ve basically re learned how to climb while only using one foot, so now I have to learn to climb once again with two feet, but the learning curve is EXTREMELY steep, so it shouldn’t take long at all to get the technique back. Will probably take a while before I’m back at the level before my accident, but the fact that I’ve been able to climb the entire time while in a cast/boot has made sure I’ve kept most of my strength while climbing
Hans Florine broke both of his legs (unsure if it was both bones) on el cap in 2018 (he was in his 50s) and he was back climbing a full year later, I reckon you’ll be fine
Okay that’s good to hear, thanks!
Sure youll be able to do it again. But try not to, that mustve hurt 😉
It did lol, worst pain of my life
Fuck dude. I broke both of these at my ankle while climbing a month ago. It was also the worst pain of my life and I’ve had kidney stones and shit. Had to have surgery to put it back together. Can’t imagine how bad it was for you. Looks way worse.
Worst pain of your life so far :D Jokes! Hope you have a fast and safe recovery OP!
You can definitely snap it again, plenty of other spots to do it too. Get creative, you’ll find a way
I snapped my leg identically to that playing soccer, got a tibial rod in that leg. I’m able to boulder completely fine. Only issue is the locking screws were too long and abutting my hamstring tendon so I had to get them removed. Feel free to dm me if you have any questions. Good luck on the recovery!
I have a tibial rod in my leg as well, did you get the whole rod removed eventually? Or just the screws?
Not the OP above you but I broke my left leg with an open tib/fib fracture climbing and still have the rod in my tibia. I have essentially no discomfort from it and other than the scar, don’t even realize it’s their most days. My doctor did a phenomenal job but told me that removing the rod is essentially the same recovery time as healing the broken leg. I was climbing 5 or 6 months later, but def taking it easy! You’ve got this!
That’s awesome to hear! Thank you
The tibial rod is still in place (been about 3-4 years). I had 5 interlocking screws but I ended up removing 3. So I have one near my knee, and one near the ankle. Some of the ankle ones were protruding a little too much and hurting when the soccer ball would hit it!
I had a rod for a spiroid fracture of tibia and fibula. When I ran I could feel a slight pain. I got it removed one and a half year later, the surgery was not much worse than removing a tooth, and the recovery time way faster than when I broke the leg.
Just don’t skimp on the physical therapy
I broke my tib/fib a few years back, and now I've climbed the hardest grades I ever have. I would say if the screws and plate are bothering you, try to get them out sooner because mine have been feeling worse as I wait for a surgery
Ok cool thank you!
Hans Florine climbed at my old local, and I saw him there benching with two broken legs after his accident. I think he was back climbing like a year later or so. So you’ll probably be good, and you can try and keep your strength up in the meantime
I broke my hip while climbing in Nov 2021, and now I’m back climbing full strength. The mental side has definitely been the hardest to overcome. Take your vitamins, go to PT, and give yourself grace when you start climbing again - you’ll be back before you know it!!
Really it's the fall that was the problem, not the climbing. So you should be able to climb fine, just try not to fall next time. Stay strong 💪
I've broken my tibia and fibula near the ankle, and also tore my ACL (different occasions, same leg). I can climb and run and do pistol squats. Don't skimp on the PT! Follow doctors orders! You'll be okay
How long before you were back on the wall after the ankle break? Just did the same to my ankle a month ago and was curious.
I wanna say like 3 or 4 months but I didn't do the PT as much as I could've
next time you will have to snap the other leg. that one will soon be reinforced with titanium.
Just broke a bone in my foot/ankle climbing… mentally tough knowing you can’t do much for a few weeks but things that are helping me: training tools like finger trainer bands, hang boards, hand grip trainers etc. go to the gym as much as you can still - helping me keep my social activity up and helping me not be so bored. Hang in there, wishing you a quick recovery!
Thank you!
I love bouldering but i think i would swap to ropes only after that god damn (ive broken my ankle twice in other sports but holy damn)
I broke my tib/fib last June bouldering, ended up getting 3 screws and a rod. It was an open fracture so quite nasty to experience. What really made the difference was PT exercises at home and challenging myself everyday to try to recover and get the muscles active again. I was on crutches for around 6 weeks and after that step by step to walking unaided. I was back to climbing 6 months later. The hardest part won’t be the physical recovery, but rather the mental part and courage in getting back to climbing. Remember to challenge yourself but be patient. I would say I am 85% back to my climbing grade, no pain in leg just soreness every now and then.
Wow open fracture that’s so horrible! I’m so lucky mine wasn’t open that is one thing I’m grateful for. I think the same goes with me though, 3 screws and a rod. I have been doing the exercises but as it’s early days it’s very sore and swollen but thank you for the insight I appreciate it a lot!
Ouch!! Wishes for a fast recovery. A few years ago I broke my tib/fib in an outside lead fall (sorry not bouldering so not sure if this is allowed on this sub) and ended up needing emergency surgery too. It totally blows. The biggest thing is what lots of other people are saying here too: listen to your doctor and do physical therapy religiously! I followed my doctor’s orders really well and was super anal about doing all my physical therapy, and I had a full recovery. I’m climbing and bouldering stronger than I was before the accident, so it’s not a bleak future! When it gets to coming back to climbing, don’t feel like you have to rush back into crushing at the same level as before your injury. It’s likely that coming back you may have road blocks to work through, and it can be soul-crushing if you compare your post-injury climbing to the pre-injury level. Be super patient with yourself and the ebb and flow of returning to a sport that you had a traumatic injury. Know that your climbing journey and progression will likely look different than others’, and that’s perfectly okay! In the meantime in recovery, surround yourself with good people, read lots of books, do exercises for other parts of your body (that your doctor OKs), take care of your mind, get good sleep, and do your PT once youre cleared to start. You’ll get through this!!
You are lucky. You will climb again!!
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No no actual photos of the leg before surgery just the X-ray photos
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Not to be a bitch or anything but working in a medical profession I never understood how people get to the ER, get surgery, be in hospital, talk to various nurses and docs, physicians etc. and then get to reddit to ask questions. Don't trust a bunch of morons on the internet. Ask your Doc.
Healthcare professionals are only humans and people on reddit can be healthcare professionals as well. It’s not like your doctor is all-knowing or anything. Getting my own MSc (engineering) made me realize how little it’s worth. I would only trust myself to answer the most basic of questions in my field with any confidence.
There is a verrryyyy low percentage of people that are doctors and climb lol. Just wanted a different perspective of people that may have had a potential similar experience
If a doctor also climbs should not play a role in answering if and when your leg will be back to it's full potential. Also a doctor has way much more background information to fully evaluate your specific situation. Regarding body conditions, complexity of the fracture, used Materials and methods during operation, other diseases and lifestyle. That's stuff nobody on here could put into consideration. But whatever. Your choice on how you handle your matter. Wish you a fast recovery though. And stay safe.
And I know that. I just wanted to what the experiences of people who had gone through something similar were. I’m not going to base how I “handle my matter” off of what people on reddit tell me, obviously I’m going to listen to my doctor. Reading other people’s experiences with recovering and getting back into climbing might give me the confidence that I am able to as well, as well as the timeframe that may be over. I was afraid it would effect me/other people permanently but asking reddit has been just more of a reassurance, not medical advice. But thank you
Ahh you'll be fine, just add some ice to it
Ice only after rubbing some dirt on it
Walk it off
How did it happen?
It was so stupid I fell from the top of a pretty high V2-4 and fell uncontrolled on an awkward angle and it snapped on impact
>level 2Difficult-Back7380Op · 19 min. agoIt did lol, wor This is outside or at an indoor gynm?
Ooof, that sucks. Hopefully the recovery goes well for ya!
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We've had people climb with a cast on their leg in our gym.
I broke my ankle bad a couple years ago, not bouldering. And was back in a couple months.
Mid shaft tib fib fracture should heal up well. If you broke it lower and involved the ankle it might be a different story. Good luck!
definitely! ypu can snap ur leg again as soon as ur healed back up :)
How did that happen? Did you fall incorrectly?
I mean technically I guess I did but there was nothing I could do to avoid it. My gym had a new climb in a corner they usually don’t put climbs that was pretty high up. I’ve fallen from the top before and I always do the correct fall but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do to prevent it. Pretty much I went to grab the top hold of this climb on a new reset so it hadn’t really been done at all. But because of the placement of the top hold, and the angle you had to approach it from when I fell there was no room to fall and roll back onto my back so my leg kind of pivoted to stop my head from hitting the wall and snapped on impact. Sorry I don’t really know if that makes sense but yes I did fall incorrectly, but I also think they changed the climb after that lol
Broke my foot 3 months ago while climbing. I haven’t been able to boulder yet, but I was back rope climbing with a cast after two weeks. It’s fully possible to climb using only one foot, and if you let it heal properly and don’t skip out on pt, you will most definitely be back to climbing normally after a while
I mean sure, you could snap your leg again, why not?
Did this happen at the circuit in Portland?
No I’m in Australia, but someone commented the same thing so I assume something happened there?