[Nigel]

I was out a for a walk earlier mulling a few things over, and I realised quite an astonishing thing.

Basically in November I will have been a "climber" for 7 years. Also at about that time, if my rehab goes to plan I will hopefully be easing back into climbing. Even assuming this comes true, in November I will officially go the wrong side of the "50%" threshold. That is, for the 7 years since I started climbing I will have spent just over 3 and a half years off injured, not climbing at all!  :shock: Given that a large proportion of the other 3.5 years when I was actually going climbing has been spent 'easing back into it' after injury, I regard it as a minor miracle that I ever got up anything.

Anyone beat that? Time off through choice doesn't count!

[dave]

been climbing for about 6 years. probably longest had off (appart from the early day) will have been about a fortnight, for family type holidays, and brefit injusry thing, where resting didn't help.

[Fingers of a Martyr]

i've had three weeks off in two years. 2 weeks for holidays. and this week for injury prevention.
bloody hell nigel whats wrong with ya man ? is ya shoulder still fucked?

[webbo]

i've been climbing for 32 years :shock: i sorter stopped when i moved over to e yorks as the nearest rock is 40 miles away and in them days i did'nt drive. i had several short come backs before getting serious about 15 years ago after 6 years i fucked my neck/shoulder and had 6 years off.i've been serious again for 3 years.

 :oldgit:

is this a worth while use of one's existance.

[saltbeef]

well, i might just happen to be you ! except i think i've only been climbing about 6 and a half years, but yeah similar 3 years offf approx due to injury i would guess...  though i would suggest i now get fewer injurys than when i first began, but hten that could be due to having more technique, doing more ahem routes or just my body just getting used to the rigours of clinging to small bits of rock...
How's the shoulder nige?

[Bonjoy]

well, i might just happen to be you !

 So you're not just Nigel and Neil, you're also a briney side of beef :roll:, you're not also Si O are you?

[saltbeef]

no such luck, i do a good fred nicole impression when suitably hairy but unfortunately i don't climb font 8c. anyway i'm off to the peak!

[Scouse D]

I'm injured all the time but never take any time off. I wonder if these two facts are related :?

[Nigel]

How's the shoulder nige?

Operated on! It was still really fucked after 4 months off, so I went under the knife last week to have the broken bits reattached. Hopefully ease back in to climbing at the end of November/start of December, with any luck I'll be back to where I was when I did it (May this year) by May next year. Talk about running to stay still!  :roll:  How'd you know it were me shoulder anyway? Did I know you in a previous life?

[webbo]

you might have mentioned it now and then on here. :wink:

[Jim]

how did the op go nigel?

[hongkongstuey]

been climbing 12 years and the longest i've had off was 6 weeks whilst back packing round eastern europe (woman in tow, hence lack of climbing).

other than that i've never gone more than 2 weeks without atleast hitting the wall

[a dense loner]

keen youth likes hittin walls as well, when he can't get his own way :out:

[the_dom]

I've been climbing for 4 years now, and I reckon I take, on average, 2 to 3 months a year off (between injury and other things).

Last year I was off for about 6 or 7 months, but this year I've managed to stay pretty injury free (knock on wood).

[hongkongstuey]

keen youth likes hittin walls as well, when he can't get his own way :out:

long time since anyones refered to me as a youth - cheers - i almost feel young again.........

[Sloper]

climbin 20 years, 18 months off with 'ruptered' finger joints 6 months off bouldering following knee surgey (had to use string instead).