This past weekend had me and the guys going to a place called the Badlands out near Canyon Lake in East Mesa Az. I'm pretty sure it's called the Badlands because the rock is pretty shot and crumbles easily.
There was a nice size group out there with a lot of rigs I've never seen before and I even met some first time channel viewers!
About an hour into the crawl Sgt Rock had taken a spill and fell between two big rocks about six feet down. I had put down all my gear to climb down and recover it, but when I had planted my left foot to climb out of the drop off the crumbly rock gave way and I fell another six feet backwards!
I ended upside down in a bush and it was a good thing the bush was there to catch me because there was another 25 foot drop off after that! I ended up pretty scratched up, bruised and sore but alright for the most part. Thanks to the great guys out there that helped my climb out of the crevasse and gave me a first aid patch up I tried to continue on with the crawling but my day was over.
Lesson learned: If you go out crawling and climbing the rocks don't go alone, watch your footing and be careful out there! thanks for watching and be sure to come back for more Cactus Crawlers RC!
21 авг 2024
