Weekend Whipper: 14-Year-Old Takes a Digger on “Teenage Lobotomy” (V7)
The problem's name---Teenage Lobotomy---almost proved prophetic...
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Kaj, 14, is climbing Teenage Lobotomy, in Squamish, British Columbia, and looking dialed. All of a sudden everything goes wrong.
His foot pops. Then his hand slips. And then he’s falling face first toward the ground.
Kaj very nearly misses a massive hole, and walks away with just a few scrapes and bruises.
We hate to think what might’ve happened if he hadn’t missed the hole or had landed worse….
Happy Friday and climb safe this weekend!