[GeoStL] Re: Caveman Zipline
- From: Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:20:48 -0500
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Wow, that IS scary. In our group we had a couple of guys coming in
pretty fast and backwards on the last tower, but the guide caught them
both, which amazed me. And I sucked at braking on the second zip, so
I braced for impact (feet first), but again the guide caught me. I
thought that keeping straight (feet first) was a little harder than I
expected.
I went into the zipline event thinking that it would be a fairly
passive experience: you know, enjoy the ride and look at the pretty
scenery flying by and let the zipline personnel worry about safety.
More like an amusement park experience. I was surprised to find how
much I had to pay attention to what I was doing during the zip and how
it did require some skill (or at least trying to really remember the
instructions). For me, that made the experience more fun, but
obviously they're not kidding about all the bad things they list in
the waiver.
And like Barry said, it did seem weird that only one of the poles was
padded.
Susan
On Aug 16, 2010, at 10:41 PM, Richard Sheffold wrote:
> -
> This is a "must read" for those that have not rode the zipline at
> Meramec Caverns and are looking forward to another chance this fall.
> And for those of us that rode the zip on July 31st, it's probably
> good we didn't see this first.
> I received this email from Walt (A & W) over the weekend. It was
> from a lady that worked for him at McDonnell Douglas (Boeing).
>
>
> Some of you may have already heard from others. Here's a short story
> of what happened.
>
> I wanted to take a quick vacation with the family and after William
> and the kids saw a commercial on ziplining at Meramec Caverns, I
> decided to be daring once and do it. I took off on Monday, August
> 9th and heading out there. After climbing up the first tower, Megan
> and Andrew were a little scared but I kept encouraging them if "I"
> could do it, they can too because I was determined to do something
> daring. Keep in mind, I am scared of heights too. There are four
> paths and 3 rope bridges to cross. After the first one, I felt
> comfortable. By the time we got to the last one which was also the
> longest one, the drama started. Megan had crossed already. When I
> went, I spun around and headed towards the tower backwards. I
> remember them saying if you go backwards to ball up so you don't
> crush your legs when hitting the tower. Luckily, I had a helmet and
> it saved me some. I knew right away I impacted hard but the pole
> that I hit was not padded. I was not knocked unconscious and I felt
> some tightness in neck and shoulders. They gave me an ice pack.
> William drove home and I attempted to call my primary phyiscian to
> ask for an x-ray just in case or needed a chiropractor. It was lunch
> time and the answering machine was closed so we ended up going home
> to grab a bite to eat. I got in contact with primary doctor's office
> and they said to go to ER immediately. I ended up not eating lunch
> myself. They did CT scan and immediately told me that I was lucky I
> was not paralyzed and kept asking me if I had feeling. Any movement
> of the bones, could have paralyzed me. I had surgery on Tuesday,
> August 10th. C6 was totally crushed and my ligaments were torn. I
> came home on Thursday, August 12th. Recovering at home with a neck
> brace. I'm sure everyone is concerned but I am so tired and know I
> really should rest. Today is the first time I've been on the laptop
> so I'm going back to the couch and chill-axing. I know everyone is
> concerned but I do get tired talking; I do some t
> exting just to keep busy but I real! ly need to learn to relax and
> let the kids and William take care of me. I won't be answering the
> doors during the days and the kids will be starting their Freshmen
> year at Parkway North.
>
>
>
>
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