Post your injury pictures - show the danger

airsurfer · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:17 am

Good topic

...nothing even remotely close to or as bad as any of the pervious but blew my eardrum out last week during a kiteloop gone bad saw stars for a while. now wearing my helmet could have been worse I really tweaked my neck too. Also cracked 2 ribs last year continued kiting so hurt for like 4 months. Shit happens when you least expect it so be prepared.

Windrider · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:05 am

airsurfer wrote:

Good topic

...nothing even remotely close to or as bad as any of the pervious but blew my eardrum out last week during a kiteloop gone bad saw stars for a while. now wearing my helmet could have been worse I really tweaked my neck too. Also cracked 2 ribs last year continued kiting so hurt for like 4 months. Shit happens when you least expect it so be prepared.

I think your blown ear drum beats my dislocated toe..... :thumb:

Cabarete_Dom · **Joined:** Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:01 pm **Posts:** 97

july 2007 cabarete Kiteloop 3 gone wrong i was riding alex sotos board landed slightly crooked on my right leg and it just snapped :thumb:

I had the op to have the nail removed yesterday and im gonna post pics of that once im allowed to remove the dressings on friday...

Cabarete_Dom · **Joined:** Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:01 pm **Posts:** 97

although i will say that kiting is dangerous but if your not stupid its relativly safe what happened to me was bad luck and 20 minutes before it hapened i had landed my first two kiteloop handlepasses and i had a bad feeling and said one more :nono:

BIG MISTAKE

2talented · **Joined:** Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:26 pm **Posts:** 201

Damn you guys, you should have posted a warning:

[size=150]If you are over 30 and have lost your invulnerability Do not READ!!![/size] :accident:

Its been on my mind too much lately. I am a safe person even though I do a lot of high risk activites. But, at 32 you start to think about these things more and more and pictures really dont help!

Good topic though....make sure to keep up the explainations. It will help people much better than the "dont do this, do that, make sure to look both ways..." mantra

schmoe · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:42 am **Posts:** 1026

Holly $ breathe, did you evacuate to the US?

In Playa Copal I have seen too many close calls, my buddy even got beat up slightly and had to take a day off.

I have see a German teenage girl getting lofted, but she released quickly when she was about 5 feet in the air. Good instincts those kids have.

Cabarete_Dom · **Joined:** Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:01 pm **Posts:** 97

2 talented if it makes you feel a little better my dads 52 and hes still kiting strong obviously he shares the same view about trying to be safe but i do think these are rare occasions of bad luck, i personally cant wait to get out on the water again and im sure kiteloops will freak me out for a while but i will get over it because i know that i love this sport + ive been doing nothing for 7 mnths and im gagging for a session :rollgrin:

Kinki · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:46 pm

A failed F16 comes with ... 7 mounths crazy in home :angryfire:

another one ... 3 broken right ankle ligaments for a insane kiteloop ... 3 mounths crazy in home :angryfire:

Cabarete_Dom · **Joined:** Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:01 pm **Posts:** 97

Nice man thats crazy injuries dont you think it make you appreciate how much you love the sport though, for 7 months all i can think off is kiting... :angryfire:

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