Pancake update

LOL, I hope you're not serious?

I was talking with some climbers this past summer and Keith's name came up. Everyone was wondering what happened to him and I hadn't heard for a few years.

A few minutes ago I was reading and commenting on that faller from BC who was killed when he didn't have a safe escape route...it got me thinking about Pancake again.

If no one here knows how he's doing, I'll call Dan Trembly who was his employer at Broad Oak Tree when the accident occured, and see if he knows anything. Dan's a member here, but doesn't post often.
 
i know pancake personally and have just read this thread for the first time and much of it makes me sick. i have been to the property where the accident occurred,i have seen the stump, and i am very good friends with most parties involved in the incident. it is not my place to provide any more details than pancake has already given, but i will say that all this digging and antagonizing that riggs has been doing has been pointless. i have zero respect for riggs and anyone that holds themselves as he does throughout this thread. i am very thankful that i am not forced to work with or be surrounded by anyone like him. the reason pancake posted anything about this is to simply remind us all that we are not invincible...unless your named riggs...and that if we all want to go home in one piece each day we need to be vigilante with safety and mindful of all potential dangers. complacency kills....if it can happen, it can happen to you.
 
Thanks for your input Tyler. I appreciate it. I'm not looking for any specific details about the accident, as I already know the full story...just hoping that Keith is doing well. I know that he was having a hard time.

Tom, sorry that you have to edit my posts, but there seems to be some issues with members these days, too bad.
 
yeah chris none of that was directed towards you obviously, but i noticed the thread started reading it and it upset me so i had to say something. as far as how keith is doing dan talked to him the other day and he seemed to be doing well. some days are better then others obviously, and there is constant pain which im sure he will be dealing with forever, but he has adapted well to his new situation and has more range of motion then originally anticipated. all the love and prayers from the buzz are greatly appreciated im sure
 
What happened to Keith, the incident and the aftermath (including this thread) wieghs on my mind frequently.

We all approach it the best we can.
Even those who don't seem to be doing their best....

One of the biggest lessons that I've gleaned from Keith's situation.... is that we're all on a journey.
Uniquely ours.
No one is helping him face his daily new reality.
He's doing it himself. And a damned fine job he's doing.
A similar accident can happen to each one of us.
We're not different or bullet proof.
No one is...

This online forum allows a discussion to take place that would otherwise never occur. Good or bad...I am thankful for all the posters...even the ones that I don't agree with.

How many other 'broken' climbers are out there in obscurity?
We seem to forget all the other men and women who've lost their livelyhoods (or lives) and suffered through life altering accidents.....

For myself, I'll continue to focus on being the best I can be. Not allowing standards of excellence slip. Learning all I can...at a speed I can successfully absorb.
Honing communication, listening, patience, caring and consideration...
And sharing my "skills" with everyone I come in contact with. That's what MAKES me a professional arborist.
At least that's the part I'm proudest of.

We owe it to each other to care for and watch out for everyone.

Thanks Ty,Em,Chris and Riggs (and everyone else) for reminding me what's important.
Thanks to Keith for having the courage and desire to help others....by posting.
And thank SZ for.... well... whatever it his special talent is called these days.... :-)

No matter what your opinion... Climb and work safe.

Yours in trees,
Mark
 
My moderator edits above with Chris resulted from a post I deleted after Riggs had responded. It was unfair of me and I wasn't too happy to see this thread resurface. Maybe I'm still taking this tree forum thing too serious.

It would of been better IMO if Chris had started a new thread for Keith's status update, but how would he know. I'm over it hopefully everyone else is as well.
 
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Awesome post, markprz.

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