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most of my injuries have been bike related, but not mountain, oddly. all in the city. and lots of other random stuff or /out/ but minor/forgotten. BUT
>be 14
>canoeing a lake
>aluminum boat
>stern
>friend in bow
>go back to camp, paddle up to shore
>canoe comes to rest half aground.
>she stands immediately, i take a sec to stow paddle
>friend steps onto shore and instantly bends down, grabs bowplate, yanks boat further ashore
>I've just stood to my full height
>bitch wtf are you doing "N---"
>no friction on boat, all weight (me) is over water
>speed >9000 fps
>fly backwards, spine-first onto sternplate
>shooting pain, more intense than I've ever felt to that date
>find adults: hey, I'm hurt
>you're fine, suck it up, anon
>next day, practice portaging canoes up and down the fire road
>no really, i'm in pain
>you're fine
>14yo healing factor engaged, OK after a few days
>many months later, at home, washing back
>wtf? there's a gap in my spine
>pic related was pulverized, no pieces of it floating around, nothing.
if that'd happened today, at my age, hospital no question
