Bouldering Gone Wrong: My Elbow Injury

During what should have been a normal bouldering session, I fell hard and injured my elbow. The moment I hit the mats, I felt a loud pop — and then the worst pain of my life. I knew immediately something was seriously wrong. Content warning: The fall and the injury are shown between 1:50 – 2:08. If you don’t want to see it, please skip ahead. This is Episode 1 of my climbing injury story. I don’t know what’s wrong yet, but I want to document this journey honestly: the fear, the pain, the questions, and the small steps forward after a bad fall. In this episode: -How the fall happened and what it felt like -First hospital visit and CT scan -My thoughts and emotions in the first days after the elbow injury I hope this series can help or comfort anyone going through something similar. Elbow injuries in climbing can be scary, painful, and uncertain — but I believe recovery is possible. This is where the journey begins. ________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 Talking about the injury and this video’s topic 00:38 Telling the story of the fall 01:46 The bouldering fall (content warning) 02:08 What happened right after I fell 02:48 Showing the injured elbow 03:11 How I’m feeling after the climbing accident 04:49 Day 3: Talking about the CT scan results 06:16 Showing the elbow again 06:37 Mobility exercises I’m doing after the injury 08:38 A look at what’s coming in the next episode 09:13 End __________________________________________________________________________ Music by epidemic sound