Climbing With a Serious Elbow Injury — Without Knowing

It’s been about one week since I fell while bouldering and injured my elbow. At this point, I still didn’t know what was wrong — the CT scan showed nothing, and I was trying to believe it was “just a bad sprain.” In this episode, I test climbing again for the first time. I was careful, scared, hopeful, and honestly a bit desperate to feel normal again. Some sessions felt surprisingly okay… and others reminded me how far away I was from the power and confidence I used to have. I’ll show you what I tried, what helped, and what I later realized probably wasn’t smart — because I didn’t yet know the real damage inside my elbow. And then — in the second half of the video — I finally get the MRI results. The truth changed everything. In this episode: • First attempts at climbing again • Fear, doubt, and small moments of progress • Training without knowing the diagnosis • What I did right — and what I regret • A scary moment at work that broke me emotionally • Using climbing and running to cope • MRI results + first reaction This injury journey has been raw, confusing, emotional, and humbling — but I’m sharing it in real time so anyone going through something similar knows they’re not alone. Next: starting real rehab. Physio, rebuilding strength, learning smarter movement — and beginning the long road back. __________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction — week two after climbing fall 00:30 Elbow injury update and mobility status 01:21 Day 6 — first run after elbow injury 02:07 Day 7 — first climbing session post-injury (careful movement) 04:32 Day 11 — first bouldering session: emotional setback 07:08 Day 13 — pushing limits gently on slab & overhang 09:26 Day 15 — trying structured training again (low intensity) 11:33 Day 19 — MRI results revealed 15:48 Reflecting: what I did right and wrong before MRI diagnosis 18:24 Next episode preview — physio & rebuilding strength _________________________________________________________________________ Music by Epidemic sound