"Its illegal"
"Oh"
Apparently, the only thing that is bad about driving stick with an above knee amputation is that you burn through a lot of clutches. Its not like I can pull my foot back, he pointed out. Duh. To combat the cost of burning through a lot of clutches, Tommy learned how to install them himself. I think I should do the same!
As an amputee, his story was different from others. He never went through a depression or drug abuse. Actually, he wonders from time to time whether he is the same person as he was when he was in the army. He has no recollection of anything before his accident and has a hard time remembering things still. As a result, everyone in the climbing group jokes with him as he is on his way stuffing his prosthetic foot in a crack whether he knows what he's doing.
Another member of our entourage was from Japan and would lead climb (clipping himself into the bolts) really hard stuff. Completely blind.
I felt honored to be a part of such a group and along with the inspiring and sometimes nuts stories were some pretty good climbs!
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