Alex Puccio - Road to Recovery
The video documenting elite American climber Alex Puccio’s rigorous rehabilitation after injuring herself in a climbing competition in 2015.
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Alex Puccio, Rock Master 2012
Giulio Malfer
In 2015 Alex Puccio was having the climbing season her life and getting ready to compete at the Vail Bouldering World Cup. While warming up though she fell awkwardly, tearing her Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament, and meniscus. All of a sudden her season ended; she underwent surgery to repair the torn ligaments and began a tough regime of physical therapy and training. Watch the physical and mental struggles of this elite athlete suddenly relegated to walking on crutches and her return to world-class rock climbing.
Boulders featured: Irreversible V13 RMNP, Don't Get Too Greedy V13 RMNP, Free Range V13 Boulder Canyon, Crown of Aragorn V13 Hueco, Nagual V13 Hueco, Tequila Sunrise V12 Hueco, Slashface V13 Hueco.
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