My first time up the MR I climbed to high on the S. side above LBSL, getting caught in the talus. I began traversing and as I stood on a boulder and unweighted my uphill foot, my downhill foot rotated the boulder out into space and I was dumped, falling 15 feet banging my shins and hitting my head... without a helmet.
I sat up and my first thought was "I hope nobody saw that." My second thought "I hit my head, I'm really surprised that I'm okay."
Ever since I always wear a helmet and do my best to test each hand hold and foothold on Class 2-3.
