Walking again 50 days after the accident

“For anyone, going 50 days in bed is really hard. Starting to walk and leaving the wheelchair is already a lot for me.” Carlos Soria (Avila, 1939) smiles again after almost two months he lived the worst moment of his life About to conquer Dhaulagiri Peak. It’s almost time to return to the mountain.

It was not easy to walk again. The accident at 7700 meters when the Sherpa dragged him in the fall caused an open fracture of the tibia from which he is recovering: “This has taught me to see the good side of things. First, because I got out of Dhaulagiri alive, then because I got home even without a helicopter, and now because of my recovery.” “.

“And I have to remember these amazing friends, in particular carcavilla websiteand my wonderful family, My wife Christina, my four daughters… Now with the passage of time I am more aware of the miracle it means to get out of there, because during the rescue operation I got lost several times, in pain, I didn’t even know where I was, “adds Carlos Soria from his home in the town of Moralzarzal, in the mountains Madrid.

his personal recovery

Carlos Soria begins to see the light at the end of the tunnel. “It goes very slowly, the skin takes a long time to regenerate, although now they use silver and we do it a little better. It is important for healing to follow in his footsteps, because the wound must be closed gradually.

Dr. Manuel Laiz is the one who closely monitors the recovery of his good friend Surya: “The worst thing is the pain in the ankle, my feet are getting very sore, but at least I get out of bed, which is already a big step. At the moment I don’t do physiotherapy, until Manuel tells me, although soon there will be something to start with to reduce foot inflammation.”

In bed invented in recent weeks to start recovery: “I do more and more exercises in bed, and come up with something every day. I’m working on my quadriceps, arms, and I don’t want to lose too much muscle. Be careful, but let’s move on.”

His moment is in Dhaulagiri

Carlos Soria continues to reflect on the day when everything was ready for the coronation of Daulaguerre: “I still think it was unfair what happened to me: we were going like a very strong shot To get to the top as we have shown in the ascent from Base Camp to Camp 2, and I am convinced we will get to the top.”