Glad to hear hes doing well. Hes lucky.....very lucky. It could have turned out a lot worse than it did. Cant stress enough how important it is to not rush. If he would have just gone back and gotten his pull rope, then things may have turned out different. I always leave my pull ropes attached to my stands at all times and carry a back up just incase one is chewed up or missing. Always tie in before leaving the ground. When hunting my hang ons with climbing sticks I use my climbing harness on my way up and down, and clip my harness to my tether before I even climb into the stand. Sure it can be a pain in the butt, but its better than falling to a possible death or ending up in a wheel chair the rest of your life.