remas123
03-03-2015, 11:29 PM
Against the Odds:
Writing : unit 2
Focus on Staying Alive
I could not walk, crawl, or even stand up. I could not move my legs at all. I was 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the nearest trailhead. Only a handful of people hike in that area each season. I was not visible from the trail. I was not expected back for five more days, so there would not yet be any searchers. I was still alive, but the question was … how could I stay that way?
While calling out for help, I dragged myself with my hands down a ravine for three days and nights, until, miraculously, I was heard by a distant hiker. Twenty-four hours later, I was flown to safety. The chances that I would get out of that ravine alive were very slim, but I never allowed myself to focus on the likelihood that I would die. And here I am, alive, happy, and able to hike and backpack once again.
Writing : unit 2
Focus on Staying Alive
I could not walk, crawl, or even stand up. I could not move my legs at all. I was 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the nearest trailhead. Only a handful of people hike in that area each season. I was not visible from the trail. I was not expected back for five more days, so there would not yet be any searchers. I was still alive, but the question was … how could I stay that way?
While calling out for help, I dragged myself with my hands down a ravine for three days and nights, until, miraculously, I was heard by a distant hiker. Twenty-four hours later, I was flown to safety. The chances that I would get out of that ravine alive were very slim, but I never allowed myself to focus on the likelihood that I would die. And here I am, alive, happy, and able to hike and backpack once again.