Thursday, July 30, 2009

CAUGHT IN A STORM

To be caught in a storm on a mountain,when hiking, is a really, really bizarre experience.Just imagine yourself stucked 1 600 feet above the mountain's base on a three-foot ledge. From there you could see big cauliflower clouds boiling up. Even if the storm eased, the thrill and fear of it will still be there. What if you were to rappel down? What if you suddenly you get hypothermia? And what if suddenly a storm exploded on you in a chaos of wind, water and noise. And if you were to make a shelter, that bivouac shelter thrashed wildly in the storm and spray began seeping in. By then you can forget a good-night's-sleep. you will have to continue your journey. However, there was an explosion of light and head-numbling noise. Then, a massive electric charge pass up your legs from the soles of your feet. Your right leg felt as though it were being groung in a vise. Pain was slowly fading to numbness when you were hammered once more by dazzling glare and noise. The storm raged on as if it were never going to stop. Coldness of the breezing wind clutch into your veins. By that time, you will long to be in flames. Freedom is what you want. From the wind, the cold, the hike, the storm, the FEAR!

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