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>walking on a narrow ridge following a trail down from a mountain
>weather changes
>cold front moves in
>sky darkens
>lightning storm starts
>no cover around
>am left above the treeline exposed to lightning on a ridge
>have to run down trail as lightning strikes the mountain tops and high points around me
>dont have a hat so the rain is getting in my eyes and making it harder to see clearly
>trip on something and slide / roll down the side of the ridge
> * * * * *
>wake up against a rock
>blood everywhere
>feel like shit, am light-headed
>backpack is all torn up, took the brunt of the fall
>am exhausted so I fix myself up the best I can and sleep the night there
>next day I wake up and try to find the nearest place to be rescued from
>walk to an old logging road on the map and follow it until I find some loggers working
>have been to hell and back but I made it
Got 16 stitches on various parts of my head and body, 2 broke ribs but otherwise just scrapes and all bruised up.
Buddy system anons
