>>1248346Not technically deep innawoods but we went pretty far from civilization few months ago although we still could get cellphone reception sometimes etc.
> 3 dudes hiking on snowshoes in the middle of bumfuck nowhere somwhere around 370 - 400km beyond polar circle> winter, only few hours of daylight a day> snow dampening the sound, if we wanna talk, we have to stop so we can properly hear each other> first time hiking on snowshoes, not used to it so it's tiring as fuck> bit underequipped, when if we stop for more than 5 minutes we're getting cold but it's not a biggie. Usually doesn't take longer trips than 25km a day so we don't have to make many stops> tired as fuck, sun setting down in about an hour still have 5 more kilometers to go, decide to take shortcut over a slope that's bit steep but doable> friend slips and dissapears behind a rock on a slope> see his backpack rolling down the hill but not him> shout if he's ok> no response> oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck> carefully walk towards spot where I saw him last and pray there is cellphone reception> longest minute of my life, about 20km linear distance to nearest road (not counting in height difference), we just have basic medkit> hear faint:"FUUUUCK"> he ripped his ass a bit on a sharp rock and hit his head > Bit disoriented, but he's okay, hikes the rest like a champ> recover his backpack and continueNot much of a story, but just being surrounded by just snow and trees with very little to hear can be absolutely terrifying and I hope I get to do something like this again soon...
