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>So basically at this point I look at my watch and it’s six-fucking-:20.
>I shit you not I went from relaxed and dreamy to a fucking panic in :45 seconds.
>I have 10mins of light and then maybe another 5-10mins of ambient light.
>I’m on the east side of the mountain so I won’t get as much dusk light
>even if I start hauling ass right now down the mountain I won’t pass the steepest most exposed sections before dark.
> I was fucking pissed
>screaming FUCK repeatedly.
>I know I can’t panic in these situations but I allowed myself to loose it for just about a minute before coming to my senses
>I felt like crying but got distracted by thinking about the next few minutes and what decisions I could make to increase my chances of survival
>seriously, I just kept looking at my watch you’re tired to you think maybe I’m just reading it wrong
>or maybe the sun will set closer to 7
>there’s just no way around it
>the sun sets when it set
>I’m wearing fucking shorts
> I’m 8 miles up a mountain in the snow.
>at this point I start sending location data to my family. But I don’t know if it’s getting through.
> the first thing I know I need to do is get on that fucking bike and get as far down the mountain as I can in the next 10-15mins
>unfortunate this is the slowest part of the trail. Up and down technical climbing/ descending for about a mile
> I’ll basically be able to get to the fast part of the trail but not ride it because it will be dark
