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Slip Sliding Away

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

(from my archives, 30 years in the ER. You cannot make these up).

Every year, in the late fall and early winter months, snow covered mountains become infested with hunters. One ambitious pair climbed high up the mountain in search of their quarry.

The trail crossed a small glacier that had crusted over. The lead hunter had to stomp a foot-hold into the snow, one at a time in order to cross the glacier.

About the middle of the glacier, the foot stomp hit not snow, but a rock. The lead hunter lost his footing and fell.

Down the crusty glacier he zipped, off the edge and out of sight.

His companion watched him slide away. After a while, he shouted "are you ok?" "Yes!" came the answer.

Reasoning it was a quick way to get off the glacier, the second hunter plopped down and accelerated down the glacier.

There, just over the edge of the glacier was his friend. Holding onto the top of a tree that just barely protruded from the snow.

As the second hunter shot past the first, he uttered his final epitaph. There were no other tree tops nearby. Only the 100 foot drop, onto the rocks, where he exited this world.

Submitted on 02/08/2008

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
What I'd like to know is how that first hunter managed to get out of that precarious situation. Thanks for another humorous story!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Did his final epitaph sound something like "AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHhhhhhh...BLAP!"? A truly funny story which I gather you got from the survivor (who probably had to be rescued). Thanks!


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