The Big Avalanche

The Big Avalanche

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  • Mount Chilliad
  • A year earlier, his father Jim passed away, Trevor feels like he never made his father proud.
  • His father climbed the mountain, so he wants to do the same.
  • Sunny day, good weather, no wind, no rain, no snow forecast.
  • He sets off, soft snow under his feet, It's hard work but he believes he can do it in 4 hours, take a breather, and go back.
  • As he walks, Trevor thinks about his past, future, dad, family, ambitions, plans.
  • He is almost at the top, He is feeling very tired but he keeps going.
  • Bang
  • Then Suddenly he realises, AVALANCHE!!!, he looks up and sees ripples of snow like waves in the ocean.
  • He runs as fast as he can trying to outrun the avalanche, His heart racing.
  • But the snow is falling too fast as he gets swept off his feet, falling into fast-falling snow.
  • He remembers something from survival lessons: Swim like your in the ocean to stay on the surface
  • He's been trapped under the snow, no sound, no vision, only silence, All he feels is pain, everything hurts and he passes out.
  • My whole body hurts
  • 
  • Am I going to die
  • relax
  • Rescue will come
  • Don't panic
  • 
  • He is very cold, he is finding it very hard to breath and he is taking on very bad hyperthermia.
  • I can't breath
  • I am so cold
  • omg it just missed me
  • Then He hears footsteps, dogs barking in the snow above him. He feels the search rod just skim his nose.
  • Next one hits him in the leg, he hears the dogs digging, people digging, as he cries for help they finally reach him and he is saved.