Backwater (2005)
“Mountain Mama made us stop every hour and eat and drink something because she said in winter hiking particularly, a person needed extra calories. I was thrilled to know it is impossible to overeat in the mountains.
My thighs were in agony from walking in the snow, but somehow I kept moving. With every hour, we were closer to Josephine.
We stopped by a large rock formation jutting out to a snowy cliff and looked across to the huge gray sky and distant peaks. I felt like I was on top of the world....
Jack kicked snow at a rock and closed his eyes.
“You all right?” Mama asked him.
No reply.
“Jack?”
Still nothing.
She stepped toward him. “Jack, you need to tell me if you’re—”
“I’m fine,” he said.
“We need to communicate as a team,” she added.
“I know.” He stood by the ledge for the longest time, looking down unhappily. “I messed up on this part of the mountain last spring,” Jack said bitterly. “Didn’t tie my rope right. A friend of mine fell; I couldn’t hold him.MoreLess
My thighs were in agony from walking in the snow, but somehow I kept moving. With every hour, we were closer to Josephine.
We stopped by a large rock formation jutting out to a snowy cliff and looked across to the huge gray sky and distant peaks. I felt like I was on top of the world....
Jack kicked snow at a rock and closed his eyes.
“You all right?” Mama asked him.
No reply.
“Jack?”
Still nothing.
She stepped toward him. “Jack, you need to tell me if you’re—”
“I’m fine,” he said.
“We need to communicate as a team,” she added.
“I know.” He stood by the ledge for the longest time, looking down unhappily. “I messed up on this part of the mountain last spring,” Jack said bitterly. “Didn’t tie my rope right. A friend of mine fell; I couldn’t hold him.MoreLess
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