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Day 1
9 AM
Leaves truck to follow trail road for horseshoe canyon
Start of a five-day roadtrip
The plan is to make a 30 mile circuit of biking and canyoneering through Blue John and Horseshoe Canyon 2:30
about seven miles in first drop-off second drop-off he lets go of the clockstone - it falls and smashes his left hand.
his rght forearm gets stuck. -
Day 1 - 8PM
Stress turns into pessimism
He realizes that his only option is to chop of his arm
he will save his energy by constructing a seat
he sit and stands for 20 minutes each
to keep blood flow in his legs -
Day 1 - 3PM
He panics
trying to pull out his arm
he tries to remove the rock- unsuccesfull
he need water - he drinks a bit to much water - realizes it too late
he gets more calm
he get an overview of his stuff
he thinks about escape plans
He finds to options, either use his clipming rope to move the rock/ chup away the rock or amputate his arm
he starts working on the first
first attempt to chup away the rock barely scuffs it -
Day 2 - 9:30 AM - 2PM
he will try to move the rock
He thinks that he hear some voices, he tries to shout for help 2PM
for the first time he seriously thinks about cutting of his arm
he knows that he wont be able to cut through his bones
he tries to stop his blood circulation in his arm it is difficult
at last he succeds
he sceared him self away from the idea
at last he realizes that it is his own fault that he is stuck -
Day 3 7AM - 3:35PM - 6:30PM
he is still ot comitted to amputation
He starts cutting in his arm but the blade is not sharp enough to cut through his skin 3:35 PM
he has to pee, he pees into his camelBak to save it 6:30 PM -
Day 4 - 5AM - 6:45AM - 7:58AM
Less than 3 ounces of water left
his water bottle slips 6:45AM
He thinks about how people would find him
he start recording video clips of him talking to his family 7:58 AM
he is about to cut his arm off,
He bury his knife into his forearm
he cuts in his arm and taps a bone
he cant cut through his bones
he drinks the rest of his water -
Day Five
he thinks back on what has happend
he talks to the camera again
he realizes that he will son die -
Day 6
9:30 A.M.
he tries to hit the boulder with a rock
he stumbled away