Furness Abbey
Rarely have I been terrified to the point of immobility or had concerns for my incipient demise. Getting stuck unprotected by climbing gear on a close to vertical mountain side and afraid to move as a twelve year old is one incident that comes to mind. Worse was crashing a motorcycle at 50 mph in my mid-teens. Certainly in that single vehicle accident a lack of mobility was hardly the issue as, clinging to the bike, I watched the rapidly unfolding event seemingly in slow motion. (a common experience during perceived threats). To this day however the incident which scared…