jump or die by john dyson

This article is about a man by the name of Tom Murphy being trapped on a snow-covered mountain. He had gone to snowboard when he went into a blocked zone at the mountain. Ignoring the warnings,he continued down the slope, thinking that the warnings only made it fun. However, along the way, he got lost. he stopped, only to be caught in an avalanche. He survived the hundreds of yards the avalanche had carried him. Unable to contact anybody as there was no signal, he decided to go down a steep cliff to the road below. He jumped. Bruised but was alright. Before fighting the decision to jump or die, he left a farewell message in his phone. He jumped and fell into snow that managed to cushion his fall. After another fall, he was injured but alive. He tried to wave to the passing cars but none noticed him. He then left another message in his phone. The messages were sent out when there was a signal. He notified his friend of his plight and was rescued soon after.

I think that Tom was really brave. having to decide between a jump that might kill him or sitting and waiting for people to rescue him where he could not be seen is not something that everyone is capable of doing. His determination to live and be rescued is very admirable. Although he had a few brushes with death, he took the risk and survived. He was able to keep calm and think. Although he was brave in this situation, i feel that it was his fault that he was in this plight in the first place. Firstly, he did not tell anybody where he was going. also, he was not supposed to go through the blocked area but still did. I feel that we all should be well-prepared before we go on to dangerous adventures such as this. I hope that there will not be many of those who like Tom, disobeyed the warnings and carried on by himself, taking every risk.

-vivian-