I did. I'm actually a good swimmer. One summer while in Lake Tahoe I swam 150 yards off the beach to a large rock knowing I could make it. I made it with no problem, but what I had not anticipated was the heavy accumulation of slippery green moss surrounding the entire base of the large rock. I was totally exhausted by then, and I could not find anywhere on this rock to place my hands to climb without slipping back into the water. I slipped over and over which made me even more tired. I really for a split second thought I was going to die. I was so tired that I just went into survival mode. It hit to me to wade in the water "on my back" for up to 45 seconds to catch my breath and regain strength in my arms again, so that I could find a place on the rock that was not AS slippery and climb up. It worked after 5 consecutive tries. What's worse is that no one new I was struggling to climb this rock since they could not see me from shore. And it was my birthday that day. Life is precious!
2007-08-15
09:01:20
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