127 HOURS: Chapter Four
CHAPTER FOUR
Night and day
After Kristi and Megan left Aron, they got lost in the west canyon and arrived late at the meeting place. He wasn't there. 'He's probably left already,' said Megan, 'but he can't be far away. Let's drive around and see if we can find him.' But there was no sign of Aron or his bike. 'It doesn't really matter,' said Megan. 'We'll see him at the party.'
Again, she was wrong. By the time they reached Goblin Valley, the parking lot was full and there was nowhere to stay for the night. The girls now felt very tired and decided not to go to the party. 'We'll drive to Little Wild Horse Canyon tomorrow morning,' said Megan. 'We'll probably find Aron there.' Kristi agreed and they parked by the side of the road for the night.
The next morning, there was no sign of Aron at Little Wild Horse Canyon. All they found was a truck from Colorado with a bike inside and skis on the roof. 'That's probably Aron's truck,' said Megan. 'He must be in the canyon already. We've missed him again.' She wrote their email addresses on a piece of paper and left it on the truck window. 'Why didn't we just get his phone number?' Megan asked as they drove back to Moab.
15 hrs 15 mins
12:00 am
My headlamp is on and I'm chipping at the boulder. I've managed to chip a space above and below an area of pink rock. Perhaps I can remove this large piece before I stop for the night. I will need to hit it hard. I don't want to break the knife, so I use a different part of the multi-tool. I hit the boulder as hard as I can and the piece of rock falls onto my trapped arm. I can now see some softer rock below.
I chip at the rock for another hour and remove as much as the piece that came off before. More success, but my left arm hurts and I have to stop. I take a sip of water. I have decided to do this every ninety minutes. I look up at the sky. It's a clear night and it's very cold. Now that I've stopped chipping I feel cold. The wind is the worst.
Every few minutes, it blows down the canyon and makes my body shake. I decide to use my climbing bag as a jacket to keep warm. I lay everything inside it on top of the boulder. Then I put the bag back on. I'm a little warmer but I need something soft to put my legs on. I take my rope, form it into a circle, and lay it on a rock below me. Now I can rest my knees instead of standing up all the time.
After a while, I begin to feel uncomfortable again. The problem is the weight on my legs. I decide to try and build some kind of seat. I put on my harness and rope. Then I tie carabiners to one end of the rope and make a kind of ball. The idea is to throw the rope over one of the boulders above my head. If I do it right, the ball will stick in the space between the boulder and the canyon wall.
It takes twenty-five throws before it lands in the right place. Now, will it hold my weight? I sit in the harness. It holds. Success! I feel very happy. But I'm not comfortable for long. I soon need to move again. I stand and chip for twenty minutes, then sit and rest for twenty minutes. This becomes my routine.
As morning comes, I'm not feeling too unhappy. This first night was not as bad as I thought. I've done quite well, but one thought still worries me: I haven't chipped much rock from the boulder. At this speed, it will take me 150 hours to free my trapped arm. Chipping is not enough. I will have to think of something else.
CHAPTER FOUR
CAPÍTULO QUATRO
Night and Day
Noite e dia
After Kristi and Megan left Aron, they got lost in the west canyon and arrived late at the meeting place.
Depois que Kristi e Megan deixaram Aron, elas se perderam no desfiladeiro oeste e chegaram atrasadas ao ponto de encontro.
He wasn't there.
Ele não estava lá.
'He's probably left already,' said Megan, 'but he can't be far away.
‘Ele provavelmente já foi embora,’ disse Megan, ‘mas não deve estar longe.’
‘Let's drive around and see if we can find him.'
‘Vamos dar uma volta e ver se podemos encontrá-lo.’
But there was no sign of Aron or his bike.
Mas não havia sinal de Aron ou de sua bicicleta.
'It doesn't really matter,' said Megan.
‘Isso realmente não importa,’ disse Megan.
'We'll see him at the party.'
‘Vamos vê-lo na festa.’
Again, she was wrong.
Mais uma vez, ela estava errada.
By the time they reached Goblin Valley, the parking lot was full and there was nowhere to stay for the night.
Quando chegaram ao Goblin Valley, o estacionamento estava lotado e não havia onde passar a noite.
The girls now felt very tired and decided not to go to the party.
As meninas agora se sentiam muito cansadas e decidiram não ir à festa.
'We'll drive to Little Wild Horse Canyon tomorrow morning,' said Megan.
‘Amanhã de manhã iremos até Little Wild Horse Canyon’, disse Megan.
'We'll probably find Aron there.'
'Provavelmente encontraremos Aron lá.'
Kristi agreed and they parked by the side of the road for the night.
Kristi concordou e eles estacionaram na beira da estrada para passar a noite.
The next morning, there was no sign of Aron at Little Wild Horse Canyon.
Na manhã seguinte, não havia sinal de Aron em Little Wild Horse Canyon.
All they found was a truck from Colorado with a bike inside and skis on the roof.
Tudo o que encontraram foi um caminhão do Colorado com uma bicicleta dentro e esquis no teto.
'That's probably Aron's truck,' said Megan.
‘Provavelmente é a caminhonete de Aron’, disse Megan.
'He must be in the canyon already.
‘Ele já deve estar no cânion.
We've missed him again.'
Perdemos ele novamente.’
She wrote their email addresses on a piece of paper and left it on the truck window.
Ela escreveu seus endereços de e-mail em um pedaço de papel e deixou na janela do caminhão.
'Why didn't we just get his phone number?' Megan asked as they drove back to Moab.
‘Por que simplesmente não pegamos o número de telefone dele?’Megan perguntou enquanto voltavam para Moab.
15 hrs 15 mins
12:00 am
15h15 min
12h00
My headlamp is on and I'm chipping at the boulder.
Minha lanterna de cabeça está ligada e estou quebrando a pedra.
I've managed to chip a space above and below an area of pink rock.
Consegui lascar um espaço acima e abaixo de uma área de rocha rosa.
Perhaps I can remove this large piece before I stop for the night.
Talvez eu possa remover este pedaço grande antes de parar para passar a noite.
I will need to hit it hard.
Vou precisar bater forte.
I don't want to break the knife, so I use a different part of the multi-tool.
Não quero quebrar a faca, então uso uma parte diferente da multi-ferramenta.
I hit the boulder as hard as I can and the piece of rock falls onto my trapped arm.
Eu bato na pedra o mais forte que posso e o pedaço de pedra cai no meu braço preso.
I can now see some softer rock below.
Agora posso ver algumas rochas mais macias abaixo.
I chip at the rock for another hour and remove as much as the piece that came off before.
Eu lasco a pedra por mais uma hora e removo tanto quanto o pedaço que saiu antes.
More success, but my left arm hurts and I have to stop.
Mais sucesso, mas meu braço esquerdo dói e tenho que parar.
I take a sip of water.
Eu tomo um gole de água.
I have decided to do this every ninety minutes.
Decidi fazer isso a cada noventa minutos.
I look up at the sky.
Eu olho para o céu.
It's a clear night and it's very cold.
É uma noite clara e está muito frio.
Now that I've stopped chipping I feel cold.
Agora que parei de lascar sinto frio.
The wind is the worst.
O vento é o pior.
Every few minutes, it blows down the canyon and makes my body shake.
A cada poucos minutos, ele desce o desfiladeiro e faz meu corpo tremer.
I decide to use my climbing bag as a jacket to keep warm.
Resolvo usar minha bolsa de escalada como jaqueta para me aquecer.
I lay everything inside it on top of the boulder.
Eu coloco tudo dentro dele em cima da pedra.
Then I put the bag back on.
Então coloquei a bolsa de volta.
I'm a little warmer but I need something soft to put my legs on.
Estou um pouco mais quente, mas preciso de algo macio para colocar minhas pernas.
I take my rope, form it into a circle, and lay it on a rock below me.
Pego minha corda, faço um círculo e a coloco sobre uma pedra abaixo de mim.
Now I can rest my knees instead of standing up all the time.
Agora posso descansar meus joelhos em vez de ficar em pé o tempo todo.
After a while, I begin to feel uncomfortable again.
Depois de um tempo, começo a me sentir desconfortável novamente.
The problem is the weight on my legs.
O problema é o peso nas minhas pernas.
I decide to try and build some kind of seat.
Decido tentar construir algum tipo de assento.
I put on my harness and rope.
Coloco meu arnês e corda.
Then I tie carabiners to one end of the rope and make a kind of ball.
Depois amarro mosquetões em uma ponta da corda e faço uma espécie de bola.
The idea is to throw the rope over one of the boulders above my head.
A ideia é jogar a corda por cima de uma das pedras acima da minha cabeça.
If I do it right, the ball will stick in the space between the boulder and the canyon wall.
Se eu fizer direito, a bola ficará presa no espaço entre a pedra e a parede do desfiladeiro.
It takes twenty-five throws before it lands in the right place.
São necessários vinte e cinco arremessos antes de cair no lugar certo.
Now, will it hold my weight?
Agora, será que aguenta meu peso?
I sit in the harness. It holds. Success! I feel very happy.
Sento-me no arnês. Ele segura. Sucesso! Eu me sinto muito feliz.
But I'm not comfortable for long.
Mas não fico confortável por muito tempo.
I soon need to move again.
Eu logo preciso me mudar novamente.
I stand and chip for twenty minutes, then sit and rest for twenty minutes.
Eu fico de pé e lasco por vinte minutos, depois sento e descanso por vinte minutos.
This becomes my routine.
Isso se torna minha rotina.
As morning comes, I'm not feeling too unhappy.
Com o amanhecer, não estou me sentindo muito infeliz.
This first night was not as bad as I thought.
Esta primeira noite não foi tão ruim quanto eu pensava.
I've done quite well, but one thought still worries me: I haven't chipped much rock from the boulder.
Eu me saí muito bem, mas um pensamento ainda me preocupa: não tirei muita pedra da pedra.
At this speed, it will take me 150 hours to free my trapped arm.
Nessa velocidade, levarei 150 horas para liberar meu braço preso.
Chipping is not enough.
Lascar não é suficiente.
I will have to think of something else.
Vou ter que pensar em outra coisa.
