We made it to the summit(山顶)around noon, feeling like I was a 70­year­old man with emphysema.For those who have experienced the joys of the air(or lack thereof) above 14，000 feet, you know what I'm talking about.We sat down and ate lunch admiring the spectacular view along with a half dozen other climbers.By 1：00 we decided it was past time to vacate the top of the mountain.Those familiar with the Rockies know that between 1：00 and 2：00 every afternoon, thunderstorms roll across the mountains.Being 3，000 plus feet above timberline, people are the tallest standing thing and make great lightning rods(避雷针)．Every year several people are killed by lightning in the high country.Just the day before, a climber was killed on Mt.Elbert, the next mountain over, so you can imagine our anxiety.

　　We could see the thunderheads building to the west, ready to seek out their hapless prey(猎物)．It was time to get the heck off the top of the mountain fast.One climber opted (选择) to boot ski down the snow­covered east cirque.I didn't think it was a great idea but he quickly made it to the bottom some 2，500 feet below in mere seconds.Seemed like a good idea right? Wrong! While my climbing partner Carl opted for the trail, I prepared for my snowy descent.I took three steps into the snow and whoosh, I slipped on the ice layer under the snow and slid under the snow.Now completely soaked with melt water, I could only crawl on my hands and knees to the dry rock above.

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