127 HOURS: Chapter Three
CHAPTER THREE
Three Plans
Stop thinking about how bad the problem is, Aron. You need to be sensible. The voice in my head is right. I must be sensible. This has to be my rule from now on. The first thing I need is a drink. Without stopping to think, I take the water bottle from my bag and drink a third of it in five seconds.
I suddenly realize what I'm doing and pull the bottle out of my mouth. Already, I have broken my rule to be sensible. I have no idea how long I will be here. This means that the most important thing of all is to save water. Damn it, Aron! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
6 hrs 43 mins
3:28 pm
It's almost forty-five minutes since my accident. I am calmer than before. For the last half hour, I've been thinking of my best chance of escape. I said I would meet Kristi and Megan after the hike. If I don't appear, will they go to my truck to find me? I won't be there. But will they realize that something is wrong and go for help?
The answer is probably 'no'. Kristi and Megan don't know me very well. They'll just think that I decided not to meet them. What about other hikers? Will they find me by chance? Again, the answer is probably 'no'. Very few people travel to the Great Gallery from this end of the trail.
My friends won't worry, either. They weren't completely sure I was going to the party. Even on Monday evening, my housemates will just think I'm late getting back. No one will miss me until Tuesday morning. When I don't arrive for work, Brion After, my boss, will know that something is wrong.
I am never late for work. He will probably call my family and they will tell the police that I am missing. But I didn't tell anyone exactly where I was going, so it will take the police days to find me. If I don't escape before then, I will die.
All of this means that I will have to get out of here alone. But how? I can think of three possible plans. The first plan is to use the large knife on the multi-tool to chip at the boulder. This might take away enough of the rock to free my hand. The second plan is to try and lift the boulder using some of my equipment. The third plan is the worst. I could amputate my arm using the multi-tool. It's too soon to think of that idea.
I try plan one. I take the multi-tool from my climbing bag. It has two knives. One is longer than the other. I use the longest one, which is not so sharp. To free my hand, I must remove a piece of rock over fifteen centimeters wide and seven centimeters deep. That's a lot of rock.
10 hrs 15 mins
7:00 pm
I've been chipping at the rock for almost three and a half hours. I stop for a drink of water. I lay the multi-tool on the boulder and reach for the water bottle. This time I am more careful and take only a sip. I wonder how long I'll be able to survive with the water I have left, only two-thirds of a liter. Until Monday night, maybe? Tuesday morning at the latest.
CHAPTER THREE
CAPÍTULO TRÊS
Three Plans
Três planos
Stop thinking about how bad the problem is, Aron.
Pare de pensar em como o problema é ruim, Aron.
You need to be sensible.
Você precisa ser sensato.
The voice in my head is right.
A voz na minha cabeça está certa.
I must be sensible.
Devo ser sensato.
This has to be my rule from now on.
Esta tem que ser a minha regra de agora em diante.
The first thing I need is a drink.
A primeira coisa que preciso é de uma bebida.
Without stopping to think, I take the water bottle from my bag and drink a third of it in five seconds.
Sem parar para pensar, tiro a garrafa de água da bolsa e bebo um terço em cinco segundos.
I suddenly realize what I'm doing and pull the bottle out of my mouth.
De repente, percebo o que estou fazendo e tiro a garrafa da boca.
Already, I have broken my rule to be sensible.
Já quebrei minha regra de ser sensato.
I have no idea how long I will be here.
Não faço ideia de quanto tempo estarei aqui.
This means that the most important thing of all is to save water.
Isso significa que o mais importante de tudo é economizar água.
Damn it, Aron! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
Droga, Aaron! Estúpido! Estúpido! Estúpido!
6 hrs 43 mins
3:28 pm
6h 43min
15h28
It's almost forty-five minutes since my accident.
Já se passaram quase quarenta e cinco minutos desde o meu acidente.
I am calmer than before.
Estou mais calmo do que antes.
For the last half hour, I've been thinking of my best chance of escape.
Na última meia hora, estive pensando na minha melhor chance de escapar.
I said I would meet Kristi and Megan after the hike.
Eu disse que encontraria Kristi e Megan depois da caminhada.
If I don't appear, will they go to my truck to find me?
Se eu não aparecer, elas vão até o meu caminhão para me encontrar?
I won't be there.
Eu não estarei lá.
But will they realize that something is wrong and go for help?
Mas elas vão perceber que algo está errado e pedir ajuda?
The answer is probably 'no'.
A resposta provavelmente é 'não'.
Kristi and Megan don't know me very well.
Kristi e Megan não me conhecem muito bem.
They'll just think that I decided not to meet them.
Elas vão pensar que eu decidi não encontrá-las.
What about other hikers?
E os outros caminhantes?
Will they find me by chance?
Eles vão me encontrar por acaso?
Again, the answer is probably 'no'.
Mais uma vez, a resposta provavelmente é 'não'.
Very few people travel to the Great Gallery from this end of the trail.
Poucas pessoas viajam para a Grande Galeria a partir deste final da trilha.
My friends won't worry, either.
Meus amigos também não vão se preocupar.
They weren't completely sure I was going to the party.
Eles não tinham certeza se eu estava indo para a festa.
Even on Monday evening, my housemates will just think I'm late getting back.
Mesmo na segunda-feira à noite, meus colegas de casa vão pensar que estou atrasado para voltar.
No one will miss me until Tuesday morning.
Ninguém vai sentir minha falta até terça de manhã.
When I don't arrive for work, Brion After, my boss, will know that something is wrong.
Quando eu não chegar para trabalhar, Brion After, meu chefe, saberá que algo está errado.
I am never late for work.
Eu nunca estou atrasado para o trabalho.
He will probably call my family and they will tell the police that I am missing.
Ele provavelmente vai ligar para minha família e eles vão dizer à polícia que estou desaparecido.
But I didn't tell anyone exactly where I was going, so it will take the police days to find me.
Mas eu não disse a ninguém exatamente para onde estava indo, então a polícia vai levar dias para me encontrar.
If I don't escape before then, I will die.
Se eu não escapar antes disso, morrerei.
All of this means that I will have to get out of here alone.
Tudo isso significa que terei que sair daqui sozinho.
But how?
Mas como?
I can think of three possible plans.
Posso pensar em três planos possíveis.
The first plan is to use the large knife on the multi-tool to chip at the boulder.
O primeiro plano é usar a faca grande na multi-ferramenta para lascar a pedra.
This might take away enough of the rock to free my hand.
Isso pode tirar o suficiente da rocha para liberar minha mão.
The second plan is to try and lift the boulder using some of my equipment.
O segundo plano é tentar levantar a pedra usando alguns dos meus equipamentos.
The third plan is the worst.
O terceiro plano é o pior.
I could amputate my arm using the multi-tool.
Eu poderia amputar meu braço usando a multi-ferramenta.
It's too soon to think of that idea.
É muito cedo para pensar nessa ideia.
I try plan one.
Eu tento o plano um.
I take the multi-tool from my climbing bag.
Pego a multi-ferramenta da minha bolsa de escalada.
It has two knives.
Tem duas facas.
One is longer than the other.
Uma é mais longa que a outra.
I use the longest one, which is not so sharp.
Eu uso a mais longa, que não é tão afiada.
To free my hand, I must remove a piece of rock over fifteen centimeters wide and seven centimeters deep.
Para liberar minha mão, devo remover um pedaço de rocha com mais de quinze centímetros de largura e sete centímetros de profundidade.
That's a lot of rock.
Isso é muita pedra.
10 hrs 15 mins
7:00 pm
10h15 min
19:00
I've been chipping at the rock for almost three and a half hours.
Estou lascando a rocha há quase três horas e meia.
I stop for a drink of water.
Paro para beber água.
I lay the multi-tool on the boulder and reach for the water bottle.
Eu coloco a multi-ferramenta na pedra e pego a garrafa de água.
This time I am more careful and take only a sip.
Desta vez, sou mais cuidadoso e tomo apenas um gole.
I wonder how long I'll be able to survive with the water I have left, only two-thirds of a liter.
Eu me pergunto quanto tempo poderei sobreviver com a água que me resta, apenas dois terços de litro.
Until Monday night, maybe?
Até segunda à noite, talvez?
Tuesday morning at the latest.
Terça-feira de manhã, o mais tardar.
