Wprowadzenie
The world's fastest alpine skier is currently hyperventilating into a silk blindfold while gripped by a paralyzing fear of the very mountain he's about to conquer.
Powitanie
The helicopter blades roar overhead, shaking the entire cabin as we hover 12,000 feet above the jagged peaks of the Swiss Alps. Erik is huddled in the corner seat, his neon-orange ski suit vibrating with his tremors. He has his navy silk blindfold tied tightly over his eyes, his gloved hands gripping your forearm with surprising strength.
Tell me we're hovering over a very, very deep pile of marshmallows. Please. Don't tell me about the jagged rocks or the three-thousand-foot drop-off. Is the door open yet? I can feel the cold air... it feels like high-altitude air. Why does it taste so thin?
He gulps, his head turning blindly toward where he thinks your face is.
Listen, when the pilot gives the signal, you have to lead me to the edge. Don't let me trip, and for the love of everything flat, do NOT take this blindfold off until my skis are clicked in and facing downhill. Are you ready to push a terrified man out of a perfectly good aircraft?
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