{"id":6359,"date":"2019-03-15T19:34:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2019-06-19T19:49:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T19:49:25","slug":"my-solo-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/my-solo-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Solo Experience \u2014 Winter Camping Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon is a member of Group 7<\/a> of the Canadian Conservation Corps<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>The morning of solo, we had to indicate how comfortable we were going into the overnight camping experience in our own snow shelter.<\/h2>\n

Since it was supposed to be a much warmer day and night than our previous -20 to -30 nights, I felt confident that I could resist the cold. I opted to give myself an 8\/10, trying to secure myself a spot with a lakeside view.<\/p>\n

I started digging my trenches in a spot well covered by the trees. I saw a woodpecker knocking on nearby trees. It looked really cute so I stopped to observe it. Then it suddenly came really close and started knocking on my snowshoes. This made me smile and gain energy to go back to work. When I finish digging my quinzee trench, I felt confident, and was truly enjoying my experience. However, this was quickly about to change\u2026<\/p>\n

Since I was quite nervous about the idea of sleeping in a quinzee, I had already planned to make a secondary shelter where I was actually intending to sleep. However, as I was perfecting my cave to give myself more room to move, it suddenly all collapsed. I would now have to rely on my quinzee to sleep.<\/p>\n

I had to work with my knees on the snow. I didn\u2019t like that because it meant that my pants would get humid or wet. But it was the best way to go so I kept on digging. Then suddenly, my entrance collapsed. I saw that the quinzee was still big enough for me to fit, so I dug my entrance again and managed to go deeper. As I got about a quarter in, I heard my quinzee collapse by 1-2 cm.<\/p>\n

Everything seemed to be all right as I made it to about half of my quinzee. But then, I heard the same noise that happened when my quinzee collapsed a \u00bc of the way in. I instinctively jumped out, and a second later, everything crumbled. My quinzee had a huge crack right in the middle. In the frenzy I let go of my shovel which was still under the snow. I started digging in with my gloves, and luckily found it, as I feel this is the most important of all my belongings, and the only thing I can\u2019t afford to lose. I\u2019m now definitely not confident anymore and pretty scared that I won\u2019t be able to spend the whole night out in the woods.<\/p>\n

\"sled<\/p>\n

I started working on another sled shelter. I managed to make it long enough to fit me, so I try putting my sled on top. I gathered some pine tree branches and used them to cover the entrance to my cave. I put my sleeping bag in my cave and gave it all a try. As I got in, I felt pretty squished, but thought to myself, as long as I don\u2019t move, I\u2019ll be just fine.<\/p>\n

As it was getting dark, I gathered a few more pine tree branches, and then settled in my shelter. I was too uncomfortable to take notes, so the only activity I had was my rubiks cube. After solving it once or twice, I decided to try to get some shut eye. I woke up, and it was completely dark. I had to go to the bathroom\u2026.<\/p>\n

I tried everything I could, but still didn\u2019t manage to finish the night outside. Today, I think that this experience showed me a lot about my character, and how I handle myself in difficult conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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