We were out on a glacier/ice cave hike and there was a layer of slush between a thin layer of ice and a much thicker layer of ice. I ended up breaking through the top layer with one foot which threw my balance off. I put my other foot down on what I thought was ice but was in fact a snow drift. This caused me to fall off the little ridge we were on. I fell about 4'. Fortunately my fall was broken by a thin ice ridge about 2" wide which impacted just below my ribs preventing me from landing in an otherwise soft snow drift just below it.
Holy shit did that hurt. Knocked the wind out of me and I had to roll off the ice and just sit there for like 5 min before I could even think about moving. I think if I had hit an inch higher I would have cracked a rib. The rest of the hike was a real struggle as was the 45 drive back over the glacier over incredibly tough and bumpy terrain even in the tour's modified vehicles with oversized/underinflated tires. Seriously I've never been on as bumpy of a drive even on some 'roads' in Africa and NZ. I don't think I've ever been so glad to have a hike/excursion end

Holy shit did that hurt. Knocked the wind out of me and I had to roll off the ice and just sit there for like 5 min before I could even think about moving. I think if I had hit an inch higher I would have cracked a rib. The rest of the hike was a real struggle as was the 45 drive back over the glacier over incredibly tough and bumpy terrain even in the tour's modified vehicles with oversized/underinflated tires. Seriously I've never been on as bumpy of a drive even on some 'roads' in Africa and NZ. I don't think I've ever been so glad to have a hike/excursion end
