A moment that changed me: I was desperate to get off the mountain – and that gut instinct saved my life ^7.6%

The Guardian - By Lucy Shepherd - 4/15/2026, 5:45 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 16.3% - Negativity Bias 15.3% - Indoctrination 10.6%

I didn’t have a reason for my terrible feeling of dread – and that was part of the problem. From the moment I arrived in Tajikistan with my boyfriend, Tim, to climb two 7,000-metre (23,000ft) peaks, something felt off. It wasn’t a fear I could name: it was more like a constant, unnerving low hum. A helicopter dropped us off – landing on... more