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when adventurer claire hughes slipped on the ice during a walk in november, medics feared she could bemergency help. severe weather conditions had passed, but obviously all the after effects were still being felt. the snow had been blown away, it had turned to sheet ice. ijust slipped. she instantly knew that she had broken her ankle. we were out on a snowy hill top. we were going to have to call 999. claire was lying on sheet ice in freezing conditions, and was now at risk of life—threatening hypothermia. my body temperature was definitely dropping, especially in my leg that i obviously i couldn't move, or do anything to keep it warm. they estimated it was going to be two to three hours for an ambulance. the nearest road wasn't particularly passable, obviously with all the snow that had occurred, so at that point they decided that perhaps it was best to send the airambulance. but the strong winds and the snow made it difficult even for the air ambulance team. that day looked like arctic tundra. it was a sort of high level, flat mountain plateau, i blasted with ice and snow, very slipp