<p>&#8230; I&#8217;d thought, being level headed and all, I&#8217;d know what to do with most outdoors incidents tbh. But this evening in -4 icy conditions I came across a youngster (well half my age so not so young) on their own who asked for help with a puncture.</p> <p>Once that was sorted we were chatting and it was obvious that the cold and ice / snow were terrifiying them. So we agreed to a social amble back to reality and got chatting. </p> <p>Thing was every 30 seconds they crashed, face planted, otb, hit a tree&#8230;.. Anyway it was a bit icy, but no matter how slow we went they were as tense as a bowstring. Every turn on the bars was 90 degrees one way or the other. Maybe 15 crashes later we were back to base.</p> <p>Every corner, slope, camber. you could just see the shoulders rising, the fists clencing&#8230; smack! Ouch! We got back just before dark. </p> <p>So basically &#8211; what can you do with someone that&#8217;s so wound up by a circumstance, even somewhere they&#8217;re used to riding, something they&#8217;re used to doing, what can you do / say to get them back to themselves?</p>