My story, I was descending a mountain in early spring with 2 friends. I had an ice axe in my hand for balance, although I had never learned self arrest. As we'r

My story, I was descending a mountain in early spring with 2 friends. I had an ice axe in my hand for balance, although I had never learned self arrest. As we're descending, my friends took the 'winter route', which was a rocky ridge going down. I took the summer route which was 100m away, just because it was smoother. It was wet grass and some patches of snow. I slipped, fell on my back and started sliding, had trouble turning because of my backpack. You really catch speed, I couldn't stop, I was approaching rocks. Somehow I turn on my belly, and instinctively I stick the axe in the ground. You're supposed to hold the top of the axe with one hand close to your chest, but I kept both hands on the handle, and I stoped, I was lucky