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Crevasse, this really wide crevasse opened up in front of me and i blew right in it. my first thought is i'm going to die here. >> reporter: thinking he would never be able to get out he recorded what he thought was his final message. >> i love you if i don't make it out. i'm not kidding. this is no joke. after i said that, i had this surge -- i just was not going to die there. >> reporter: equipped with an ice axe and crampons on his boots, he clawed his way out. his biggest obstacle the excruciating pain. the three to four mile hike followed until porter reached a group of campers that nurse...

0 video message thinking it would be a final message to his parents. >> mom and dad, i fell in to a crevasse. >> reporter: the fall happened september 3rd, he had been hiking for a week with his parents when he decided to set out on a solo hike across the park's seventh largest glacier. that day conditions were treacherous even for this seasoned mountaineer. >> i knew i was by myself. it was raining, slick. it was about 4:30 in the afternoon. i didn't have time to finish. let's head back. >> reporter: porter decided to make his way down, making a serious mistake. >> i had socks in my backpack....

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