I sort of doubt that she was actually feeling calm. Adrenaline could potentially create such a feeling because of the mental concentration coming from it, but it's extremely hard to believe a novice parachuter, who seemed to make several mistakes, remained "calm" during an event in which her breaking her back was about the best outcome she could hope for.
> Even as Hatmaker spiralled towards the ground, she says the thought she might die never crossed her mind. At most, she thought she might break a leg – jeopardising her plans to climb to Mount Everest Base Camp three days later, a trip that had been a goal of hers for a couple of years.
This seems completely illogical and naive. I mean, really? I'd be worried about dying, breaking my leg, or breaking my back falling off my roof, much less from 13,000 feet.
> Even as Hatmaker spiralled towards the ground, she says the thought she might die never crossed her mind. At most, she thought she might break a leg – jeopardising her plans to climb to Mount Everest Base Camp three days later, a trip that had been a goal of hers for a couple of years.
This seems completely illogical and naive. I mean, really? I'd be worried about dying, breaking my leg, or breaking my back falling off my roof, much less from 13,000 feet.