Surviving an Eruption on Mt Ruapehu!

I heard the small rumble outside of the building. It was about 20 minutes past 8, I recall. And all of a sudden, the door, which is just beyond our feet, this thing just blew open with this horrific force and a huge noise. And it kind of came off the hinges and went into the far corner. So I hopped up onto my knees and skidded across the floor, wondering what all this fuss was about. And in front of me, I could see Mount Lilpehu erupting, because I was literally in the firing line of the doorway. Smashed me up against the wall that was just behind me. And, yeah, mud, rocks, water smashing through the floorboards, creating these big holes in the wall around me. And of course, my legs were getting crushed and pummeled My right leg in particular. I could feel the bones being broken off, that flesh being ripped off. But I was stuck and kind of turned to him and we had this crazy conversation at, what, two and a half thousand meters above sea level was minus eight degrees up there. What the hell are we going to do? So I was kind of not drifting in and out of consciousness, but wanting to head that way. So he was really good, actually. And, yeah, the plan was, look, you run down the mountain, save your life and hopefully save my life as well. Good luck, mate. And he said, okay, cool. Where do I go? And I thought, far out. Yeah, but how does any person that's never been on a mountain before just been through a bloody volcanic eruption? You don't have the right gear on, you know, it was a big ask, right? And he said, all right, well, I'm out of here. And I said, okay, but hold on a second, mate. And I really meant it. I was like, can you please tell my friends and my family that I love them? Yeah, because I just. I didn't think I'd see him or anyone else again. And.