The goriness of the situation drove Peter into a frenzy. All he wanted was to 
get out of the basement, out of the Shattergraves, out of the Noose. He brought 
his left hand up to the chain leading to the I-beam and pulled himself up hand 
over hand. In seconds his feet were under his head and his pace had increased. 
He knew, though, that, as he climbed, he would have to lift more and more of the 
weight of the chain still attached to his ankles and the problem nearly panicked 
him. What if he got stuck halfway up, unable to proceed because of the 
increasing weight? He shot a glance at the ghouls below and decided that he had 
no other choice but to keep on going.