likes xc skiing but

Hi, I'm 69 and last year learned to crosscountry ski. Now it's near spring I have to drive higher in the mountains and feel frighteningly isolated while alone there and have been getting heart palpitations (pvc) and mild chest pain on the way there and back. Is it safe for me to keep on crosscountry skiing anyhow?

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While you should consult your doctor about this, it seems anxiety is more to blame.  My concern is that you are doing this alone in the first place.  No one should ever be in an isolated area alone.