Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: To top it off , none of the riders could get a worthwhile signal on their cell phones . That 's technology for you . While we were standing there shivering and wringing water out of our leather gloves , our spirits dampened , Delegate Bodie pointed to the south . " That 's the part of the mountain that 's considered sacred , " he said . " That 's where we make our offerings .

Answer:

We were stuck in the high country with no connection to the outside world .



What may be the reason our spirits were dampened ?