Holding Fast The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy

Name: Holding Fast The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy
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ISBN: 9781595553430

ISBN-10: 1595553436

ISBN-13: 9781595553430

Edition: 2010

Authors: Karen James

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A journey of adventure, tragedy, love, and loss on the summit of Mt. Hood.In December 2006, millions of people across the world prayed and waited in anguish to learn the fate of 3 climbers trapped on Mt. Hood. The worst storm in the last decade was pounding the mountain with hurricane-force winds that would not permit the army of rescue workers to do their work. No one below could forget the last phone call Kelly James placed to his wife, telling her that he was trapped in a snow cave just below the summit. What happened next would change the lives of everyone involved and deeply touch millions of people who desperately hoped to see a Christmas miracle.For more than a week, the search…

Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Prologue



The Man Behind the Headlines



Two Miles High



A Tough Beginning



Our Adventure Begins



A Charmed Year



The Storm of a Decade



The Phone Call That Changed My Life



Our Arrival



An Unbelievable Response



Signs from Above?



Give Us a Break!



The Worst Day of My Life



Putting the Pieces Together



Operation Comfort and Care



The Last Interview



Home for the Holidays



The Darkness



So What Really Happened?



A Box of Clues



Finding Kelly



Discovering Peace, Purpose, and Comfort



A Legacy of Love


The Greatest Love Affair


Love Poems from Kelly


Letters Left Before Climbs


Climbing Scrapbook


Acknowledgments