
The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy A Journey of Adventure, Love, and Loss
(Nashville, TN) In December 2006, millions of people across the world waited in anguish to learn the fate of three climbers trapped on Mt. Hood. The massive search through the harshest storm on the mountain in more than a decade dominated news coverage.
Climber Kelly James was trapped in a snow cave and made a final call to his wife, Karen, which left the world hoping for a Christmas miracle. The climbers’ family members huddled below the mountain praying for the safe return of their loved ones. While the climbers faced a tragic fate, their families did not lose faith.
Now, Karen James, who spent the year after her husband’s death gathering facts and information, is telling her story about what really happened on the mountain in her new book, Holding Fast: The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy (Thomas Nelson, November 2008, ISBN: 1595551751). READ MORE »