In Their Own Words: Fallen on Mount Whitney | 1

In Their Own Words: Fallen on Mount Whitney | 1

In April of 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend had nearly completed a 230-mile cross-country ski trip through California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. On the final day of their journey, they planned to hike the highest peak in the lower 48 states: Mount Whitney. But on the summit, the pair was engulfed in a blizzard and lightning storm. On this special episode of Against the Odds, Jean Muenchrath narrates the story of the fall that nearly claimed her life and her epic battle for survival.

To learn more about this story, check out Jean's book: If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy, and Transformation

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