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Oct 2023
52m 2s

Clinging to a Mountain: Ski Trip Gone Wr...

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A young college graduate, Jean Muenchrath, embarks on a cross country skiing trip with her boyfriend. Their thrilling adventure is all going to plan, until it isn’t. When an enormous weather front engulfs Mount Whitney, the young couple are forced into a rapid, unplanned descent. Their trip of a lifetime has become an epic fight against the elements. Jean must dig deep to find an inner strength she never knew she had…

For more on this incredible story, read If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation.

A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner.

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