The Mountain Never Cries: A Mother’s Diary

For three days in 1986 Holaday waited at Oregon’s Mount Hood while rescuers searched for a missing 13-member climbing party from the Oregon Episcopal School, of which her son Giles was a member. Miraculously, of 11 members huddled in a snow cave for three days, Giles survived; one of two. Holaday had to wait again by Giles’ hospital bed while he fought for his life.

This moving account takes the reader from moments of deep despair to a celebration of the human spirit, as Giles recovers against all odds from what seemed an inevitable fate. Holaday’s compelling story reveals a mélange of feelings, her life flashing before her through the interminable hours of her long vigil. The triumphant ending to this extraordinary story will fill the reader with inspiration from such courage and strength.