About this episode

The episode recounts a daring rescue by six teenage students after their teacher falls into a crevasse while mountain climbing.

In 1998, a popular teacher at Garfield High School in Seattle falls into a crevasse while mountain-climbing in Olympic National Park. Six of his teenage students then pull off a daring rescue.

Topics covered

• rescue
• education
• mountain climbing
• teenagers
• heroism

Keywords

• Garfield High School
• Olympic National Park
• teacher
• rescue
• 1998

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Garfield High School, Olympic National Park, Seattle

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