Being an experienced outdoorsman and climber, White Wolf challenges himself in dealing with the unknown. "Man On The Mountain: a true story of survival at 13,000 feet" tells such an experience.As this story unfolds, White Wolf plans to do a one-day hike, returning before nightfall. Clear weather with the ambient temperature staying under 10 below zero seemed like a great day's adventure.Caught in a sudden blizzard at the crest of Mt. Lady Washington, Colorado, White Wolf realizes he is without protection or direction. Wind-chill temperatures drop each moment and are deadly as he blindly tries to stay alive.Biting winds drive White Wolf's extremities to freezing in minutes. He can no longer move, with the fierce blizzard limiting his sight to zero. Every second counts. He must keep moving. Once again, White Wolf falls into the snow, face first. As he looks up, something just ahead of him moves.Readers discover White Wolf's inner discipline of becoming one with his surroundings. He tells his story with simplicity and brings this incident to life with colorful descriptions. We feel the frigid cold; breathe in the sense of wonder and awe at reaching the apex of Mt. Lady Washington and participate in this view, as if on top of the world.Later, as the blizzard envelops White Wolf, we feel his composure while straining to maintain logic and self-control. The harrowing experience White Wolf's describes and what he found is truly heart pounding and mind spinning!