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Beck Weathers

He is left to die on Mount Everest.

Peach

Her real name is Margaret Olson.

Beck II

While he wished Beck were around more, he understood that his father loved him.

Meg

She is more outspoken than her brother, and she voices her disappointment with her father's choices.

Howard Olson

The brother Peach sees as a surrogate father.

Dan

Beck's brother who flies over to help him after the disastrous Everest expedition.

Ken Zornes

He frequently climbed with Beck.

Pat White

Peach's friend whose son is friends with Peach's son.

Terry White

He practiced at Medical City with Beck.

Ceclila Boone

Peach's best friend.

Rob Hall

The leader of Beck's group who died on the fateful Everest expedition.

Yasuko Namba

She was with Beck on the Everest expedition and died right next to him.

Lieutenant Colonel Madan K.C.

The forty-two-year-old who risked his own life...

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