Chapters 6-10 Summary and Analysis

As Chapter 6 opens, the storm had abated and three Sherpas and Stuart Hutchinson set out to find Yasuko and Beck. They find Yasuko with three inches of ice over her face, yet still breathing. Beck was barely alive. They were both in a hyperthermic coma, which people don't survive, so the rescue team went back to camp to inform everyone of their death. They called Peach to tell her Beck was dead. Around 4 p.m. Beck did the unthinkable. He opened his eyes as a living man. He was some ways away from Yasuko, yet he didn't remember moving. He vividly saw his family, which gave him the drive to get back to camp even though he didn't feel like moving. Despite hardships such as fatigue and hallucinations, Beck made it back to camp.

Chapter 7 shows an astonished camp...