Mountain Survival

ATTENTION Readers: This book has been reworked and published as a NEW Book (FALLEN) in a NEW Series (Redemption Series). ____________________________________________________________________________________________ We all have two lives. Jimmy-Mack’s second began the moment he realized he only had one. In the remote mountains of North Carolina, Mack’s new found love for a Cherokee Native woman exposes a tribal secret and an Indian burial ground holding an ancient Viking treasure wrapped in a supernatural mystery so deep its unraveling rewrites the North American history books, toppling a...

The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climbs of Mount Everest in this profound memoir - an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches.

SAGE: I came to the Rockies for a story. Wilderness survival, winter solitude, maybe a photo of the elusive mountain hermit the locals whisper about. Instead, I got caught in a snowstorm, fell down an embankment, and ended up rescued by a man who looks like danger, heat, and heartbreak wrapped in flannel. He doesn’t talk much. He doesn’t trust easily. And he definitely doesn’t want me here. Too bad I’m stuck in his cabin until the storm clears. KELLEN: I live alone for a reason. No noise. No people. No complications. Then she showed up—frozen, injured, and way too curious for her ...

Book #2 – UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER - THE SECOND ADVENTURE IN THE CODY DAKOTA MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES FROM D. M. HAGGARD Cody Dakota is heading home to the Colorado Rockies when an unexpected encounter sets him on a different path. Jim Bridger, famed mountain man and a legend of the old West – turns up alone at Cody’s campfire with a sad story to tell. Burned out of his trading post in southwestern Wyoming, Bridger is seeking fresh pastures and possibly a new partner to help him rebuild. Cody is interested, an a partnership is born. Another chance meeting in Moab, Utah brings another ...

A perfect father-daughter bike ride turns into a desperate fight for survival against a predator that knows their every move. Jake and his daughter Maya are deep in a remote state forest when a simple ride becomes a nightmare. A wrong turn and a broken bike leave them stranded as daylight burns away. They are not alone. Stalked by a large, intelligent mountain lion, they soon realize they aren't just lost—they're being herded. With every passing hour, the forest transforms from a place of adventure into a hunting ground. The beast is patient, powerful, and seems to anticipate their every ...

Olivia Harper plans to take a fun road trip with her new boyfriend, Raife, from Texas to The Cold River in New Hampshire. For her, this would be a test of the relationship to see if it could work. Against the advice of her powerful father, Moses, and her own simmering doubts ringing in the back of her mind, she sets off with Raife and her puppy, Rufus. It isn't long before the alarm bells ringing in her mind become louder as Raife becomes stranger and colder as the trip progresses. When she begins to question whether to continue the trip or go home, Raife convinces her that what she is ...

The desire for adventure drove Oli to leave Finland and travel across the ocean to 19th century America. Circumstances left Oli in possession of a map showing the location of Spanish gold in what would become a life or death adventure. Travel with Oli from the wharfs of Boston to the peaks of the Rocky Mountains as he follows the dream of a departed friend.

Another Mountain Man adventure from D. M. Haggard! This is an exciting work of fiction and fact. It is based on many real events from the lives of historic pioneers, explorers, and mountain men. Buck Jackson is involved with numerous historical figures you are familiar with who will join him at his trapping cabin located in the Rocky Mountains. Both he and his compadres are invited by a famous western explorer, John C. Fremont. to join an expedition to the west coast. The life thrills and experiences of hunting, trapping, and living in brutal conditions will bring you a step closer to what ...

The time of the American mountain man was not to reach its peak until the mid-19th century, but the man who served as the prototype for the cultural genre hailed from an earlier age in which the new United States had scarcely established its most basic structural tenets. A member of the original Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, John Colter’s multiple journeys to the northwest country of present-day Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho were first-time events in the development of the continent.

Beneath the inky black surface of Lake Ness lurks something too monstrous for this world... Gerry Lawson, a washed-up scientist slowly recovering from a life that got out of his control, finds himself saying yes when his cousin Marnie asks him to help her and her partner Jim with an outdoor survival program for disadvantaged kids. Not quite sure what he's let himself in for, he slowly adjusts to the isolated environment of Lake Ness and the challenges of living with a bunch of often erratic and unpredictable teenagers. However, it's not long before their best-laid plans start to unravel. ...

After a plane is forced to make an emergency landing in a remote area, the surviving crew and passengers must wait until a rescue team arrives. But they soon discover they are not alone in the wilderness, and the rescue team is not showing up anytime soon.

The mountain man loved the life and the rigors of the Rockies, facing the challenges that the high country and isolation threw at him, only to arrive home and find everything he had worked for had been taken by savages. With no law enforcement on the frontier to turn to for help, Tom sets out to save his family with one nagging question: Was he wrong to leave them unprotected while he eked out a living in the high peaks?

Jacob Dakota stood beside the ashes of their last campfire, his boots dusty, his youthful beard a little thicker than when they'd set out two months ago. He could still hear the deep, rolling laugh of Wilder Hawk echoing from across a canyon, and his brother Jake’s quiet voice warning of changing weather. They had faced bear, wolves, bandits, and even their fears in the high country. But more than that, they had found something better: understanding, respect, and a sense of home not tied to any cabin or plot of land, but to each other. Jake and Jacob (Hawkeye) had turned south, toward the...

An accurate and personal record from one of America's first breed of mountain men, giving a detailed description of many the lands he passed through and the habits and character of the various tribes encountered.

A billionaire with dubious intentions. An expedition gone wrong. And a terrifying discovery 100,000 years in the making. Never wake a sleeping giant.

Silk ended the demand for beaver hair felt in top hats. While this may have saved beaver from extinction, it did not save the mountain man. Should Caleb rebuild the ranch, chase the California gold, or go back to the mountains? How does a young man choose? These were questions Caleb had no answer for, because none would fill what was missing inside.

Killing the sadistic warlord known as the Dog Tongue took everything Gus Berry had, including the woman he loved. Now, all he wants is to get away from the bloody scene of their final showdown. But when he heads west in a stolen truck, a brutal snowstorm forces him to turn back—and seek refuge in the Dog Tongue’s former headquarters. Though it’s littered with human carnage, the abandoned luxury hotel has a lot to offer a guy like Gus. But in addition to soft beds and working toilets, he encounters still-lurking dangers both living and undead.

Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them, leaving them for dead. The violent assault and the trauma of almost dying left him questioning assumptions he had lived by since childhood. For the first time, he encountered the face of evil and the terror of the unknown.

The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made -- or attempted – the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest challenges.

A sapphic romance thriller unfolds against the backdrop of a remote, snowbound town during an unrelenting winter storm. Olivia Conners has just severed ties with Chief of Police Nick Whitmore, culminating in the retrieval of her last belongings from their mountain cabin. In the midst of her departure down a twisting, snow-covered road, an encroaching blizzard becomes a blinding whiteout. Her car crashes, colliding with Riley Bennett - the woman Olivia has secretly admired for so long. Stranded and left with no options, they take refuge in Olivia's cabin. As the storm rages outside, tensions...