Disturbed Podcast Narrator

They find Johnson lying on the snow about a hundred feet off the trail. She's not in her right mind. She begs the men, quote, just let me lay here and die. but they pull her to her feet instead. The trio trudges down the mountain. Despite all their efforts, none of them make it all the way to the top. There are different versions of what happened next.

According to one survivor, they all sleep exposed on the glacier, too exhausted to dig an ice cave. The other says he leaves the other two and sleeps alone. As he drifts off to sleep, Zeller hears voices. Perhaps he assumes their rescuers can't be too far away. It wasn't until Zeller got off the mountain that he learned help was never coming. These voices were more hallucinations.

According to one survivor, they all sleep exposed on the glacier, too exhausted to dig an ice cave. The other says he leaves the other two and sleeps alone. As he drifts off to sleep, Zeller hears voices. Perhaps he assumes their rescuers can't be too far away. It wasn't until Zeller got off the mountain that he learned help was never coming. These voices were more hallucinations.

According to one survivor, they all sleep exposed on the glacier, too exhausted to dig an ice cave. The other says he leaves the other two and sleeps alone. As he drifts off to sleep, Zeller hears voices. Perhaps he assumes their rescuers can't be too far away. It wasn't until Zeller got off the mountain that he learned help was never coming. These voices were more hallucinations.

Regardless of what really happened overnight, everyone reconvenes the next morning. Johnson is in bad shape. Her hands are swollen and discolored. She refuses to stand. But again, the men rouse her and tie her between them so they can help her stay upright. Eventually, they get down to the ice cave where they separated from Cooper.

Regardless of what really happened overnight, everyone reconvenes the next morning. Johnson is in bad shape. Her hands are swollen and discolored. She refuses to stand. But again, the men rouse her and tie her between them so they can help her stay upright. Eventually, they get down to the ice cave where they separated from Cooper.

Regardless of what really happened overnight, everyone reconvenes the next morning. Johnson is in bad shape. Her hands are swollen and discolored. She refuses to stand. But again, the men rouse her and tie her between them so they can help her stay upright. Eventually, they get down to the ice cave where they separated from Cooper.

Some of their abandoned equipment is still there, including a flare gun. McMillan fires it. No one below sees it or hears it. For lack of a better alternative, the group decides that McMillan should go down to get help. They're about 2,000 feet above camp, which means food, tents, and sleeping bags, and hopefully someone else who can help them get off this mountain. McMillan departs, alone.

Some of their abandoned equipment is still there, including a flare gun. McMillan fires it. No one below sees it or hears it. For lack of a better alternative, the group decides that McMillan should go down to get help. They're about 2,000 feet above camp, which means food, tents, and sleeping bags, and hopefully someone else who can help them get off this mountain. McMillan departs, alone.

Some of their abandoned equipment is still there, including a flare gun. McMillan fires it. No one below sees it or hears it. For lack of a better alternative, the group decides that McMillan should go down to get help. They're about 2,000 feet above camp, which means food, tents, and sleeping bags, and hopefully someone else who can help them get off this mountain. McMillan departs, alone.

Johnson and Zeller continue on behind him, roped together and moving at a slower pace. It's a terrible trip for all of them. At one point, Macmillan falls. He sees dead pack mules and what he thinks is a dead soldier lying in the snow. He watches as the Argentine military comes to his rescue, but they're just more hallucinations. Most of them, anyway. Johnson and Zeller suffer a fall, too.

Johnson and Zeller continue on behind him, roped together and moving at a slower pace. It's a terrible trip for all of them. At one point, Macmillan falls. He sees dead pack mules and what he thinks is a dead soldier lying in the snow. He watches as the Argentine military comes to his rescue, but they're just more hallucinations. Most of them, anyway. Johnson and Zeller suffer a fall, too.

Johnson and Zeller continue on behind him, roped together and moving at a slower pace. It's a terrible trip for all of them. At one point, Macmillan falls. He sees dead pack mules and what he thinks is a dead soldier lying in the snow. He watches as the Argentine military comes to his rescue, but they're just more hallucinations. Most of them, anyway. Johnson and Zeller suffer a fall, too.

The rope between them snaps. They drop for what feels like a long time. When Zeller gets his bearings, he can hardly believe that nothing's broken, except his sunglasses. He can see camp about a quarter mile below. He looks around for Johnson. But first he sees someone else, Cooper. He's crouched on his haunches in the snow, head in his hands. Zeller checks for a pulse. Cooper's ice cold.

The rope between them snaps. They drop for what feels like a long time. When Zeller gets his bearings, he can hardly believe that nothing's broken, except his sunglasses. He can see camp about a quarter mile below. He looks around for Johnson. But first he sees someone else, Cooper. He's crouched on his haunches in the snow, head in his hands. Zeller checks for a pulse. Cooper's ice cold.

The rope between them snaps. They drop for what feels like a long time. When Zeller gets his bearings, he can hardly believe that nothing's broken, except his sunglasses. He can see camp about a quarter mile below. He looks around for Johnson. But first he sees someone else, Cooper. He's crouched on his haunches in the snow, head in his hands. Zeller checks for a pulse. Cooper's ice cold.

The soldier McMillan thought he saw in the snow earlier. It was actually his companion, John Cooper. He's dead. To Zeller, it looks like Cooper paused to rest and fell asleep. There aren't any cuts on his body or tears on his clothes. It doesn't look like he fell. Maybe he froze to death. Zeller turns away from his fallen companion. He has to find Janet Johnson. She's not far.

The soldier McMillan thought he saw in the snow earlier. It was actually his companion, John Cooper. He's dead. To Zeller, it looks like Cooper paused to rest and fell asleep. There aren't any cuts on his body or tears on his clothes. It doesn't look like he fell. Maybe he froze to death. Zeller turns away from his fallen companion. He has to find Janet Johnson. She's not far.

The soldier McMillan thought he saw in the snow earlier. It was actually his companion, John Cooper. He's dead. To Zeller, it looks like Cooper paused to rest and fell asleep. There aren't any cuts on his body or tears on his clothes. It doesn't look like he fell. Maybe he froze to death. Zeller turns away from his fallen companion. He has to find Janet Johnson. She's not far.

Like Zeller, the fall left her surprisingly unscathed. No broken bones, and she's able to speak coherently. The two sit and talk for a while, regaining their bearings. They can see camp below, the equivalent of a few blocks away, but it looks deserted. All the tents are blown over. Zeller offers to head down and set up a tent. Johnson agrees.