2007. 32 pp, color photos. For children Reading Level: Grades 3-4 • Interest Level: Grades 3-9. Colby Coombs is a well known Alaska climber and guide. This children's book described an avalanche he survived on Alaska's Mount Foraker.
Imagine surviving an avalanche and a 1,000-foot fall down a mountain. Then imagine hiking for five days down the mountain with a broken neck. Impossible? Nor for Colby Coombs. Learn about his life-changing experience and how he used his wits and skills to survive it. Library binding.
