After a relaxing family holiday in a Montana national park, Ted Porter stays on for a few days. He wants to explore, to tackle some longer hikes and bigger climbs. But as he descends a remote glacier all alone, a whirlwind of an accident leaves him trapped inside a deep fissure in the ice. With no hope of rescue, and with a broken back, he must somehow find a way out. Ted is about to discover an inner strength he never knew he had…

A Noiser production, written by Chris McDonald.

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