The Mountain

And now, tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theatre of thrills, suspense. We have man's assault against nature. We call it the mountain. So now, starring Harley Bear and Ben Wright, here is tonight's suspense play, Fade Camp Four on the East Glacier, 22,000 feet above sea level.

In that cold, thin air we stood looking up, and in the great loneliness we saw it. For a few seconds as the mist cleared, we saw it. The mountain, the peak towering over us. It was beautiful and terrible.

Then a swirling curtain moved round it, and it was gone again. There were six of us on the porch. Ancien and Leeds had been sent back to Camp 3, some 4,000 feet below. Both had been badly frosted.

So then there were six of us left to make the tent. Nobody had done it before. No one had ever reached the top of that tremendous wind-swept place. And now we were ready for the assault. That night we held our last meeting in Camp Four. Thomas, Felman, Eldridge, Games, Perucci, and myself. It's the best way, the most practical.

Now we stand up very gently. I don't think so. Thomas is right. If three of us fresh, then they can have a go. Now, Miss, you'll head out the second. Stay at the camp. I'll leave the first one up right on our way to my don't we get a boat on this no it's a

waste of time start voting and we'll start arguing again those monsters aren't going to hold off forever yeah but how's your leg Harry oh it's not bad but Berji you want me to go do you feel up to it sure are you bad gains you're not acclimated car now did he get a lot worse how are you better not well look why not