Megan tells the amazing 9 hour survival story of Norman Ollestad and his trek down Ontario Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains. 

Organization to Support: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/

The California Community Foundation’s wildfire recovery fund supports intermediate and long-term recovery efforts for major California wildfires, as well as preparedness efforts. Since 2003, the fund has granted more than $24 million to support relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of devastating California wildfires.

References:

https://www.outsideonline.com/1985721/new-adventure-library

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1210544/Saved-slopes-fathers-obsession-CRAZY-FOR-THE-STORM-BY-NORMAN-OLLESTAD.html

https://normanollestad.com/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=7744392&page=1

https://www.npr.org/2015/08/04/429385964/these-books-amp-up-the-adrenaline-in-summer-reading

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-18-la-oe-ollestad-20100518-story.html

BBC Full episode (I was the sole survivor of a plane crash)

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/2014/41/san-gabriel-fact-sheet.pdf

https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/san-gabriel-mountains-national-monument