Loewen’s book not only shares the drama and the camaraderie of mountain rescue, but also reveals the challenges of trying to fit her other roles as wife and mother into what is still largely a masculine environment. In a fearless voice—disarming yet laced with dark humor—Bree guides us through intense recoveries, vivid wilderness landscapes, and the warmth she discovers in motherhood, community, and purpose.

Bree Loewen has been a climbing ranger on Mount Rainier, an EMT in Seattle, and a contributor to Climbing and Alpinistmagazines. As a current volunteer with Seattle Mountain Rescue, Loewen has been on more than 100 rescues in the past three years—and countless more over her career. She lives in Carnation, Washington, with her husband and daughter.