Rescue on Bald Mountain Quotes

“Wait a minute," said Nick. He was stunned and there was panic in his voice. "We can't stay up here all night." Movement in the sky caught his attention. "Look, it's the vulture," he said, and dropped to the ground on his knees. "I knew it, we're goners.”
― Justin VanRiper, Rescue on Bald Mountain

“And next is RICE for the ankle." She smiled at the little girl who had latched on to the bottom of Nick's shorts. "We're going to fix mama'a boo boo."
"You brought rice in your pack?" asked Justin. "What didn't you bring?"
Nick offered to help. "Do we have to cook it?" he asked. "I'll build the fire."
"RICE stands for rest, ice, compression and elevation," Jackie explained, as she worked.”
― Justin VanRiper, Rescue on Bald Mountain

“Nick looked at Jackie. Her head was buried in her hands. She was more flushed than Justin. In fact, she wasn't pink—she was fire engine red. "You're not sick now, are you?" he asked.
"I am so embarrassed," said Jackie. "Do you two have any idea who that was?"
"Let me take a wild guess at it?" said Nick. "Ummm...Nancy?"
"Yes, Nancy," said Jackie. "Nancy Copeland! She is the whole reason I want to be a 46er. She climbed all 46 high peaks in one winter."
"In one winter?" said Nick. "Wow, she didn't look crazy.”
― Justin VanRiper, Rescue on Bald Mountain

“That was pathetic," said Jackie. She stood at the base of the small boulder with her hands on her hips. "You two wouldn't last five minutes climbing a high peak.”
― Justin VanRiper, Rescue on Bald Mountain