Introduction : defying Pamola
The ten longest days : the search for the Mott brothers
Split seconds : lightning strikes
The shortcut, the hurricane, and the search
Storm over Fort Mountain : the crash of a C-54
The murderous phantom of the Allagash
The 4,700-foot February bivouac
The elderly man and his friend
Obsessions of a peak bagger
Under water and rocks : bad luck and hubris in the wilderness
Epilogue : how to stay alive in Baxter State Park.
