A LIGHT THROUGH THE CRACKS: A Climber's Story

When Beth Rodden was 20 years old she was already an elite rock climber when a climbing excursion in Kyrgyzstan escalated into a nightmare. Beth, her boyfriend, and two other climbers were kidnapped by militant rebels. After six days of hiding, marching, and dodging gunfire, they escaped captivity. But fear follows her home, and pushing past it became a fixation.