{"id":17572,"date":"2026-03-10T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/trapped-in-an-ice-cave-would-they-be-rescued-in-time\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:03:59","slug":"trapped-in-an-ice-cave-would-they-be-rescued-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/trapped-in-an-ice-cave-would-they-be-rescued-in-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Trapped in an Ice Cave: Would They Be Rescued in Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Had we finally found a way out? I watched from a ledge, shivering, as my husband, Spencer, free-climbed the slick rock walls to the top of a waterfall. We\u2019d been lost in the Darby Ice and Wind Caves in the Tetons for more than 24 hours. He had to be as cold and tired as I was, yet he kept going. Ten feet, 20, 30\u2026 There, he made it to the top. He pointed his fading flashlight at the spot where the water gushed from. Was there an opening we could squeeze through?<\/p>\n

Exploring the caves was supposed to be a present for Spencer\u2019s thirty-first birthday. We planned a big adventure<\/a> like it every year\u2014skydiving, hiking Table Mountain\u2014to celebrate. We\u2019re experienced outdoors people. We even got engaged on top of 12,662-foot Mount Borah, Idaho\u2019s tallest peak. We\u2019ve been rock climbing for more than five years, and we\u2019d spent several weeks researching the caves. We couldn\u2019t find much information, but there were consistent reports of a two-mile underground route linking the caves, with rappels, waterfalls, streams, narrow passages. All the things that our adventure-junkie personalities love. Our plan was to enter the ice cave and exit the wind cave, which we\u2019d read could involve six to 12 hours of hiking, climbing and rappelling, depending on conditions underground.<\/p>\n

Safely within our abilities, which was especially important now that we had our one-year-old daughter, Aurora, to think about. We\u2019d taken her to stay with my parents on August 10, two days before Spencer\u2019s birthday. Early the next morning, we told my mom to call for help if she didn\u2019t hear from us by midnight that night. Telling someone where you\u2019re going and when you expect to return is a standard backcountry precaution.<\/p>\n

Spencer and I drove to the trailhead and hiked the five miles up to the ice cave. By the time we reached the entrance, it was around noon and we were sweating in the midsummer heat. The blast of cool air from the ice cave felt good.<\/p>\n

The first rappel, 40 feet over an ice cliff, looked a little scary. \u201cYou\u2019ve got this, Jess,\u201d Spencer said. \u201cKeep that back brake locked.\u201d Gripping my rope, I took a deep breath and slid backward, dropping into the dark cave. Spencer went next, letting out a whoop. \u201cYippee ki-yay!\u201d<\/p>\n

This is it, <\/em>I thought. There\u2019s no turning back. <\/em>The cliff was too steep to climb up. We\u2019d have to hike through to the wind cave. Let our adventure begin!<\/p>\n

Everywhere we turned, ice shimmered on the cave walls. Beautiful. We made our way forward with our helmet lamps, climbing over slippery rocks, squeezing through passages, wading through frigid water. We followed bolts left in the walls by other hikers, using them as guides.<\/p>\n

Underground, minutes leaked into hours without any change in light. Around the five-hour mark, I started to wonder if we were still going the right way. There were a lot of offshoots from the main cave.<\/p>\n

We were soaking wet from wading and from water dripping onto us, and chilled from wind blasts, by the time we reached a big cavern\u2014maybe 50 feet wide. The rocks were blanketed with ice. We searched. No bolts anywhere. No obvious way out. A waterfall poured from a hole in the ceiling, collecting in a pool at our feet.<\/p>\n

We were tired and hungry, so we sat down to eat some energy gels. I treated some water with our purifier. As I took a drink, my headlamp shone on a nylon rope dangling from near the top of the waterfall. I pointed at the rope. \u201cLook!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBabe, what if we\u2019re supposed to climb that rope to get out?\u201d Spencer said.<\/p>\n

It seemed crazy that a four-foot rope was our way out. Then again, it meant someone had been here and gotten out. The end of the rope was 10 feet above our heads. We had to give it a shot.<\/p>\n

I climbed onto Spencer\u2019s shoulders\u2014he\u2019s six foot two\u2014and grabbed for the rope, standing as tall as I could. \u201cYou can do it!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

I tried again and again. Every time I managed to grasp the rope, it slipped out of my hands.<\/p>\n

We stopped to regroup. Spencer and I sat on the muddy ground, huddling together for warmth. My mind went to Aurora. What if this morning was the last time I would ever see my baby girl? Don\u2019t go there, <\/em>I told myself. We\u2019re going to make it.<\/em><\/p>\n

To warm up, we made a fire, burning whatever would burn from our backpacks. Food wrappers. Baseball caps. The leather cover of our binoculars. I looked at my watch. It was 12:03 a.m. Spencer\u2019s birthday. We\u2019d been in the cave for 12 hours. \u201cHappy birthday,\u201d I said. \u201cThis is one you\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spencer hugged me close. A lot of people would have prayed at this point. We\u2019re not religious, so we just held each other through the night and tried to stay positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna be okay, babe,\u201d Spencer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d I said. \u201cHelp is coming.\u201d My mom must have called search and rescue by now.<\/p>\n

Around 6 a.m., we tried the rope again. No luck. The cold felt as if it were creeping into my bones. We did jumping jacks and squats, but the wind whisked away our body heat faster than we could create it.<\/p>\n

We made another fire. We kept our rope, climbing harness and one backpack with a few essentials. Everything else\u2014the other pack, Spencer\u2019s knee brace, our extra gloves and hats, our wallets\u2014went into the fire. I even used a dry piece of my hair as kindling.<\/p>\n

I let the warmth of the fire seep into my body. The sound of the water burbling over the rocks and the wind whistling through the cave was like meditative music. It was odd, but I felt an incredible peace in that moment, as if I would be okay, no matter what happened. It was like a reassuring presence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Around noon, we decided to give the rope one more try. We were out of food, out of things to burn. The batteries for our lights were dying. Spencer hoisted me onto his shoulders. I\u2019m going to get it, <\/em>I told myself, lunging for the rope. My hand wrapped around the end. Yes!<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s when I saw a bolt in the cavern wall that we hadn\u2019t noticed before. Holding on to the fixed rope with one hand, I maneuvered myself toward the bolt. I looped and tied our climbing rope through it. Spencer and I came up with a pulley system to lift me another 15 feet to a ledge where I could secure our rope. It took me two hours to get up there. Spencer pulled himself up using the rope I\u2019d set. \u201cWe\u2019ve got this, babe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The ledge was at the base of another waterfall. Was that an opening up at the top? No bolts. We\u2019d have to free-climb. Slowly I made my way up. I grabbed a shelf in the rock wall, only to have it crumble in my hand. I fell 15 feet and bounced off a boulder. The next thing I knew, Spencer\u2019s arms wrapped around me. Somehow he\u2019d caught me!<\/p>\n

Then it was Spencer\u2019s turn to attempt a free climb.<\/p>\n

He pointed his flashlight at the top of the waterfall. Then he turned and looked at me. I\u2019d never seen such bleakness in his eyes. I knew without asking that there was no way out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a crack,\u201d Spencer confirmed once he climbed down. \u201cNot big enough to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

My teeth chattered violently, and my whole body was shaking with cold. We\u2019re not going to make it, <\/em>I thought. Aurora, I\u2019m sorry\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

Then I heard something. Voices. Was it just wishful thinking?<\/p>\n

\u201cJess, do you hear that?\u201d Spencer asked.<\/p>\n

I heard someone shout my name. I blew my safety whistle. Spencer yelled.<\/p>\n

Lights from flashlights filled the cavern below. They\u2019d found us!<\/p>\n

The search and rescue team helped us rappel down into the cavern we\u2019d been in earlier. They told us we\u2019d been on the right route, but recent flooding had made it almost impossible to find the exit. All of us waded deep into the pool of water at the foot of the waterfall to find a four-inch gap between the water and the rock above\u2014just enough room to keep our heads tipped to breathe. No wonder we hadn\u2019t seen this route during our searches. We passed through the gap, and our rescuers led us the rest of the way<\/a> out of the caves.<\/p>\n

Thirty-three hours after rappelling into the ice cave, we emerged into the hot air of night. We hiked down to the trailhead. Our friends and family were waiting. Everyone burst into singing \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to Spencer. Everyone except Aurora, who was fast asleep. Seeing my baby girl and knowing I would get to watch her grow up made my heart full.<\/p>\n

A week later, I was in our backyard, picking apples. Spencer mowed the grass. Aurora lay in our hammock with a lap full of apples. I watched her take bites out of every single one, giggling, and I thought back on our adventure in the ice cave. It hadn\u2019t been just Spencer and me down there for those 33 hours. I couldn\u2019t shake the memory of a third presence. Like I said, I\u2019m not a religious person. Still, when we were wading through chilly water, climbing icy walls, making fires\u2014there had been someone with us. Protecting us in the dark.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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