Ascensión

A huge snow-covered mountain has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. No one knows exactly when it appeared, how big it might be, or how to explain its existence. When Harold Tunmore, a mysterious phenomenon scientist, is contacted by a shady organization to help investigate, he has no idea what he's getting himself into as he and his team head up the mountain. The higher Harold's team rises, the less sense things make. Time moves differently, turning minutes into hours and hours into days. Amid the biting cold of the higher elevations, climbers' limbs go numb and memories of their lives before the mountain begin to fade. Paranoia quickly turns to violence among the crew, and ancient, slithering creatures give chase in the snow. Still, as the dangers increase, the mystery of the mountain compels them to reach its top, where they are sure they will find their answers. Have they stumbled upon the greatest scientific discovery known to man, or the seeds of their own demise? Framed by the discovery of Harold Tunmore's unsent letters to his family and the chilling and provocative story they tell, Ascension considers the limits of science and faith, examining both the beautiful and the haunting aspects of human nature.