Ryan Montoya falls 2000 feet off a mountain peak in Colorado. With a broken pelvis and dislocated elbow he must endure frigid temperatures and find a way to walk back to safety. Next, the Sargeant family drives deep into the Arizona desert for an afternoon picnic and are stranded when their truck gets stuck in a dry riverbed. In a desperate bid to walk out, Roger goes ahead alone to summon a rescue for Shelly and the girls.