A Story of Survival in the Wild By the time the storm rolled over the ridge, the forest had gone silent. What began as a weekend hiking trip in the rugged backcountry of Glacier National Park turned into a fight for survival for 34-year-old home builder Bobby Mercer. Armed with little more than a half-charged phone, a dented water bottle and a windbreaker that wasn’t built for mountain weather, Mercer learned firsthand that the outdoors demands both respect—and resilience. I