Mount Rainier is the home of 28 named glaciers. Those glaciers sit upon a landscape of caves and rock valleys and peaks, most uncharted and undiscovered. And the beautiful mountain is an active volcano which could erupt at any time. As the glaciers slowly recede the landscape is revealed. In some cases large cave systems made of rock and ice domes are revealed. And also revealed is something that lives within them. A fearsome creature is given more freedom by the new changes to the snow fields. It clashes with the humans that work and play upon the mountain. The creature clashes with man with alarming frequency and someone must stop its reign of terror. In steps Senior Ranger Patrick Rappaport. He and his men will be strained to protect those who work to keep the public informed of the mountains condition regarding its volcanic disposition. Time is running out and people are dying.