COLUMBIA — Even before Sean Ireton started his solo ascent of El Mulhacén, Spain's second highest peak, his 11-year-old son, Aidan, sensed something might go wrong.
MU professor survives harrowing ordeal on Spanish mountain
His family waited for two days at the mountain's base anxiously hoping for good news.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 8:28 p.m. CST;
updated 10:41 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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