A Higher Calling

The husband and wife team behind the popular Earls Family Vlogs share their inspiring love story for the first time, revealing how an expedition to climb Mount Everest deepened their faith and commitment to each other.

As a senior at West Point, Harold Earls began to dream of summiting Mount Everest after graduation and bringing awareness to the issue of PTSD in soldiers and veterans. But as a novice mountain climber and a newlywed, why would he leave his wife, Rachel, on the other side of the world to pursue such an outlandish and dangerous quest? Meanwhile, Rachel Earls had spent her life dreaming of being a wife and mother. How would she handle it if her new husband decided to chase a goal that could leave her a widow and childless. Did he expect her to sacrifice everything she wanted so he could pursue his audacious goal?

Harold and Rachel had to reconcile their dreams with the reality of their relationship, faith, and the mountain standing between them. Could they realise both of their desires and not only survive the experience but also find a higher calling because of it?