When Peter Panagore died while ice climbing in Banff Provincial Park in Canada in March of 1980, his life changed forever.

A novice climber, his partner was experienced, and they went ice climbing on the world-famous Lower Weeping Wall along the Ice Field Parkway in Alberta, Canada. While temperatures dropped as the sun set during their descent, Peter and his partner got trapped on the side of the mountain.

Experiencing hypothermia and exhaustion, Peter died on that mountainside, and experienced unconditional love, forgiveness, and the bliss of heaven during his near-death experience. When he miraculously revived, they completed their descent, but Peter was a different person than the one who went up the mountain earlier that fateful day.

On Sunday, Feb. 18, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Peter Panagore will tell his story at the Northwest Valley International Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS) meeting at the Rio Vista Recreation Center, located at 8866 W. Thunderbird Road, in Peoria, just west of the Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road intersection.

NW Valley IANDS meetings represent a local support group affiliated with the International Association of Near-Death Studies. Founded in 1978, IANDS is a non-sectarian organization committed to providing a safe space and supporting people who have had near-death experiences or other spiritually transformative experiences.

IANDS welcomes all persons who are interested in our work and our events, regardless of whether you have had a near-death experience or other spiritual or paranormal experience. IANDS does not endorse any particular doctrine, political position, philosophy, or religious interpretation of anything shared in an IANDS event. Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed during an IANDS event are those of each individual and do not reflect any official position of the International Association for Near-Death Studies.

The NW Valley Chapter of IANDS has been meeting since 2017.