On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more than 60 perished in the ascent. An unimaginable rate of one death in four to survive. And these statistics are even worse At the start of the 2004 climbing season, only five talented and determined women had reached the 8,616-meter summit of K2, but only two made it out alive. , they too perished while climbing other peaks of 8000 meters, these five women all disappeared in the mountains.
A história do austríaco alpinista Heinrich Harrer, cuja tentativa de escalar o pico do Himalaia é interrompida pela Segunda Guerra Mundial. Depois de muitas aventuras, ele se encontra no Tibet, onde faz amizade com o Dalai Lama, ganhando maturidade e humildade.
