In 1960, the Chinese mountaineering team launched a sprint to Mount Everest and completed the impossible task of climbing the world's first north slope. Fifteen years later, Fang Wuzhou and Qu Songlin, with the help of meteorologist Xu Ying, led young players such as Li Guoliang and Yang Guang to challenge the top of the world again. What will greet them will be an even harsher reality...