Inspired by a true story, this is a slow-burning, fully gripping adventure drama about a Nazi-sponsored competition to climb the then unconquered and infamously dangerous northern face of Switzerland�s Eiger Mountain. Heart-stopping action sequences are interspersed with scenes full of period details. Two childhood friends Tony and Audi are apathetically serving in the German Army when they are offered this challenging opportunity. They arrive at the base only to discover an Austrian team prepared to race them to the top. Berlin�s biggest newspaper publisher (Ulrich Tuker, Seraphine) and his editor Luise (Johanna Wokalek), an old friend of the climbers, arrive to chronicle the event, illuminating the dichotomy between the conditions the climbers face versus that of the media in the luxury motel. Then the promising summer weather turns ugly.