A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.

Rob Hall: Human beings simply aren't built to function at the cruising altitudes of a seven-forty-seven.
Rob Hall: You my friends are following in the very footsteps of history...
Scott Fischer: Sit down man, acclimatize.
Rob Hall: Something beyond the power of words to describe.
Rob Hall: Our bodies will be literally dying
Rob Hall: Everest is another beast altogether