The documentary gives a detailed description of the conquest of K2 climbing from the north edge on the Chinese side of the mountain. The climb - that proceede well for the first days without too much difficulty even because the weather was good - was extremely hard and took over 30 days in July and August.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| FFrancesco Santonhimself | himself |
| AAgostino da Polenzahimself | himself |
 Josef Rakoncajhimself | himself |
| FFausto De Stefanihimself | himself |
| SSergio Martiniellohimself | himself |
 Kurt Diembergerhimself | himself |
 Julie Tullisherself | herself |