May 25, 1996 - Bruce Herrod, a South African mountaineer reached the summit of Everest at 5 p.m. On the radio, we urge him to come down as soon as possible because the descent is dangerous in the middle of the night. A few hours later, no news from him. From this South African expedition which turned into a fiasco and another expedition carried out in parallel, the testimonies of the members of these expeditions show to what extent the thirst for climbing to the top of certain mountaineers, combined with the lack of oxygen , can alter the lucidity of climbers to the point of changing their relationship to death and thus lead them to neglect other expedition members in order to ensure their victory or save their own life.

Everest
1998
6.6/10

Everest
2015
6.8/10

Touching the Void
2003
7.5/10

Beyond The Edge
2013
6.7/10

Lost on Everest
2020
7.6/10

Free Solo
2018
7.9/10

127 Hours
2010
7.1/10

The Edge
1997
6.8/10

Meru
2015
7.4/10

Man in the Wilderness
1971
6.2/10

Valley Uprising
2014
7.7/10

Vertical Limit
2000
6.0/10

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.4/10

Ice Road: Vengeance
2025
6.2/10

Elephant
2020
7.7/10

The Mountain Between Us
2017
6.6/10

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
7.5/10

The Dawn Wall
2017
8.0/10

The Mountain Men
1980
5.8/10

Jeremiah Johnson
1972
7.3/10
Agassizhorn: Mountain of Shame
2018
0/10