A group of strangers must work together to climb a mountain in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. But only a select few will actually make it to "The Summit."
Faced with unexpected events, the trekkers' plans change as they navigate difficult terrain. Crossing a bridge, emotions run high when the Mountain's Keeper confronts them with a critical decision, leaving one person's fate uncertain.
Group faces challenges during mountain trek. Divisions emerge. Mountain's Keeper offers deal to reach summit faster, but with personal and group consequences. Group must decide whether to accept offer or continue struggling on their own.
After a weather delay pauses the group's progress, they set out to try and make up for lost time. When they reach an obstacle that forces them to split into pairs, one trekker is left to face the challenge alone.
As the trekkers hit the halfway mark on their journey and venture toward the snow line, a divide in pace emerges within the group. After a daunting obstacle the group learns that they have broken a fundamental rule of THE SUMMIT .
After an unexpected checkpoint elimination, the group struggles when they must cross a precarious deep ravine by crawling over a bridge made of two parallel ropes to stay on their route.
As the final seven trekkers confront a new phase of their journey - an icy glacier - the Mountain's Keeper arrives with the necessary gear to traverse it, but it comes at a cost, as there is only enough equipment for six of them.
As the group resumes their journey after a storm forced them to evacuate to lower elevation, they face a daunting chasm known as King's Leap, which they must cross by pulling themselves to the other side using a single rope.
