1924年，被誉为“二十世纪最成功的登山者之一”的乔治·马洛里与登山新手安德鲁·欧文组队，尝试从珠穆朗玛峰的北坡登顶，最终一去不复返，而有关两人死前是否成功登顶的争议也成为人类登山史上著名的“马欧之谜”。1999年，美国著名登山家康拉德·安柯（Conrad Anker）在珠峰的“死亡地带”发现了马洛里的遗体。从此以后，康拉德·安柯的生活便与马洛里的故事紧紧地联系在了一起。

They call it the savage mountain. 27 people have perished trying to reach the summit on K2, the world's second highest peak. A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.

An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

美国记者科莱考尔在一九九六年受《外界》杂志的派遣，跟随一支商业化的登山队攀登珠峰，主要目的是对攀登珠峰的商业化趋势及其有关问题进行报道。科莱考尔与他的队友于五月十日登上峰顶，但在下山的途中却由于天气的变化导致五名队员丧生；在这同一天另外三支登山队也有四人死亡，还有三人重伤并至五月底亦相继死亡。在这一年的春季，死神的阴影笼罩着珠峰，攀登珠峰的死亡人数达到十二人，是珠峰攀登史人死亡人数最多的一个季度。从珠峰回来以后，深受震撼的科莱考尔内心十分痛苦。为了重新认识这场悲剧从而使自己走出它所带来的阴影，他在当年十一月写成了这部《进入空气稀薄地带》（Into Thin Air）。九七年它在美国出版后引起许多读者的兴趣，有长达一年多的时间雄踞于《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，发行量超过了一百万册。