Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, and they'll do it without the use of oxygen tanks. Herzog also takes some time to hear about their past experiences with other mountains, their personal tragedies and the reasons why they are so involved with such activity.
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| Directing | Werner Herzog | Director |
| Sound | Christine Ebenberger | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Jorge Vignati | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Editing | Maximiliane Mainka | Editor |
| Production | Lucki Stipetić | Producer |
| Camera | Rainer Klausmann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Reinhold Messner | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Writing | Werner Herzog | Writer |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Producer |
