A group of people come together in the Swiss Alps to climb a previously unconquered mountain, revealing their inner selves in the process.

The White Tower, a Matterhorn-like mountain in the Swiss Alps, has never been climbed. Carla Alton's father, a famous mountaineer, died in a long-ago attempt. Now, Carla, determined to fulfill her father's dream, has assembled an unusual climbing party to tackle the nearly-impossible ascent.—hypercritical