On his 52nd birthday, Erhard Loretan was accidentally killed in the Alps while working as a mountain guide. He was the third man in mountaineering history to have climbed all 14 mountain peaks of eight-thousand-metersand-higher across the earth. He belonged to the master race of mountaineers who wrote some of the finest chapters of extreme Alpine climbing. A tribute to an exceptional man, including stunning images and unique, heartrending testimonies from his fellow mountaineers. This film has received a tremendous amount of prizes throughout the world.

Archives about the life of mountaineer LORETAN Erhard]: itw Morand, Pierre, mountain guide (conditions of the accident, death, always played fair) 10:08.42, 10:17.41 [unknown Location]: itw GEORGES, André, mountain guide (shock, Erhard Loretan has fallen into a simple climb hated competition fortunate to have climbed with him); 10:09.13 [place unknown]: itw ROUX, Frédérique, mountain guide (Erhard Loretan is an immortal idol, never tired) 10:20.51, 10:32.04, 10:35.30 [unknown location]: itw Hiroz, Pierre-Antoine , guide and filmmaker (his films with Erhard Loretan, a pioneer and innovator of the mountaineer, the filming of "The High winter road") 10:27.25 [unknown location]: itw TROILLET, Jean, mountain guide (changes Loretan after the series of 14 peaks of 8000 meters, the dangerous business guide) [Location unknown]: itw NOTARIS, Romolo, mountain guide and filmmaker (shooting conditions in Antarctica, the personality of Erhard Loretan, freedom) 10:39.03 [unknown location]: itw MINDER, Xenia companion LORETAN, Erhard (Erhard Loretan meeting with the accident, "climb a face north without a guide ") [unknown location]: itw BUTTET, Nicolas priest (the death of Evan, son of Erhard Loretan, vulnerability greatness of man, suffering, risk," smell the air "," emptiness fills me ") Archives of life LORETAN mountaineer Erhard, mountaineer, interspersed itw, 10:08.16, 10:54.02 [unknown location]. itw Morand, stone mountain guide (accident conditions, death, has always played fair) 10:08.42, 10:17.41 [unknown location]: itw GEORGES, André, mountain guide (shock, Erhard Loretan has fallen into a easy ascent, hated competition fortunate to have climbed with him) 10:09.13 [unknown location]: itw ROUX, Frédérique, mountain guide (Erhard Loretan is an immortal idol, never tired) 10:20.51, 10 32.04, 10:35.30 [place unknown]: itw Hiroz, Pierre-Antoine, guide and filmmaker (his films with Erhard Loretan, a pioneer and innovator of the mountaineer, the filming of "The High Road Winter") 10: 27.25 [place unknown]: itw TROILLET, Jean, mountain guide (Loretan changes after the series of 14 peaks of 8000 meters, the dangerous business guide) 10:29.00, 10:30.08, 10:31.59, 10 41.28 [place unknown]: itw NOTARIS, Romolo, mountain guide and filmmaker (shooting conditions in Antarctica, the personality of Erhard Loretan, freedom) 10:39.03 [unknown location]: itw MINDER, Xenia companion LORETAN, Erhard (Erhard Loretan meeting with the accident, "a north face climb without a guide") 10:42.29, 10:54.59 [unknown location]: itw BUTTET, Nicolas priest (the death of Evan, son of Erhard Loretan, vulnerability and greatness of man, suffering, risk, "smell the air", "emptiness fills me").