From Executive Producers Francis Ford Coppola and Billy Crystal comes a film based on the true terrifying ordeal of an American couple, trapped in an avalanche in the Himalayas, as they struggle to survive.
Ron (DENNIS BOUTSIKARIS) and Debbie Plotkin (MARKIE POST) plan a 40th birthday trip to go hiking in Nepal, leaving their children at home with Debbie's mother and step-father. When Debbie's mother, Judy, expresses concern about the dangerous nature of this adventure, Debbie reassures her that they will be hiking well below the snowline, not scaling Mount Everest.
In fact, it seems that nothing bad could happenin the majestically rustic setting that welcomes the couple as they arrive at the base camp of Lukla. Other tourists, repeat visitors to these parts, comment that it is the perfect time of the year for such a trek. Like small groups from England, Germany and Japan whom they met at the base camp, Ron and Debbie set out with a group of sherpa guides to explore the region.
Ron and Debbie's group are well out of the base camp when an unseasonable typhoon blows through, bringing with it a massive snow fall. Awakened in the night by their guides who have heard avalanches up the mountain, they attempt to make their way through a six-foot fall of snow to get back to the base camp.
In a nerve-racking story of courage and survival, Ron and Debbie fight for their lives, driven by thoughts of their family back home. When an avalanche barely misses them, burying several of their sherpa guides and leaving the others in shock, Ron and Debbie heroically locate and rescue the men, digging them out of the heavy snow. This is the harrowing story of how a determined couple, along with a group of fellow Americans and their native guides repeatedly cheat death on the mountain.
