Movie Description:
In the thin air above Switzerland, on the sheer rock-and-ice wall known as the Eiger, an American climber is about to embark on the most perilous andmeaningful ascent he has ever undertaken: an attempt to scale the legendary mountain that took his renowned father`s life. Against abackdrop of overwhelming natural beauty,THE ALPS is a true-lifestory of extraordinary courage. It`s the intensely personal journey of a manwho has every reason not to climb the deadly Eiger North Face, yet climb it he must. Featuring some of the most spectacular giant screen imageryyet seen, the film celebrates the unsurpassed beauty of the Alps and the indomitablespirit of the people who live there.