A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport climber) wouldn't survive a day on a 'real' climbing expedition, although he is considered to be the world's best sport climber (having just won an indoor 'world championship,' an event depicted in the opening scene). They plan to climb 'Cerro Torre,' in the Patagonia region of South America, near the Argentinian/Chilean border, one of the world's most difficult mountains, especially considering the extreme weather conditions common to the area.
Directed by Werner Herzog
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Roccia
Stefan Glowacz
Martin Sedlmayr
Mathilda May
Katharina
Al Waxman
Stephen
Gunilla Karlzen
Carla
Chavela Vargas
Indianerin
Georg Marischka
Werbeagent
Volker Prechtel
Himalaja-Bezwinger
Hans Kammerlander
Bergsteiger
Lautaro Murúa
Estanciero
Brad Dourif
Fingerless
Donald Sutherland
Ivan
Amelie Fried
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Werner Herzog
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