Highlights a mountain climbing expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, conquerer of Mt. Everest, to the top of Mt. Taweche. Shows the breathtaking beauty of the Nepalese Himalayas. Shots from above of a climber struggling to ascend. The peak from below. Long shot of the climbers carrying a flag toward the top. The climbers around the flag planted in the snow. The camera pans toward the peak. A climber puts two flags in the snow.