
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.
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Donald Sutherland as Ivan

Brad Dourif as Fingerless

Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Roccia

Mathilda May as Katharina

Al Waxman as Stephen

Gunilla Karlzen as Carla

Chavela Vargas as Indianerin

Georg Marischka as Werbeagent

Volker Prechtel as Himalaja-Bezwinger

Hans Kammerlander as Bergsteiger

Lautaro Murúa as Estanciero

Amelie Fried as TV-Moderatorin

Werner Herzog as TV-Regisseur

Wolfgang Müller as
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