每年，有超过一千名登山者尝试到达珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰，目前每年成功尝试的记录为633次。但是在这一数字中，将近一半是夏尔巴人-该山的无名英雄。 然而，夏尔巴人社区对生活在世界最高山脉的阴影下的民族，文化和经验仍然保持秘密。 现在，他们第一次为自己的世界打开了大门。

Every year, over a thousand climbers try to reach the summit of Mount Everest, with the annual record for successful attempts currently standing at 633. But of that number, nearly half were Sherpas - the mountain's unsung heroes. Yet the Sherpa community has remained secretive about their nation, culture and experiences living in the shadow of the world's highest mountain. Now, for the first time, they open the door into their world. Without the expertise of the Sherpas, only the hardiest and most skilful climbers would succeed. Every day they risk their lives for the safety of others, yet they seek neither glory nor reward, preferring to stay in the background. Following the stories of four such Sherpas - Phurba, Ngima, Ngima Tenji and Gelu - this film reveals the reality of their daily lives, not just up the mountain, but with their families after they return home.

A Csomolungma (Mount Everest) történelméhez szorosan kapcsolódik a serpák rendkívüli hegymászó tudománya. Nélkülük szinte elképzelhetetlen lenne a csúcs meghódítása, az expedíciók sikere. A film páratlan betekintést nyújt a serpák mindennapi életébe, és lebilincselő történetekkel ismerkedhetünk meg a Föld legmagasabb csúcsának lábánál.