Why do we climb mountains? The answer can be found somewhere between the foot of the mountains and their summit. More than 200 years have passed since the Pic du Midi d’Ossau was first climbed. Now, using historic equipment, a lone alpinist in is making his way up steep trails to the summit, immersed in the history of skiing and Pyreneism that will lead him to introspection. A crossing guided by the pioneers between past and present.