On Tanigawa, "The Mountain of Judgment," many mountaineers have lost their lives. Recklessness, inexperience, storms, cold, and fog have claimed almost three hundred lives since the first expeditions were undertaken within living memory. The film shows the work of rescue teams during actual disasters: the search for bodies and the injured, the anguish of families, the cremation of the dead and first aid to the wounded, all have the immediate and stark tone of reportage.