Bruno, who has been an excellent mountaineer, despite the fact that he is now a leg amputee, wants to repeat the ascent of the Bernina glacier and summit. Accompanied by his friend Lothar, using from time to time crutches and a special hook that he forged himself, the 'man who does not give up overcomes the snow, ice and rocks. To the joy of the singular victory is added, for Bruno, the relaxed smile of his young wife, who has followed his hard toil from afar, not without trepidation.