Alex Luger has spent five years developing a desperate multi-pitch named 'Seventh Direction', his hardest climb. As he nears the completion of his psychotherapy studies, he reflects on his priorities and questions his motivations for pursuing extreme difficulty and danger.
With his mentor, Johannes Rauch, he embarks on a transformative journey to explore the complex psychological relationship between his psyche and extreme climbing, in a style reminiscent of Werner Herzog...
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