Royal Belfont, a U.S. war hero and Air Force General, whose hobby is mountaineering, celebrates his retirement into civilian life by taking his 15 year-old son, Tony, on a climbing holiday in the Bavarian Alps. Tony hero worships his famous father and is desperately anxious not to disappoint him. He dare not confess that he suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights, but determines to try and conquer his fear secretly.
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