A writer traveling alone gets caught in a storm on a pass in the Umpte Mountains, which nearly ends his life. Having escaped death, he completes the route and writes a book about his adventures, hiding the truth about his adventures. Three years later, the events of the past overtake him and force him to return to the snowy passes. The mountains gave him a reprieve from death. The mountains gave him three years of life. The mountains demand repayment of the debt, but for this the traveler will have to make the most difficult decision in his life