In this compelling mix of high adventure and intellectual quest, a renowned scientist relates his near-death experience on Mount Everest - and how it led him to a lifelong search for the nature of reality. After a horrifying accident in which he literally fell of the face of the world's tallest mountain, Dr. Roger Hart embarked upon an intellectual and spiritual journey that would take him across the globe and through events that changed him forever - a journey that is vividly captured here.