Hannes is employed at the Mont Blanc Observatory; the only outside connection is a pilot and Hella over the radio. Hella ascends the mountain but her father dies along the way.
Social & External
The people behind it
Sepp Rist
Wetterwart Hannes
Leni Riefenstahl
Hella Armstrong
Friedrich Kayssler
Astronom Armstrong
Ernst Udet
Flieger Udet
Mathias Wieman
Organist Walter Petersen
David Zogg
Skier
Beni Führer
Julius Rähmi
Mountain Guide
Guzzi Lantschner
Otto Lantschner
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