14 July 1865: seven men conquer the most famous mountain in the world – seven men, only three of whom return alive: the Englishman Edward Whymper, and his two Zermatt guides. A court inquiry will exonerate these three men, but the legends scoff at these judges and their laws. Insidious, the legends have persisted for over 150 years to make these men suspects, indeed criminals.
Yet, proof exists, which would silence once and for all these unfounded rumors, now spread throughout the entire world.