AgroupofsoldiersonaBritishArmyexpeditionattempttonavigateanunexploredMalaysiangully.Soinaccessibleisthearea,thattheymustascendthehighestmountaininSoutheastAsiajusttoreachtheentrance.Theinitialclimbprovestobedifficultforsomeoftheparty.Againststrongobjections,theyareallowedtocatchupandrest,ratherthanbeingturnedback.Thingsdon'timprovethenextday,however.Withrationsgoingmorequicklythanexpectedandtimerunningout,adecisionmustbemade.Shouldtheleadgroupwaitevenlongerandrisktheentiremission,orsavetimebyscoutingthelocationaheadofthem?Descendingover"ThePointOfNoReturn"couldsplittheteampermanently.Whomakesthecall?