This films presents a comprehensive and comparative treatment of the world's highest mountains which serve as a meeting place of trade and cultures, placed in perspecitve with their importance of the geography and economy of Asia. It shows the vast and diverse mountain civilization, it traces the geological history of these mountains, and the importance of the monsoons and the Himalayan rivers to the economy of Asia. The Himalayas serve as a metting place for trade and exchange of ideas, in a continuous cultural interchange among peoples. This film also highlights the contributions to all people of world civilization.