Meet Dominic Alexis

Too young. Too small.

People are always saying that about Dominic. At thirteen years old, and slight for his age, he doesn't have a prayer of making this team.

Dominic's older brother — he's the real climber. Chris can conquer Everest; Dominic can sit at home and follow his progress via the Internet.

Yet Dominic has watched his brother. He's learned a trick or two himself. Impossibly, he passes every test, survives every cut.

But the ultimate proving ground won't be any training camp. It will be the lofty inhospitable moonscape of the world's highest mountain, where a climber's first mistake can be his last.