StellaBallister(PatriciaOwens)receivesthehorrifyingnewsthatherhusbandmetwithanuntimelydemisewhilemountainclimbing.Newlymarried,Stellaasksfortheretrievalofherhusband’sbody-butthetaskprovesimpossiblewhenthecorpseaccidentallyfallsintoadeepcrevasse,wherenohumaneyesorhandscanreachhim.Mark(JamesDonald),havingfeelingsforStella,staysbyherside,aclosefriendandnothingmore.Fortyyearslater,stilltryingtogetoverthenewsoftheaccident,Stellalearnsthattheglacierhasmoved.Hiringacrewtohelpprospectherhusbandoutoftheice,theyfindthebodypreservedanduntouched.Stellaviewsthebodyofherhusbandonelasttime.