As the trekkers hit the halfway mark on their journey and venture toward the snow line, a divide in pace emerges within the group. After a daunting rappelling obstacle down a 500-foot vertical rock face, the group learns that they have broken a fundamental rule of THE SUMMIT – that the group must travel together at all times – and having ignored the Mountain's Keeper's repeated warnings, must endure the game-changing consequences.

Tensions rise among a trusted alliance following an argument regarding the checkpoint vote before the group sets out to reach the snowline. After crossing a frigid alpine lake by kayak, the trekkers must pass a massive chasm using a gravity line to get to the next camp. However, their journey comes with an ominous warning from the Mountain's Keeper … Should any of them fall, they will face consequences at the next vote.