[3] Samy Diakhaté is a young man of Senegalese origin from the Cité des 4000 in La Courneuve.

He tries to win her with his kindness, but she resists him, for fear of loving a frivolous boy who will disappoint her.

Samy tells her that out of love for her, he would climb Mount Everest, but Nadia takes this for a joke.

Samy, determined to impress Nadia, starts looking for funding for his trip to Nepal.

Without having experience of mountaineering or even physical training, he throws himself into the adventure but quickly realizes his weaknesses and the colossal challenge he must face.