They reach base camp in time to see a man try to punch Josh. Josh has just told him that his heart is too weak for him to attempt the climb. The man threatens to sue but leaves. Josh shows Peak around. There are over 300 people there, waiting to summit as members of various expeditions. While driving around, they meet a Chinese military man named General Shek. He demands to see their papers but then lets them go after saying that he will be watching them all for violations, which would give him an excuse to kick them off the mountain. Josh takes Peak and Sun-jo into a tent with the words “Peak Experience” written on the side. Peak hears him say that a woman named Holly Angelo will be there to “cover” Peak later that day.

Peak realizes that Holly Angelo is the name of the woman who wrote an article about his skyscraper climbing. Suddenly, he worries that Josh has only brought him here for publicity. If Josh can claim responsibility for getting the youngest climber ever to the summit, it will help his business immeasurably. Peak starts to worry that Josh didn’t come bail him out of legal trouble because he was his son, but only because he saw a way to profit from it.