 A coming of age tale in which a geeky little boy s parents are convinced to send their son on an outdoors adventure by the group leader. The boy, Alan, is forced to change from a technical thinking, baseball-listening loner into a man of action leader. The movie chronicles the challenges set before Alan by nature, crew leader Vic, and the violence of other crew members. When the time comes will Alan be able to save a crew member s life with his new leadership skills?