Den tidligere FBI-agent Luke Hobbs og den kriminelle Deckard Shaw befinder sig normalt på hver sin side af loven, men en ny fjende tvinger dem pludseligt til at slå kræfterne sammen. De må hjælpe Shaws søster, Hattie, som er MI6-agent og på jagt efter terroristen Brixton Lore, der har stjålet et biologisk våben med evnerne til at give ham superstyrke samt muligheden for at udslette menneskeheden.
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, “Everest” documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.