The next day, Samy slowly starts his attempt to the summit from Base 4 with a new sherpa, Dorge. Back in his hometown, the radio station are holding a live event in anticipation of Samy reaching the summit that day and everyone waits anxiously for the news. Partway up the hill, Samy finds Jeff sitting in the snow, seemingly hallucinating. He realises that Jeff can no longer help him and he must forge his own path ahead. Later, Dorge realises that Samy's oxygen is running out and advises Samy that it is unsafe to keep going and that they should turn back. Samy is dismayed as the summit is so close and pleads with Dorge to let him continue up. Dorge agrees and they continue upwards until the bundle of flags, the mark of the summit, comes within view. Samy runs to it and collapses in joy as he touches the marker, becoming the first Franco-Senegalese man to climb Mt Everest. He tearfully ties a French flag at the marker and poses for a photo. This photo is sent back to La Courneuve, where the whole town erupts in joy when they hear of Samy's achievement. A month since Samy left for Nepal, he returns home to a welcoming crowd of family and friends, where he finally reunites with Nadia.
3 December 1992, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
29 September 1959, Mushenge, Congo Belge (now (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
December 6, 1988 in Grenoble, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France

