K2 the killer summit full bbc documentary 2015 youtube. Nick ryans sundance 20 documentary the summit focuses on that. With rebecca bradley, robin darch, samantha faircloth, daniel green. The summit details the perilous climb of k2 in 2008. For the past 26 years 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of pakistans 8,000 meter peaks in winter. This film tells the thrilling story of the deadliest day on the worlds most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on k2. Rent the summit 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Ifc films on august 1, 2008, 18 climbers out of a group of 31 managed to summit k2, the. Much of the documentary footage was captured by swedish. The couloir is located only 400m below the summit, and climbers have.
The summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 k2 disaster directed by nick ryan. Its definitely disaster porn, but does highlight the extremes people will go to in order to reach the summit of these great mountains, and the subsequent consequences of succumbing to summit. The summit 2012 film, a 2012 film about the mountain k2 by nick ryan. The deadliest day on the worlds most dangerous mountain. Reconstructions were filmed on the north face of the eiger and on the jungfraujoch glacier in switzerland in march 2011. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return. The summit, which recreates a perilous climb from 2008, accepts the ageold truth that if there is a mountain, someone will try to reach its peak.
Reconstructions were filmed on the north face of the eiger and on the jungfraujoch glacier. Although k2 is behind mount everest in terms of height, the peak is still considered the more challenging climb due to the unpredictable and arduous nature of its terrain and its regular extreme storms. The bottleneck is a location along the southeast spur also known as abruzzi spur, the mostused route to the summit of k2, the secondhighest mountain in the world, in the karakoram, on the border of pakistan and china the bottleneck is a narrow couloir, which is overhung by seracs from the ice field east of the summit. K2 is an action film was written by patrick meyers and scott roberts, adapted from meyers original stage play. In august of 2008, 22 climbers from several international expeditions converged on high camp of k2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain. The story of the deadliest day on the worlds most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on k2. Shortly after starting their descent, tullis fell and dragged diemberger down with her. With hans abrahamsson, vittorio agnoletto, giovanni aliquo, paolo bellino.
The accident the worst since the summit of k2 was first conquered in 1954 was a nightmare. The summit discover the best in independent, foreign. In the near future, as humanity faces an unprecedented environmental, social and economic crisis, a depressed council official and 7 other candidates are caught up in a mad billionaires plan to bring about the end of the world. Summit league, ncaa division i athletics conference aka the summit. Achille compagnoni and lino lacedelli reached the summit of k2 for the first time on the 1954 italian karakoram expedition to k2 but for over fifty years the 1954 italian karakoram expedition controversy dragged on concerning whether the official report written by the expeditions leader, ardito desio, gave a true picture of the expedition.
It pieces together the story of a group of 24 climbers who climbed the legendary mountain k2 in the summer of 2008. K2, commonly known as savage mountain, is an extension of the northwestern himalayan mountain range and is located in the remote region between pakistan and china. On august 4, 1986, diemberger and julie tullis reached the summit of k2 very late in the day. In august, 2008, 18 mountain climbers reached the top of k2. Exhaustive telling of the 2008 k2 tragedy, written from eyewitness reports and interviews with survivors. On the way to and from the summit, eleven climbers died during a short time span creating one of the worst catastophes in climbing history. The untold story of tragedy and true heroism on k2 read download. On 1 august 2008, 18 climbers from across the world set out to reach the summit of k2, the worlds second highest and most dangerous mountain a peak which claims the life of one in every four climbers who attempt it. The summit streaming ita, streaming di film completo in italiano, the summit film completo, the summit streaming ita. Joska was a member of the 1983 italian expedition led by francesco santon, which. Based on a true story, north face is a suspenseful adventure film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the alps.
With an unprecedented fatality rate of one in four climbers, it has rightfully earned the. Documentary about the illfated mountaineering expedition to the summit of k2 where eleven climbers lost their lives in 2008. It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the k2 disaster, during which on the way to and from the summit 11 climbers died during a short time span, creating one of the worst catastrophes in climbing history. The actions of the italian police against peaceful demonstrators during g8 in genua in 2001, one of whom died and a hundred of whom sustained serious injuries. The summit tells a frightening story of k2 earning its name in august 2008 when 22 climbers from several international expeditions converged on high camp of k2. The summit, the documentary about k2 tragedy is online available on netflix the film 02 august 2017 its available on netflix the summit, the film that describes the tragic accident of august 2008 on k2. Directed by franc roddam, the film features michael biehn and matt craven. The summit easthampton, weekly newspaper in easthampton, massachusetts, published by the daily hampshire gazette.
Trailer for the feature book and documentary the summit buy the book and see the film. The summit, the documentary about k2 tragedy is online. The summit the summit, a documenatry that chronicles the deadliest day in k2 s history, is now available to stream on netflix. The film, directed by nick ryan, attempts to piece together what. K2 the killer summit full documentary part 12 video. The summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 k2 disaster, directed by nick ryan. The story is inspired by the first two americans ever to climb the second highest mountain on. A portion of the deadly k2 mountain climb is recreated for the documentary the summit.
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