The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
In 1986, Kurt Diemberger and his companion Julie Tullis came back to the K2, after two failed expeditions, in order to finally stand on the summit of the mountain of all mountains. Their dream comes true. They reach the summit of K2. However, on the way down, Julie and four other mountaineers die. They were caught by a horrible storm which forced them to stay at an altitude of 8.000m for several days, all because they had lost one important day during their ascent. Kurt Diemberger and Willi Bauer were the only ones who were able to survive this inferno on the second highest mountain on earth - merely with serious frostbites.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Kurt DiembergerDirector
- Kurt DiembergerWriter
Cast
- Kurt DiembergerSelf & Narrator
- Julie TullisSelf
- Liliane BarrardSelf
- Wanda RutkiewiczSelf
- Maurice BarrardSelf
- Jerzy KukuczkaSelf
- Mari Ábrego SantestebanSelf
- Tadeusz PiotrowskiSelf
- Alan RouseSelf
- Wojciech WróżSelf
- Jim CurranSelf
- Norman DyhrenfurthSelf
Stills
Themes
himalaya mountain rangemountainmountaineeringalpinismmountain accidentk2 summitkarakorum