Release Date

01 Jan, 1988

Runtime

00:51: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Chris Bonington and Jim Curran trace the history of K2 expeditions from 1903 to the disastrous loss of life in the summer of 1986, when 13 climbers died on K2, climbing tragedies that aggressively carved the epithet the 'savage mountain' into the public consciousness. Jim Curran was hired by the British 'Fuller’s K2' team to document their attempt on the unclimbed NW Ridge, so he was at the mountain, all summer. Inevitably, his documentary ended up drifting into a gripping narrative from the front line of the disastrous and tragic summer that killed 13 climbers on K2.

Original Title

K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

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Actors

Jim Curran

Kurt Diemberger

Julie Tullis

Chris Bonington

Alan Rouse

Brian Hall

Willi Bauer

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Dobrosława Miodowicz-Wolf

Doug Scott

Hannes Wieser

Dave Wilkinson

Alfred Imitzer

John Porter

Alan Burgess

Adrian Burgess

Phil Burke

Mario Puchoz

Maurice Barrard

Muhammad Ali Sadpara

Pasang Dawa Lama

Crew

Barry Reynolds

Allen Jewhurst

Jim Curran

Jim Curran

Kurt Diemberger

Sid Perou

Malcolm Bartram

Barry Reynolds

Chris Lister