K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1988

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Yorkshire Television

Cast

Adrian Burgess,Renato Casarotto,Dobrosława Miodowicz-Wolf,Peter Boardman,Wojciech Wróż,Liliane Barrard,Maurice Barrard,John Smolich,Willi Bauer,Hannes Wieserand 23 more

Director

Barry Reynolds,Allen Jewhurst

Writer

Jim Curran

Producer

Chris Lister

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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