Women of K2

Women of K2

47 mins | Documentary, Adventure | Nov. 30, 2003

On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more than 60 perished in the ascent. An unimaginable rate of one death in four to survive. And these statistics are even worse At the start of the 2004 climbing season, only five talented and determined women had reached the 8,616-meter summit of K2, but only two made it out alive. , they too perished while climbing other peaks of 8000 meters, these five women all disappeared in the mountains.

Women of K2

47 mins | Documentary, Adventure | Nov. 30, 2003

Women of K2
On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more than 60 perished in the ascent. An unimaginable rate of one death in four to survive. And these statistics are even worse At the start of the 2004 climbing season, only five talented and determined women had reached the 8,616-meter summit of K2, but only two made it out alive. , they too perished while climbing other peaks of 8000 meters, these five women all disappeared in the mountains.
Producers Fox Television Studios, National Geographic, Skyline Ventures Production
Original title Women of K2
Directors Jeff Rhoads, Jennifer Jordan
Writers Jennifer Jordan, David Parks

Cast

Liliane Barrard

as Self (archive footage)

Wanda Rutkiewicz

as Self (archive footage)

Chantal Mauduit

as Self (archive footage)

Julie Tullis

as Self (archive footage)

Alison Hargreaves

as Self (archive footage)

Araceli Segarra

as Self

Peter Hillary

as Self

Kurt Diemberger

as Self

Jim Curran

as Self

Kate Ballard

as Self

Tom Ballard

as Self

Diane Roberts

as Self

Rick Ridgeway

as Self

Denis Ducroz

as Self

Carlos Carsolio

as Self

Norman Dyhrenfurth

as Self (archive footage)

Tenzin Gyatso

as Self (archive footage)