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K2 - Traum Und Schicksal (1989)

K2 - Traum Und Schicksal (1989)

Adventure Documentary
Release Date: 1989, May 17
Directors: Kurt Diemberger
Countries: Austria
Production: Bibo TV
Cast: Kurt Diemberger, Norman Dyhrenfurth, Liliane Barrard, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Julie Tullis, Jim Curran, Maurice Barrard, Jerzy Kukuczka, Mari Ábrego Santesteban, Tadeusz Piotrowski, Alan Rouse, Wojciech Wróż

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

mountain himalaya mountain range mountaineering alpinism k2 summit karakorum mountain accident