Women of K2 (2003)
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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.
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Liliane BarrardSelf (archive footage)
Wanda RutkiewiczSelf (archive footage)
Chantal MauduitSelf (archive footage)
Julie TullisSelf (archive footage)
Alison HargreavesSelf (archive footage)
Araceli SegarraSelf
Peter HillarySelf
Kurt DiembergerSelf
Jim CurranSelf
Kate BallardSelf
Tom BallardSelfDiane RobertsSelfMovie DNA
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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.
How long is Women of K2?
Women of K2 has a runtime of 47 minutes.