Underplayed Gems

The Summit (2012)

The Summit poster
Directed by
Nick Ryan
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States, Ireland
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 105 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary recounts the 2008 K2 disaster when 11 climbers died on the mountain. It combines real footage with dramatic recreations filmed in the Swiss Alps.

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What happens

The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster, directed by Nick Ryan. It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the K2 disaster, during which – on the way to and from the summit of one of the most dangerous mountains in the world – 11 climbers died during a short time span. Reconstructions were filmed on the North face of the Eiger and on the Jungfraujoch glacier in Switzerland in March 2011. Pemba Gyalje Sherpa was present for the reconstructions along with Pasang Lama, Tshring Lama, and Chhiring Dorje Sherpa, all of whom were on K2 in August 2008 during the events. Footage from the various teams was used and includes Hoselito Bite, Ger McDonnell, Wilco van Rooijen, Cecilie Skog, Fredrik Sträng, and Alberto Zerain. The film premiered at the 2012 London Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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