K2 The KILLER SUMMIT · BBC
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- The Deadliest Day in Mountaineering History, August 2008, 25 climbers from several international expeditions converged on high camp of K2, the final stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Just 48 hours later, 11 had been killed or simply vanished.
In a century of assaults on K2, only about 300 people have ever seen the view from the planet's second highest peak. More than a quarter of those who made it didn't live long enough to share the glory.
At the heart of this documentary lies a mystery about one extraordinary Irishman, Ger McDonnell. At the very limit of his physical resources, he faced a heartbreaking dilemma. Through recreations, archive and home movie footage, and interviews with survivors and families, the film creates a forensic, vivid version of events that is emotive, engrossing and, at times, deeply shocking.
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This documentary inspired me to never climb a mountain.
My heart goes for the sherpas who did not get properly documented in this video. They might have family and loved ones too to take care of.
I find this documentary really interesting because it shows how people try to control the narrative of the disaster, and people hear what they want to hear and believe what they want to believe. No one wants to believe that they lost a loved one due to negligence, or their own idiocy, or a simple mistake. The dead all have to be heroes and people won't agree to an interview unless they can tell a sympathetic story that doesn't make them out to be the bad guy.
I’ve climbed with a Sherpa mountaineer (in Colorado), and he was the most professional, most intelligent guide I’ve ever met. It says a lot that the western media didn’t even bother to interview the most experienced Sherpa climber on that mountain. To so many people “Sherpa” means servant, but Sherpas are an ethnic group native to those mountains who know more about them than most foreigners will ever know. They tend to be quiet and seem passive, but that shouldn’t be mistaken for stupidity or timidity. They’re tough, smart people.
Sherpas should make it very clear that THEY are in charge on that mountain and they have the authority to tell climbers to turn back or follow any other instruction. If climbers refuse, they are on their own. To the climbers this is all a game for bragging rights (those like Ger are an exception) and some of them don't care who is put at risk. The Sherpas are just trying to support their families and they deserve respect.
The words of Pemba gave me chills “If they would have decided to go look after the first victime there would have been only 1 victim in total“
The documentary is almost as confusing as the actual event. They just randomly switch between people and events
… should be involved Elon for oxygen supplier before getting up there
Where was the African team ?
I don't really understand how he can honestly say "Everything was going great until we tried for the summit" after 2 people had already died.
I risk to repeat myself: Pemba is a hero in every sense. What an incredible human being!
What I think is a real shame is that there are so many people who judge without being properly informed. I was there that day and I decided to turn around at 8200 meters. Of course, I have never regretted that decision, but I find all those more blunt reactions difficult to read. Since I turned around it's just as easy for me to say; They should have done this and that better, but in retrospect it's easy to say. The weather was perfect, there was a lot of manpower and everything looked perfect but communication is extremely difficult at that altitude. Even though I was there and decided to turn around for good reasons, I would never judge. Even though I was there, I don't think I am well informed enough to judge. So many things have happened (simultaneously) that no one has noticed everything. It wasn't until 1.5 days later that I got back to base camp that I realized how badly things had gone wrong. The situation was so confusing. Even now, 15 years later, with all the images and recordings at its disposal, the BBC has not managed to bring out all the details properly. So think first before you judge. Because just think about what your (ill-informed) judgment does to the feelings and emotions of the victims' family members.
'They paid us, and they acted like they owned our llives'.
That still shot from the summit of K2's long shadow is terrifying, as are the rolling timestamps after that photo. Even a non-climber like me knows by that dark, dagger-like shadow that they were up on the summit far, far too late and that shadow was the foreshadow of the awful things to follow.
I wonder how this documentary would be if the sherpas spoke honestly. Let's be real, they were the strongest climbers, they took the highest risk and they did the most amount of work
Pemba Sherpa’s look about 12 mins in when he said “They decided to continue the climb” after the first death says it all.
This video really is one of those things that reminds you that history, or what happened, is left to the survivors.
“Summiting is optional, the descent is mandatory”
So, we're gonna act like we didn't hear Pemba say he had to descend with everything by himself?
"What happened to us was just a misfortune." That statement is why it'll happen again and again. Missing the summit time by many hours was a decision, not a misfortune. The answer "we can still make it' when Ger asked if it was getting too late set off this whole chain of events.