Poster for the movie Women of K2

Women of K2

2003 • 47 minutes
DocumentaryAdventure

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.

Picture of Liliane Barrard

Liliane Barrard

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Chantal Mauduit

Chantal Mauduit

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Julie Tullis

Julie Tullis

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Alison Hargreaves

Alison Hargreaves

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Araceli Segarra

Araceli Segarra

Self

Picture of Peter Hillary

Peter Hillary

Self

Picture of Kurt Diemberger

Kurt Diemberger

Self

Picture of Jim Curran

Jim Curran

Self

Picture of Kate Ballard

Kate Ballard

Self

Picture of Tom Ballard

Tom Ballard

Self

Picture of Diane Roberts

Diane Roberts

Self

Picture of Rick Ridgeway

Rick Ridgeway

Self

Picture of Denis Ducroz

Denis Ducroz

Self

Picture of Carlos Carsolio

Carlos Carsolio

Self

Picture of Norman Dyhrenfurth

Norman Dyhrenfurth

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Tenzin Gyatso

Tenzin Gyatso

Self (archive footage)