K2: The Killer Summit

In 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. 48 hours later 11 had been killed or simply vanished making it the deadliest day in mountaineering history. 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.