Summaries

Following a group of climbers attempting to climb K2 in 2009, on the 100-year anniversary of its landmark 1909 expedition. Experience the adventure, peril and serenity of a group's attempt to climb the most challenging peak on earth.

K2: SIREN OF THE HIMALAYAS follows world-class alpinists Fabrizio Zangrilli and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner with veteran climbers Jake Meyer and Chris Szymiec in a breathtaking high-altitude mountaineering experience. Director Dave Ohlson joins this group's epic K2 journey on the 100-year anniversary of the Duke of Abruzzi's landmark expedition in 1909. The documentary also examines the history and geography of the Karakoram mountains while contemplating the risks, rewards and personal nature of exploration in an age when there are few blank spots left on the map.—Adam Brown

Details

Keywords
  • mountain
  • mountain climbing
  • 2000s
  • travel documentary
  • serenity
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Nov 3, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Pakistan
Production companies 2R Productions Lucid Visual Media K2 Siren

Box office

Budget $210000
Gross US & Canada $12959
Opening weekend US & Canada $1421
Gross worldwide $12959

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Color Color
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