Low quality youtube link here. There is also a 720p torrent out there (highly recommended because of the scenery), should I post the link or are we then endangering the blog?
I found this documentary quite fascinating although it doesn't really teach anything, it only tells the story of the most lethal day in the history of K2 using rather good re-enactments and stunning images of the landscape.
ps. I've slightly adjusted the width of the blog so that embedded clips have a better fit when set on 640x360.
That was an interesting watch. At some points I, when they showed the views, I really wanted to go and do this mountaineering stuff. At other moments, it was quite clear that I don't want to do this stuff...
Most of them made really stupid decisions though. Most of them appear to be more thrill seekers than professional mountaineers. I already learned many things not to do just from watching this.
Too bad this happened in 2008, before the GoPro era. I guess there would be lots of real high quality footage if this happened now.
That was an interesting watch. At some points I, when they showed the views, I really wanted to go and do this mountaineering stuff. At other moments, it was quite clear that I don't want to do this stuff...
ReplyDeleteMost of them made really stupid decisions though. Most of them appear to be more thrill seekers than professional mountaineers. I already learned many things not to do just from watching this.
Too bad this happened in 2008, before the GoPro era. I guess there would be lots of real high quality footage if this happened now.
Also good job on adjusting the width of the blog.
ReplyDeleteHere is a documentary of climbing the K2 with real footage from 2012. Gives a better idea of how this works.
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