K2 - Traum Und Schicksal

Synopsis

In 1986, Kurt Diemberger and his companion Julie Tullis came back to the K2, after two failed expeditions, in order to finally stand on the summit of the mountain of all mountains. Their dream comes true. They reach the summit of K2. However, on the way down, Julie and four other mountaineers die. They were caught by a horrible storm which forced them to stay at an altitude of 8.000m for several days, all because they had lost one important day during their ascent. Kurt Diemberger and Willi Bauer were the only ones who were able to survive this inferno on the second highest mountain on earth - merely with serious frostbites.

Cast

Kurt Diemberger

Self & Narrator

Julie Tullis

Self

Liliane Barrard

Self

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Self

Maurice Barrard

Self

Jerzy Kukuczka

Self

Mari Ábrego Santesteban

Self

Tadeusz Piotrowski

Self

Alan Rouse

Self

Wojciech Wróż

Self