CLIMBING TO THE SUMMIT OF K2 - Documentary

An in-depth video account of Alan Arnette's 2014 summit of K2, Alan became the oldest American at age 58 and the 18th American to summit K2.

The video starts with his arrival in Islamabad, then the journey via planes, and FJ Cruiser's to the "end of the road" at Askole where the 80-mile trek to K2 Base Camp begins. Hiking over the Baltoro Glacier which is an adventure in its own right.

Once at Base Camp, they visit the Gilky Memorial to remember those who have died on K2. The climb begins at Advance Base Camp with a steep 1,000-meter (3,000 ft) climb to Camp 1. After acclimatization rotations as high as C2, the summit push begins near the end of July.

Attribution:
Title: 2014 Summit of K2 Documentary
Creator: Alan Arnette
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Source Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN5gtrkwgb4&ab_channel=AlanArnette

Note: This version has been modified from the original with a 10 second section deleted at the start of the original version and 9 seconds at the end.