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K2: The Impossible Descent

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Director

Slawomir Batyra

Cast

Andrzej Bargiel · 金国威 · Hilaree Nelson · Adrian Ballinger

Storyline

On 22 July 2018, Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel, under the Red Bull banner, completed the first ever ski descent from the summit of K2 without supplemental oxygen, conquering the world's most difficult and dangerous 8000-meter peak on skis. K2's treacherous terrain, harsh weather, and difficult rescues have defeated countless mountaineering pioneers, and a continuous ski descent from the summit to base camp had never been attempted. For this feat, Andrzej was named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2019. On the second anniversary of the challenge, Red Bull released this documentary, going behind the scenes of the impossible descent: the strategic preparations, the emergencies at high altitude, the hidden dangers beneath the sacred snow-covered mountain, and how drone technology has changed extreme ski mountaineering.