January 21, 2016

Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2



A BBC documentary which explores the history of climbing K2, the mountaineers mountain, from the early days to the summit with historical footage photographs & re-enactments.

The 2001 documentary was produced by Mick Conefrey, who followed his quest further with his book with the same title in 2015. (cover below)


 The Ghosts of K2: The Epic Saga of the First Ascent



Some of the people featured in this documentary include legends like the Duke of Abruzzi, Lino Lacedelli, Achille Compagnoni, Pete Schoening, Charlie Houston, Bob Bates, Ed Webster, Bill Putnam, Dudley Rochester, Bob Craig, George Bell, Tony Streather, Dee Molenaar.



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