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Format:
Video disc
Title:
K2 : siren of the Himalayas
Other title(s):
Siren of the Himalayas
Uniform Title:
K2 (Motion picture : 2012)
ISBN:
9786315688966
Publication:
New York, NY : First Run Features, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
DVD released November 18, 2014--IMDB.com

Narration excerpts from Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909 by Filippo de Filippi.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.

Special features: short film, "After K2"; extended interviews; deleted scene: death on Broad Peak; bonus clips.
Summary:
The film follows an attempt to reach the summit of the world's most challenging peak on the 100-year anniversary of the Duke of the Abruzzi's landmark K2 expedition. It also explores the history and geography of the legendary Karakoram Mountain Range, while contemplating the risks, rewards and personal nature of exploration in an age when there are few blank spots left on the map.
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