cover of episode K2: The Savage Mountain | The Death Zone | 2

K2: The Savage Mountain | The Death Zone | 2

2021/6/8
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Cecilia Skoug and her team are close to summiting K2, but they are behind schedule due to rope line issues. They must reach the peak and descend before nightfall to avoid dangerous conditions.

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An international group of climbers are close to summiting one of the world’s tallest, and most dangerous, mountains. Their goal was to reach the peak by mid-afternoon and get down before dark when temperatures drop to 40 below and the thin air and darkness can leave climbers confused and lost. But problems with the rope line have put them behind and they are using all of their strength to push past the traverse. The summit is so close… but so is nightfall, and not all of them will make it back.

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