In August 2008, 11 people lost their lives on one of the world’s tallest mountains the largest loss of life in the history of K2 mountaineering. Fatal Altitude: Tragedy on K2 traces the disaster with in-depth survivor interviews and actual footage from the ill-fated expedition that quickly turned into a frantic rescue operation. For these adventurers, an attempt to conquer the most treacherous mountain in the world turns into a story of both courage and tragedy.
