K2 and the Invisible Footmen (2015)
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地区:
美国
语言: 英语/
时长:
不详
剧情:LocatedontheborderbetweenPakistanandChina,K2isthesecond-highestmountainonEarth.Formanyclimbers,itisanevengreaterprizethanEverest,withlimitedroutes,asteeperascent,andaharderpushtoitssummit.Nicknamedthe'SavageMountain,'K2'speakissomuchhigherthantherestofthesurroundingrangethatitjutsunprotectedintotheatmosphere,regular...
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LocatedontheborderbetweenPakistanandChina,K2isthesecond-highestmountainonEarth.Formanyclimbers,itisanevengreaterprizethanEverest,withlimitedroutes,asteeperascent,andaharderpushtoitssummit.Nicknamedthe'SavageMountain,'K2'speakissomuchhigherthantherestofthesurroundingrangethatitjutsunprotectedintotheatmosphere,regular...
LocatedontheborderbetweenPakistanandChina,K2isthesecond-highestmountainonEarth.Formanyclimbers,itisanevengreaterprizethanEverest,withlimitedroutes,asteeperascent,andaharderpushtoitssummit.Nicknamedthe'SavageMountain,'K2'speakissomuchhigherthantherestofthesurroundingrangethatitjutsunprotectedintotheatmosphere,regularlyexposingclimberstolife-threateningweatherconditions.In2008,atragicdisasteronK2claimedthelivesof11mountaineers.
Fourofthosewholosttheirlivesinthedisasterwereportershiredtocarrytheequipmentandprovisionsofforeignclimbingexpeditions.Despitebeingpaidatratesfarbelowthosereceivedbyinternationalexpeditionleaders,suchporterswhethertheyprovidecriticalsuppliestoexpeditionbasecampsortakeonhigher-altitudetasksinsupportofascendingclimberstakeondifficultanddangerouswork.Theseeffortsmakethemworthyofrecognitionasthetrueheroesofmountaineering.
InK2ANDTHEINVISIBLEFOOTMEN,filmmakerIaraLeeandherteamchroniclethelivesofthosewhomakepossibleascentsoftheworld'stallestmountains,includingbothPakistaniportersandNepalesesherpas.Thefilmalsofollowsthefirstofficialall-Pakistaniclimbingteam,madeupofformerporters.Thisteamsuccessfullysummitedin2014,onthe60thanniversaryofthefirstascentofthemountain.Amidbreathtakingscenery,thefilmdepictstheeverydaysacrificesofportersandthecourageofthoseindigenousclimberswhochoosetoreturntoscaleK2inspiteofpasttragedies.Intheirstrivingtoperfecttheircraft,thesemountaineersprovideafreshlookintotheculturesandnationaltraditionsofPakistan,acountrytypicallyportrayedintheforeignmediaasmerelyalandofconflictandsectarianstrife.