The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster directed by Nick Ryan, packaged on DVD.
In August of 2008, 22 climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on Earth. 48 hours later, eleven had been killed or simply vanished into thin air. Like a horror movie come-to-life, it was as if the mountain began stealing lives, one climber at a time.
One such climber was the fun-loving, friendly Ger McDonnell, the first Irishman to summit K2. Faced with a moral dilemma after finding three climbers tangled and struggling in K2's perilous “death zone”, Ger defied the climber's code and attempted to help his fellow climbers descend. This is as much Ger's story as it is an homage to the fearsome power of nature.
The Summit Movie Reviews
“Breathtaking and hair-raising…A literal cliffhanger” The Examiner
“Gripping” The Hollywood Reporter
“Spectacular. I definitely recommend The Summit – provided your nerves can handle it” The Huffington Post
“A pulse-pounding success” The New York Times
“The subject is fascinating and the cinematic punch afforded by peaks so massive, inspiring with their terrible beauty, is a filmmaker's dream.” Toronto Star
“A complex and gut-clenching human drama that has the great advantage of all being true.” Los Angeles Times