Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2

50m
DocumentaryHistory
7.5

The dramatic stories of Fritz Wiessner’s 1939 K2 expedition and Charlie Houston’s return in 1953. K2 is one of the hardest mountains in the world to climb. This film focuses on the expeditions of Fritz Wiessner and Charlie Houston in 1953. An award winner at the Banff, Telluride, Trento and Prague film festivals.

Cast

John Shrapnel
Narrator
Bob Bates
Self
Charlie Houston
Self
Bill Putnam
Self
Dudley Rochester
Self
Ed Webster
Self
Bob Craig
Self

Crew

Mick Conefrey
Director, Producer
John McAvoy
Editor
Keith Partridge
Camera Operator
Richard Adam
Camera Operator
Julian Swayles
Music

Recommendations

view all
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
The Alpinist
Alone in the Wilderness
Valley Uprising
Meru
Mountain
Seduced and Abandoned
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Night Will Fall
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Visions of Light
Vertical Limit
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Thriller 40
Free Solo
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
The Velvet Underground
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes