Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2

May 31, 2001

0h 50m

★ 7.0

An archive history of K2

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

TLC

BBC

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Cast

Narrator

John Shrapnel

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Bob Bates

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Charlie Houston

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Bill Putnam

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Dudley Rochester

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Ed Webster

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Bob Craig

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