K2: 2009 Expedition Part 2

[shoaibromeo]

Just imagine that you travel thousands of miles to reach the place and then climb 8000 + meters and then don't get to reach the summit!

Damn!

[dcqec111]

Did they finally make the summmit in subsequent expeditions?

[ursusfilms]

@dcqec111 No one has made the summit from Pakistan since 2008. But in 2011 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Maxut Zhumayev, Vassiliy Pivtsov and Darek Zaluski made the summit via the North Pillar on the Chinese side of the mountain. This made Gerlinde the first woman to climb all 14 8000'ers without oxygen.

[8snippy]

good job guys

[killerwaz88]

I really do not get it: they went all that way, through all that trouble, and got just 500m from the summit and then they just turned back because there was too much snow??!!! WHAT?!! why couldn't they just shovel there way through??

[ursusfilms]

@killerwaz88 The work is just too exhausting at that altitude. And if you get stuck out in the dark descent can be extremely dangerous.

[soapbox187]

hey man great great video! :o) I have to ask...whats the music playing at 1:12? It seems perfect for my surfing video background music...thanks man, cheers!

[mtnfish2469]

That is some awesome footage. Very few people will ever see it any other way. I hope to get that high in 2013. Hey Fab, are you going back? What company ran the expedition in '09?

I am a Colorado mountaineer myself, looking for any and all beta possible. Are you doing any slide shows any time soon?

[cdjk123]

Does anyone know the song played at the very end?

[BFDUHFCD]

the famous bottleneck

[chill09871]

i always whats that road in the middle of mountains at 2 :30,and where does it actually lead..any idea sir??

[ursusfilms]

@chill09871 It's not a road, it's the glaciers. They get covered in rocky debris as they slowly flow down valley. That's what the dark bands are. At 2:30 you can see two glaciers flowing together and then heading off left where they merge with more glaciers at Concordia. The rocky debris in the shots of basecamp is just a thin layer over the ice.

[subconscious1968]

Sir, In my book, You are already on the summit. You just want to prove it to yourself I think. Thank you for your great Video and great share.

[paixx01]

it would be nice, if you call it Tibet instead of 'china' you know .....

[saudkhan418]

gr8 video...but really sad to know in the end that the guy didnt reached the k2 summit...any how..Pakistan is really a beautiful place to visit..i love Pakistan!

[shahthegreat1]

i have on a mountain approximately 5280 metres without much equipment i know how fuckin hard it is but the proud, joy and achievement u feel its amazing

[shahthegreat1]

this is summer and they couldn't go coz of deep snow no one can even imagine to climb this bastard in winter

[fast89able]

@ursusfilms Any wildlife found there??????? snow leopard or something?????

nice vid any ways, video quality is awsome in 360p even

[mjkiskingful]

@fast89able there are wild rams in the northern areas but whether they are this high , I dnt knw.

[shahthegreat1]

@fast89able this high don't thin so but on the way i mean there r rams ,snow leopards golden eagle some wolfs etc in wild

[lbomb8]

you have to have balls of steel to even attempt that. crazy bastards!!!

[minispecs123]

wow really sad in the end

[codename22111991]

Pakistan welcomes every one :)

[fillosofert]

@codename22111991 yes, even bin Laden is welcome in Pakistan.

[codename22111991]

@fillosofert A classic case of a naive troll. I wont create an immature war here, so grow up and learn to keep it to the topic.

[andyr798ken]

@codename22111991 including osama bin laden

[yarrjan001]

aooh Better luck next time !!!

[EverestMessner]

wow it must be hard to get all the way to 500 meters from the top and have to turn around :\

[swamigal]

they were smooth all the way , team like that eventually will get it to the top, no doubt about it

[tkinmar]

does anyone know the last song of the video?

[ursusfilms]

@ianmor41 & RAFAELLO077 Yes it is Explosions in The Sky. Thanks for checking out the videos.

[RAFAELLO077]

music isnt that Explosions in The Sky ?

[MrColdcoffe]

this is awesome our mountain

[ianmor41]

What is the music around 3:00 called?

[lawrswer]

Intense!!

[gweflj]

Thanks very much for posting.

[tpiom]

Damn deep snow! ;(