Buy the book: 'Disaster on K2' on expeditienet.nl

[muiroford1]

I climed K2 in 2011. Its easy.

[junaidanwar99]

I am a Safety Officer and wonder what could be done to protect these climber!!!.

[adventurelife26]

i think the man with long hair is no more in this world.... died in k2 tragedy 2008?

[boloi2006]

@adventurelife26 I think it's Rolf Bae who died while climbing down under the serac

[Tezukanzo]

Amazing, True Warrior .

[drum1286]

Alao I will be getting this book as well, as soon as possible.

[drum1286]

Facing down the odds and spending so much time up there with no shelter, almost blind, and struggling for DAYS getting yourself down with no ropes on the most difficult descent in the world, I feel makes you a living legend as well. I still have Graham's book No Way Down and it's horrifying, but also an amazing account of human will to survive. I'm astonished anyone made it off the mountain at all. I'm happy for you Wilco, and also I feel for you having gone through all that and survived.

[rallycrazy22]

Gerard McDonnell biggest legend ever will be missed r.i.p

[Fionncaoil]

That message (as Gaeilge) at the end is so unbelievably sad, give what happened to poor Gerard. He seems to have been a special man. This video is amazing. Mind blowing. RIP to all who lost their lives there.

[kentucy9999]

Terrific short film. Gives you a feel for the beauty of the place, the danger, and the thrill of the climb. It also gives you a feel for the desolation, isolation and utter lonliness of the place also. The exhaustion in the faces of the climbers as they talk on the phone in the tent late in the video.Dave Watson's "clip" on the Bottleneck {which can also be found on youtube} is simply amazing as far as the clarity and color but I think this is the best K2 clip I've seen. Thanks.

[AderesDevorah]

Climbing K2 must be harder than finding a YouTube page without even one comment by a complete twat; a task that is virtually impossible.

I guess some people climb mountains, and others just wish they could climb a little higher on the evolutionary ladder in order to achieve more altitude than the planet's initial primordial soup.

[chena3]

the winds

always scared me the most....

[iwearcoolglasses]

Climbing K2's a piece of cake.

[niznet111]

@iwearcoolglasses Believe me it's not a piece of cake.

she is a dealer of death to many who have tried to conquer her!

in 2001- I and seven others climbed this 'Black widow' as we call her.

We almost got stranded when the weather changed drastically whilst on our descent.

Don't dismiss her, be very respectful of her attraction and seductive powers.

Hence her nickname 'Black Widow'!

[iwearcoolglasses]

@niznet111 lol i was kidding. did you climb K2? :0

[niznet111]

@iwearcoolglasses I did in 2001 with seven friends. It really was a harrowing experience.

I also attempted to climb Mt Everest. three time between 1972 and 2009 when I reached 22,000ft and was again driven down by the adverse weather conditions. No more attempts planned.

[iwearcoolglasses]

@niznet111 wow. just wow :O

[Spudst3r]

I'd love to get a version of this with English subtitles. Incredible footage.

[janectreb]

5:20 - amazing view...

[findlaymcarthur]

fukin pakis and poles hhaahha ?

[ashatbracks]

@findlaymcarthur There were no Polish climbers.

[EpicElementSkater]

thumbs up for funny nose!

[Mkamalid]

can smn explain to me what happened in the video other than the summit, i don't understand the language and there r no translations :/

[SDCmorg]

@Mkamalid Though they all got to the top of K2 they were very late coming down. They were too tired and had a hard time finding fixed rope in the dark, then there were a bunch of avalanches and falls. 11 people died coming down the mountain, and a few had to be rescued. Wilco, the guy featured, lost most of his toes.

[Mkamalid]

@SDCmorg thanks :). horrible sotry. but that's K2. this is not fair for me to say but I respect mountaineers who go to such places only if they accept the 50/50 % outcome. and if they embrace it then I tip my hat to them. I hope ther families are proud instead of sad. is it worth it? I dont know, but nothing for me is better than going on a mountain. 6:11 is a magical moment

[pikeflyfisherman]

Its a great shame that man has too miss out on these beautiful mountains because of silly world quabbles, something which they have no control over. Those men shouldnt be subject to abuse, especially when they bring prfoit to the country. I cannot wait to visit Pakistan and see just how rich and diverse the culture is, and I cant wait to scale The Savage Mountain !

[aqeelhaider07ect17]

K2 the real mountain.



[PauloHenriqueBr1]

Fica a pergunta porque ? logo vem a resposta adoraria executar tamanha tarefa ,

a Fé é o que nos move logo existimos e nossos anseios sempre existiram ,

lembrados sejam os irmãos soldados jamais vão ser esquecidos pois abriram portas que nunca se fecharam , somos Humanos queremos mais , queremos o TOPO .Abraços a esses conquistadores , fiquem com Deus !!!

[rodtorre7]

K2 VERY DANGEROUS TO CLIMB BECAUSE IT IN IN PAKISTAN....it is unsafe

[123sz]

@rodtorre7 U r Rascist? which country u belong

[facelessdesire]

@123sz: The poor chap is originally from India and he has some (by birth) psychological misgivings about Pakistan. You'll often find him sabre rattling like a lost man on many Pakistani channels. And yes, he proves India IS racist! May Lord help him, ameen.

[faizankhalid7171]

@rodtorre7 your comment shows how ugly your thoughts are.... we are here to climb mountain as a passion....people like you spoil your own as well as your countries image by using such pathetic expressions...shame

[rodtorre7]

@faizankhalid7171 did i abuse anyone? WHAT DID I SAID WRONG, MY LANGUAGE IS MUCH CLEAN THAT URS.

[william70635]

nenhuma montanha e assassina nos e que nos matamos

[ProtestantsRUs]

This is such a beautiful part of the world. Praise God for His wonderful creation.

[blueb0g]

@ProtestantsRUs Praise Plate tectonics for Their wonderful creation. 

[cetieel]

@lasart75

They altered the bend at Imola after Sennas death

Removal of the serac will make the risk of being swept away reduced

It will still be a killer mountain

Anyone who ' conquered' K2 were just lucky that it didn't give way while they were on it

[shiningstarpk]

Its a wonderful video. This summer on July 2011, when I"ll be in Pakistan definitely make a plan for K2 Visit... :).. Really anxious to go there....

Regards, Irfan Aziz Khan, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

[downjones72]

At 4:28 is the late Rolf Bae (RIP). He died a few hours after this footage, as I understand from a Norwegian documentary.

[cetieel]

Pakistani army should blast the serac in a controlled explosion and make K2 safer for all

The needless deaths over the years from falling blocks of ice off that mammoth sitting over the Traverse

Climbers have enough to be dealing w HAPE snow blindness frostbite etc to have the Sword of Democlese hanging over them!!

[henkeflenke]

@cetieel i don't think so. they should'nt form a mountain so it fits man. k2 was nature mad as a killer mountain and so should it be

[Lasart75]

@cetieel

LOL

I propose to build motorway to the summit. Everyone could travel there with family on weekend.....

[dfox3526]

That has got to be one of the dumbest things I have read in a while. A controlled explosion to make it "safer". Don't you get why these people do this stuff....because few others can. Make it "easier" and it isn't worth doing. I can't believe you would even say stupid "sh*t like that.

[manovas]

@dfox3526 Very true.



[T4gProd]

@dfox3526

I think that's a great idea. While we're at it, why don't we just blast away the whole peak. If we blew the mountain down to say about 6000m high, it would be easier and safer to climb for everybody!

[Kiefta]

Wat een prachtig scherp beeldmateriaal. Na een tijd geleden je boek te hebben gelezen zat ik er weer helemaal in! Bedankt voor het delen van je verhaal. Gr Patrick

[abrarjadoon]

doing nice job dude greetings from Pakistan.

[aasimshamim]

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[thelargeheadedone]

Rest in peace to the 11 climbers that died on this very trip. So devastating.

[boschi987]

Hans Kammerlander ist No. 1!!!!!!!

[mattsnow81]

iS THAT K2 ON THE HORIZON AT 6:15?

[YouAreARobot]

@mattsnow81 no there standing on the summit of K2 at 6:15

[adriannowak260184]

I admire these people, I would be there to see this shadow k2, I love the mountains, maybe one day, we will see... RESPECT FOR CLIMBERS...

btw greetings from Poland.

[Spudst3r]

5:05 Was that part to the left at 5:05 what took out the fixed lines? You can see in this vid from a year a later that the left part appears to be much smaller than what you can see here. The right side of the serac also appears much smaller the year after too:

/watch?v=Ou3m2Ic4gFE

And a question... was there a reason why the teams couldn't rappel down to the bottleneck or off the rock face to the left?  Was it because you guys had no line left at the summit to do a rappel?

[bornagain517]

@Spudst3r Isn't that something else, to see the size of the serac in this vid and then look at it in later ones. Really helps someone to understand on a small scale, what happened up there with the serac. The amount that must have broken off would have been insane. Such a shame, but that is the risk you take on any mountain. Utmost respect for all the people that attempt these beasts.

[flyfastnhigh13]

Very beautiful! Words are way too poor in describing the greatness of GODs mountains. I love thewm too, i wish i could do some of this...

[Pollione88]

What an amazing shadow of K2 stretching all the way to the horizon at 6:11!

[vikas3544]

hi youare very gert man

[memilicius]

R.I.P

[MrGh0xt]

some of the local people found a book that contained 8 or some say 7 pages which was written on gold pages but nobody could understand the language written . and then these guys sold it to someone..we r muslims and our graves face towards the east but there r some ancient graves and thr faces r towards the north.

[pchapman905]

@MrGh0xt Wow, that's very interesting. I wonder who they were? Did anyone make a copy of the book?

[MrGh0xt]

@pchapman905 unfortunately our people are not that conscious about historical heritage of ours.. they didn't make copies and sold it in the black-market for 8 thousand dollars :)

[MrGh0xt]

I'm from Hangu, Pakistan..There is a cave in a nearby mountain in the orakzai agency area which is very big and nobody has ever founded how long and deep it goes..bcoz there r some kind of stone carved doors and after that a small water pond after each door u cross. some people from my region crossed 7 doors and ponds but they said that after each door the ponds become deeper and wide and we don't have the resources to explore it more..

[MrGh0xt]

I'm from Hangu, Pakistan..There is a cave in a nearby mountain in the orakzai agency area which is very big and nobody has ever founded how long and deep it goes..bcoz there r some kind of stone carved doors and after that a small water pond after each door u cross. some people from my region crossed 7 doors and ponds but they said that after each door the ponds become deeper and wide and we don't have the resources to explore it more..

[Swordlight29]

One of the many beauties in Pakistan.

[seige184]

I wish I knew who is in this video died. Like those guys with the nasal cannulas?

[silverviffer]

@seige184 The guy wearing the red suit that comes into picture at 3.19 was the late great Ger Mc Donnell from Ireland. Unfortunately Ger lost his life on the descent after a being the first ever Irish man to ever summit K2. He was not alone as another 10 climbers perished along with him following an avalanche.

[vegintino]

100% full respect thats all i can say godbless..

[colonelboston]

I really wish I understood the metric system; 8047m means nothing to me. Damn stupid American!

[matthewbird76]

@colonelboston multiply meters by 3.281 and you will have feet.

[mnags57]

@matthewbird76 Divide..

[Dosssier]

muy impresionante no imagino la belleza de verlo en vivo. felicidades por haber completado ese sueño.

[usman9990]

K2...The Pride of Pakistan....

[seranda73]

@usman9990 The Pride of the WORLD! : )

[SaintMarquise]

Just amazing!!!

[jessicadk100]

Such a beautiful video this is, after watching so many times I still want to watch it again and again, K2 is a killer mountain, hundreds of climbers loss their life trying to put there foot on the summit. (Jessica)

[youngrichie]

@jessicadk100 hundreds of climbers loss their life trying to come down from the summit you mean.

[colonelboston]

@jessicadk100 They say for every 4 that reach the summit, 1 dies trying. I hope someday to have the experience (and the balls) to attempt it myself.

[bergslag]

@jessicadk100 yes very beauiful after what happend then, at 4.28 you have Rolf Bae (wikipedia) died, his wife Cecilie Skog saw him wiped away by the ice, you have Gerard McDonnell (red jacked with some black) who died in altitude sicness after helping others. You can find them on wikipedia

[h34p]

@jessicadk100 lol, let me guess - american? well... dont overstate it.. actually about 80 climbers died on the way up and down.. not hundreds..

[julitoglzz]

@jessicadk100

[ast453000]

what happened to the guy?

[skier145]

@ast453000 its believed he was killed in an avalanche or serac collapse somewhere on the descent. no-one knows for sure as the only possible eye-witnesses were also killed. a bad day for high altitude climbing

[sihpk110]

very nice..

[Kilkee1996]

Gerard McDonnell was an outstanding young man from Limerick. He is an example of what is good in life and his courage and determination should be an example to all who need courage when we are face their own troubles in life.

Gearoid. RIP anseo nuair a Séideann an ghaoth go deo.

Derry

[ariamne1]

@Kilkee1996 - He looks like such a sweetheart. What gorgeous eyes. May his spirit live on in the hearts of those who loved him.

[Pakforce1]

acr08807 - The Pak military train in these areas all the time, they condition themselves in this rugged terrain and harsh conditions. This is home for them. They don't all go climbing to the top or advertise it on national geographic for ovious reasons. The pak pecial forces use the K2 range for training. If you look at the gradiant on some of the sections on K2 they are nuts its one of the harshest climbs in the world. Everest yet not an easy mountain on a good day is not hard to climb

[Baldgol4]

K-2 has a much higher mortality rate than Everest because it is far more difficult a climb.

[michelleds72]

At least get his name right - Its GERARD not gerald

[Pakforce1]

K2 Makes Everest look like a holiday camp. Trust me I come from a family of hard core pakistani military dudes and K2 is extreme beyond anything !

[Chriss44]

@Pakforce1 You're my idol!

[acr08807]

@Pakforce1 How many hard core Pakistani military dudes have climbed K2?

[Bycojl3]

221

[Bycojl3]

443

[Khartoum29]

Wow! Just look at those views major respect I can only dream of climbing mountains like that incredible K2 is my big dream.

[MJRiley878]

i'd rather climb everist anyday than rather than k2

[JasperDB89]

net je boek gelezen, de beelden maken het nog indrukwekkender...

respect voor die prachtprestatie

[flowerofthesouth]

i want 2 go on the k2 by useing a helicopter

[Jacobin777]

Respect!

[pitot1988]

Never give up, you will make.

[frankbough1955]

You poofter would never manage Annapurna 4 .

[irfan16250]

irfan

great, its really a hard job because i myself is a climber this is amazing.

[MartinSwe1]

Great video of an savage mountain. Rip all brave that lies on K2

[frankbough1955]

Hey sounds bad...How about you speak English next time so people can understand you...

[pchapman905]

@frankbough1955 How about you learn Dutch?

[mrcablehead]

incredible! truly amazing and inspirational footage

[bartvkessel]

Could someone tell me what the name of the song is that starts around 9:14?

[aidsinafrica]

WOW one of the best mountain climbing video i ever seen

[a147pro]

incredible footage, RIP Gerard and all who died that day

[chena3]

man

those guys put lotz of faith

in them fixed ropes ..

rather trust

my ice ax...

[glorfiddle]

I met Gerald on Mt. Everest with the Irish team a few days before he reached the summit. I was very saddened to hear of the tragedy on K2. May he rest in peace.

[flourburger]

Great video. I'm amazed and awed by the effort to accomplish such a dangerous feat. I can only wonder at the mindset and personal hopes and fears that went into making this possible. Thanks from all of us who wish we could do what you did but realize we cannot. We down near sea level, are gratitude.

Peace be with you and yours. May your memories be fond and lasting, forever.

Best wishes, Charles M. Hill, NC, USA.

[NipponSky]

beautiful. Reaching the summit, you become a god. Truly one of the most amazing things a human could do. This brings such emotions, I am in awe of all climbers.

[tightropetomg]

Thanks for sharing this great footage.

[Decayedguitar]

can't stop watching this, thanks so much for posting. RIP everyone who was involved in that tragedy! so sad.

[DWatson8848]

Nice to share the memory of Ger. Brings back sad times. Hope you are well.

[Decayedguitar]

AMAZING!

[semple3]

Broad Peak looks amazing from that angle(1:45)

[scorchedearthdj]

incredible video

[carelmartens]

Zeer indrukwekkende beelden! Ik ben net je boek aan het lezen over de K2 expeditie en zag je video op youtube. Respect! niet alleen voor de prestatie maar ook voor je way of life!