THE SUMMIT-See It

The doc. film The Summit consists of incredible footage taken by several of the 25 climbers on K2 in '08 where 11 people died & 3 were seriously injured.  Despite being the worst  disaster in K2 climbing history, this is a majestic movie of great beauty and the insurmountable human spirit.  The climbers were assembled from 7 nations:  France, Norway, Pakistan, Serbia, Nepal, S. Korea & Ireland.  One fatality was the Norweigan husband whose wife was also on this climb.  Ideally, this was to be a group of united nations sharing the same goal of reaching the summit and one unified community, dedicated to each other's safety.  The movie is written by Acad. Award winning screenwriter, Mark Monroe (The Cove.)  Monroe sagaciously lets the footage & those involved do the talking. The film allows the audience to experience what's entailed in making this journey.  Nonetheless, there were 11 fatalities in this quest.  The movie let's the viewer discern for themselves what went wrong, where to attribute blame and who acted heroically.  Actual footage of the 4 Italians who were the 1st to reach K2's peak  (1954) is fascinating along with the recent interview of the surviving member of this team.  Why attempt this  dangerous feat?  "Every child loves climbing, it's human nature."  The reason to see THE SUMMIT is obvious, it's nature & humanity at its ultimate pinnacles.