K2 the movie scene

Where is this filmed? Washington? 

steinbok peak bc

Why’s he wearing that?

https://ew.com/article/1992/05/15/making-k2/

Dr. Tom Herbert on the blond guy stunt work fwiw

Buildering rocks. Do more buildering, youths!

James Arnold wrote:

Dr. Tom Herbert on the blond guy stunt work fwiw

And two of the Spat bros, Ed and Andrew playing the twins on the portaledge. Danny Redford stunt doubles the Japanese guy. 

rogerbenton wrote:

Why’s he wearing that?

Have you not seen K2?

wonder if  Jeff and Cosgrove worked on this one? 

Nick Goldsmith wrote:

wonder if  Jeff and Cosgrove worked on this one? 

Don’t think so. They recruited out of the BC climbing community 

This movie rocks so hard.  I own it on DVD even though I no longer have a DVD player.  I have no idea how legit the mountaineering scenes are and don't care. 

When released I was disappointed, overall. The guys hanging out under the overhang? I just couldn't set that aside, so stupid, emulating that famous OG photo of the OG crew on NA Wall. andx the climber and photographer in me can always see the camera tilt. I can never forgive camera tilt.

But what I did like is the actual rock climbing scenes and the fact the two primary actors were fit enough to look like good climbers. Some of the story line was good. The scene where the guy's wife was looking at all the book titles regarding K2 (Savage Mountain, etc.) while her hubby tried to reassure her it was totally safe. Man could I relate to THAT! Never show the non-climbing spouse stuff like that - never!

And at that time I didn't know just how bad K2 movies could be!   

Now, stood against subsequent fictional mountaineering movies, its a standout.

I know this is not intended to be K2. Its also much older, and far less technically enriched. But this is my favorite fictional mountaineering movie I've ever seen. Its all about mood, and how it transcends all need for translation. This is a climbing movie made by climbers, for climbers, hailing from a  country with the toughest mountaineers of all time, imo. If you've never seen it, give it a go. Its a mountaineering flick though, not rock climbing, not bouldering, no gyms, no words!

Reminds me of the Donini and Daly in Alaska.

At about 3:50 mark, he shows his partner his watch - 2:45 PM by the looks of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZdwYouXnw

I scoffed pretty hard at this film when it came out…then Cliffhanger followed it…then Vertical Limit…

Comparatively, K2 is quite tolerable. 

Cherokee Nunes wrote:

I know this is not intended to be K2. Its also much older, and far less technically enriched. But this is my favorite fictional mountaineering movie I've ever seen. Its all about mood, and how it transcends all need for translation. This is a climbing movie made by climbers, for climbers, hailing from a  country with the toughest mountaineers of all time, imo. If you've never seen it, give it a go. Its a mountaineering flick though, not rock climbing, not bouldering, no gyms, no words!

Reminds me of the Donini and Daly in Alaska.

At about 3:50 mark, he shows his partner his watch - 2:45 PM by the looks of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZdwYouXnw

Wow!  That was absolutely sublime.  Thanks for sharing.

K2 is incredibly quotable, was my go-to source for goofy quotes back in the day when I was mountaineering with friends. And who can resist the dreamy guitar music over beautiful scenery. 

Cheesy as it is, I like that it is actually a pretty pure climbing story—as opposed to an action or spy movie that has climbing in it. It pays homage (steals) some things that happened in real expeditions, like threatening to burn the money.

I saw the play it was based on as well. The entire play is just the two climbers stuck on a ledge: a lot less climbing action and a lot more talking. But still a good play, especially if the set and lighting is done well.

I also saw the play but had no idea it was based on the movie or vise versa..  the play being rather underwhelming. I remember seeing the movie in a theater when it first was released and being rather impressed in the moment. 

Cherokee Nunes wrote:

I know this is not intended to be K2. Its also much older, and far less technically enriched. But this is my favorite fictional mountaineering movie I've ever seen. Its all about mood, and how it transcends all need for translation. This is a climbing movie made by climbers, for climbers, hailing from a  country with the toughest mountaineers of all time, imo. If you've never seen it, give it a go. Its a mountaineering flick though, not rock climbing, not bouldering, no gyms, no words!

Reminds me of the Donini and Daly in Alaska.

At about 3:50 mark, he shows his partner his watch - 2:45 PM by the looks of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZdwYouXnw

Fantastic! Hypnotically atmospheric and horrifying.  Brilliant story telling

James - wrote:

I saw the play it was based on as well. The entire play is just the two climbers stuck on a ledge: a lot less climbing action and a lot more talking. But still a good play, especially if the set and lighting is done well.

I also saw the play and thought it was pretty lame sucked. The biggest problem is in the initial set-up where they provide an inventory of remaining gear, including rope, and some key distances. If you're a climber you put that all together and realize they had enough to self-rescue from their predicament. It blows the entire premise out of the water and that makes the rest of the play irrelevant. No, I cannot suspend disbelief that much.

Disclaimer: I generally do not like plays.

I like plays but this one sucked. 

We scoffed pretty hard when it came out and I saw it with some of the climbers who were in it. I rewatched it  this week, and it was way better than I remembered it. I mean yeah some of the dialogue is pretty corny, and some of the premise is hokey and there’s some overacting (seems to be an 80s sports movie thing, if you’re into cycling check out American Flyers for some real corn), but I was impressed on just how hard it would’ve been to make this film. They spent a long time sleeping in  tents in the snow and then getting up and filming, not just the climbers, but all the actors, all the make up artist, etc. The cinematography is pretty neat. Barry Blanchard also worked on it and  Scott Flavelle.