K2 Abruzzi Ridge Documentary

K2 filmed in first person by Japanese climber follows the June 2018 Expedition of K2’s spectacular Abruzzi Ridge/ Abruzzi Spur route in detailed discovery of what it takes to summit the worlds second highest mountain. --------Abruzzi Ridge/Spur Route--------- The standard route of ascent, used far more than any other route (75% of all climbers use this route) is the Abruzzi Spur, located on the Pakistani side, first attempted by Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi in 1909. This is the southeast ridge of the peak, rising above the Godwin-Austen Glacier. The spur proper begins at an altitude of 5,400 metres (17,700 ft), where Advanced Base Camp is usually placed. The route follows an alternating series of rock ribs, snow/ice fields, and some technical rock climbing on two famous features, “House’s Chimney“ and the “Black Pyramid.“ Above the Black Pyramid, dangerously exposed and difficult to navigate slopes lead to the easily visible “Shoulder“, and thence to