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Above Camp 4 on K2, there's the Bottleneck section
which is considered the crux of the route. There's a giant overhanging ice cliff
just above it called the serac. This wall of hanging ice
sometimes releases and sweeps all the way down to base camp. You could have your whole team swept away
which is considered the crux of the route. There's a giant overhanging ice cliff
just above it called the serac. This wall of hanging ice
sometimes releases and sweeps all the way down to base camp. You could have your whole team swept away
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Above Camp 4 on K2,
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there's the Bottleneck section
which is considered the crux of the route.
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There's a giant overhanging ice cliff
just above it called the serac.
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This wall of hanging ice
sometimes releases and sweeps
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all the way down to base camp.
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You could have your whole team swept away.
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Movie Summary
Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.