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K2 Winter Summit Documentary Sparks Spotlight After Purja Death
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- Director Amir Bar-Lev released a documentary about the 2021 K2 winter summit.
- The 2021 expedition marked the first winter summit of K2 in Pakistan.
- Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja received most media credit for the ascent.
- Purja died in a 2026 avalanche between the film’s Sundance premiere and wider release.
- The documentary depicts climbers battling –40 °C base-camp temperatures and climate-change-intensified storms.