On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more than 60 perished in the ascent. An unimaginable rate of one death in four to survive. And these statistics are even worse At the start of the 2004 climbing season, only five talented and determined women had reached the 8,616-meter summit of K2, but only two made it out alive. , they too perished while climbing other peaks of 8000 meters, these five women all disappeared in the mountains.
Heinrich Harrer fue un famoso alpinista austríaco, que intentó la ascensión al Nanga Parbat; pero, desgraciadamente, su aventura se vio bruscamente interrumpida por el estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Tanto él como su compañero Peter Ausehnaiter fueron recluidos en un campo de concentración, del que lograron escapar a través de las montañas.
