The documentary gives a detailed description of the conquest of K2 climbing from the north edge on the Chinese side of the mountain. The climb - that proceede well for the first days without too much difficulty even because the weather was good - was extremely hard and took over 30 days in July and August.
- Genre: Documentary, Adventure
- Studio: RAI
- Keyword: himalaya mountain range, expedition, mountaineering, alpinism, k2 summit
- Cast: Francesco Santon, Agostino da Polenza, Josef Rakoncaj, Fausto De Stefani, Sergio Martiniello, Kurt Diemberger