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Documentaries like The Summit

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The 3 reasons people love The Summit

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  1. You want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2.

  2. You like a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts.

  3. You want a sober account of what really happened to the climbers.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • The Alpinist2021

    • a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts

    Good for you if you like watching someone alone on a wall, one move at a time.

  • Everest2015

    • you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you like a storm closing in on climbers near the summit.

  • Meru2015

    • you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2

    Good for you if you like watching people push their bodies past what seems possible.

  • Society of the Snow2023

    • you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you want to feel the cold, the hunger and the avalanche.

  • Into the Wild2007

    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you like the true story of a graduate who gave away his savings and hitchhiked to Alaska.

  • Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster2025

    • a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you want to understand what happened to the Titan submersible.

  • Free Solo2018

    • a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you like holding your breath through a climb you already know the end of.

  • Grizzly Man2005

    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you like a portrait made from a man's own tapes.

  • The Revenant2015

    • you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2

    Good for you if you like watching someone stay alive against everything.

  • The Dawn Wall2017

    • you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you want the real footage of a climb nobody had done before.

  • 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible2021

    • you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you like Nims Purja's real 2019 attempt on the world's fourteen highest peaks.

  • The Deepest Breath2023

    • a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts
    • a sober account of what really happened to the climbers

    Good for you if you like holding your breath with a diver far below the surface.

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