This emotionally charged action-adventure is the high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), who must launch a treacherous rescue effort up K2, the world's second-highest peak, to save his sister, Annie (Robin Tunney), and her summit team (Bill Paxton and Nicholas Lea). Years before, brother and sister were devastated by a horrific climbing accident: Peter made a split-second decision to cut their father's rope to save his sister and himself. In the aftermath, Peter isolated himself as a nature photographer, while Annie chased her father's dream to climb the world's highest peaks. Now she is trapped at 26,000 feet. A death zone above the vertical limit of endurance. Every second counts as Peter and a crew of climbers ascend the heights of the world's most feared peak to save her.

CAST AND CREW

Chris O'Donnell Robin Tunney Stuart Wilson Temuera Morrison Bill Paxton Martin Campbell

GENRE

Action

CERTIFICATE

Suitable for 12 years and over.

RUN TIME

2 hours 4 minutes

RELEASED

2001