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Documentary / Portrait
Tom
Angel Luís Esteban Vega (2015)
Tom lives with his father James on a campsite in the Dolomites, living off James’ small pension. Even though his mother, the great British alpinist Alison Hargreaves, died descending K2 when he was just six years old, Tom always wanted to be a climber. His whole life is dedicated to the mountains and his last goal is to climb solo the Six North Faces of the Alps in a single winter season. Nobody’s ever done it, and he wants to be the first. We knew Tom just a couple of weeks before he began his winter project. His personal story and his solo winter project deserved to be told, so together with Ruggero Arena, photographer and climber, we decided to begin shooting.Angel Luís Esteban Vega, Elena Goatelli
- 2015
- Spain
- 67 min
Tom lives with his father James on a campsite in the Dolomites, living off James’ small pension. Even though his mother, the great British alpinist Alison Hargreaves, died descending K2 when he was just six years old, Tom always wanted to be a climber. His whole life is dedicated to the mountains and his last goal is to climb solo the Six North Faces of the Alps in a single winter season. Nobody’s ever done it, and he wants to be the first. We knew Tom just a couple of weeks before he began his winter project. His personal story and his solo winter project deserved to be told, so together with Ruggero Arena, photographer and climber, we decided to begin shooting.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Surviving the summit
James McQuillan (2000)
Surviving the summit is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in K2. It was directed by James McQuillan in 2000 and produced by FilmOasis. It is a part of the series Quest for K2 (5/6). It features Greg Child, Jim Wickwire, Jim Curran, Rick Ridgeway, Alison Hargreaves, Misael Alvial and others.- 2000
- USA
- 27 min
Surviving the summit is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in K2. It was directed by James McQuillan in 2000 and produced by FilmOasis. It is a part of the series Quest for K2 (5/6). It features Greg Child, Jim Wickwire, Jim Curran, Rick Ridgeway, Alison Hargreaves, Misael Alvial and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
K2 - A mother's last mountain
(1996)
K2 - A mother's last mountain is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in K2. It was produced in 1996 by National Geographic. It is a part of the series National Geographic Explorer. It features James Ballard, Tom Ballard, Katie Ballard and Alison Hargreaves.
- 1996
- USA
- 26 min
K2 - A mother's last mountain is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in K2. It was produced in 1996 by National Geographic. It is a part of the series National Geographic Explorer. It features James Ballard, Tom Ballard, Katie Ballard and Alison Hargreaves.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Women of K2
Jennifer Jordan (2003)
There are only five women who have reached the summit of K2 (8.616m). But three of them died while descending the mountain. The other two were killed in accidents on their following expeditions. The outstanding spanish mountaineer Araceli Segarra is quite aware of her forerunners fate.- 2003
- USA
- 47 min
There are only five women who have reached the summit of K2 (8.616m). But three of them died while descending the mountain. The other two were killed in accidents on their following expeditions. The outstanding spanish mountaineer Araceli Segarra is quite aware of her forerunners fate.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Alison's last mountain
Christopher Terrill (1996)
The documentary follows Jim Ballard and his two young children (Kate and Tom Ballard) as they visit K2, the mountain on which his wife, the climber Alsion Hargreaves, died in 1995. Alison was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season. In 1995, Hargreaves intended to climb the three highest mountains in the world—Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga—unaided. She succeeded on Everest, but she died while descending from the summit of K2.- 1996
- UK
- 80 min
The documentary follows Jim Ballard and his two young children (Kate and Tom Ballard) as they visit K2, the mountain on which his wife, the climber Alsion Hargreaves, died in 1995. Alison was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season. In 1995, Hargreaves intended to climb the three highest mountains in the world—Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga—unaided. She succeeded on Everest, but she died while descending from the summit of K2.Climbing locations
