ITALIA K2

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By Marcello BALDI

Documentary - Completed 1955

- Year of production
- 1955
- Genres
- Documentary, Environmental
- Countries
- ITALY, PAKISTAN
- Languages
- ITALIAN
- Duration
- 95 mn
- Director(s)
- Marcello BALDI
- Synopsis
- In 1954 the Italian Alpine Club organised an expedition on K2, led by Ardito Desio. The second summit on Earth (8611 metres high) was reached on 31st July by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli, who took the shots from up there: it was the first time ever on an 8000 peak.