Half-hour documentary about Northwest mountain climber Jim Wickwire, the first American to conquer K2, the world’s second highest mountain. Follows his joys and also his sorrows as companions die while scaling the world’s highest peaks. PBS broadcasts: December 1982, January 1984. Acquired for cablecast by Discovery Channel, and aired on New Zealand TV and Saudi Arabia TV. Named Best Cultural Documentary in the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Local Program Awards, 1982.
