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Help identifying a skiing documentary
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi all,

Hopefully I'm in the right place. FuelTV (FoxSports 2) showed an amazing documentary about a group of guys who tried to climb to the summit of a mountain and then ski down. If you could help me find the name of it I would be so grateful. Unfortunately I don't know the name of the mountain, doh.

  • FuelTV showed it within the last 12 months, definitely during 2013.
  • The climbers spoke some English, but wasn't their native tongue. The documentary had English narration, but also subtitles sometimes.
  • The group used a helicopter to fly to base camp, then they climbed to a midway point where they had a second camp.
  • 4 people had died attempting a similar climb and descent some years prior.
  • The mountain had frequent bad weather making it difficult to find a couple of days in a row to climb safely
  • Their first attempt had to be abandoned due to a blizzard, and they retreated to the second camp where they dug a cave in the snow and waited it out, working constantly to clear the entrance to make sure they didn't get entombed.
  • Not all of the group ascended, because some were too fearful of the weather.


That's about as much detail as I can remember. If you know the name of it, please share. Smile

Thanks heaps in advance.

Griffyn
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

griffyn, My Dad mentioned watching this, but he didn't know the name of it either (not much help, I know rolling eyes ) but shall be interested to know what it is called as I'd like to see it too.

And welcome to snowHeads snowHead
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Thanks for the welcome.

Any chance he remembers the mountain, or the country or anything more that can help me search the web for it?

I asked FuelTV for a program listing over the past 12 months, but they ignored me.
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Ahh someone posted that I think on here recently, or I just came across it, was a swedish guy I think. Ok I need to find this out or it will drive me insane!
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

A couple of skiers have died trying k 2 and a few of the other high karakorums?

Or maybe laila - the shark's fin peak?
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Something with Andreas Fransson in it, maybe?
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