In 2023, Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila stunned the climbing community by attempting to summit the world’s fourteen highest peaks faster than anyone before her. With Tenjen Lama Sherpa (her climbing partner), she accomplished what many had thought impossible. However, their achievement was overshadowed by footage from K2 that raised troubling questions about their ascent, sparking global criticism and
intense debate over ambition and ethics.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Chair: Al Morrow, BAFTA-nominated producer and Head of Documentary at MetFilm Studio.
Even Sigstad, director of Savage Mountain.
Vesna Cudic, producer of Savage Mountain.
Andrew Peacock, Emeritus Professor of Cardiopulmonary Medicine at Glasgow University with an interest in the effects of extreme altitude on lung function.
Feature: 100 minutes
Panel Discussion: 30 minutes
End time: 12:10pm