Vertical Limit
- IMDb link: 0190865
- IMDb rating: 6 (69,178 votes)
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama, Sport
- Director: Bill Paxton, Martin Campbell
- Cast: Scott Glenn, Robin Tunney, Stuart Wilson, Chris O'Donnell, Augie Davis and others
- Release date: 8 Dec 2000
- Release year: 2000
- Runtime: 124 minutes
- Country: Germany, United States
- Keywords: k2, mountain climbing, mountaineer, nitroglycerin, glacier national park, cricket the sport, male protagonist, survival, mountain adventure, snow adventure
Plot:
A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett, who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second-highest peak. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature's uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie, and her summit team in a race against time. The team is trapped in an icy grave at 26,000 feet - a death zone above the vertical limit of endurance where the human body cannot survive for long. Every second counts as Peter enlists the help of a crew of fellow climbers, including eccentric, reclusive mountain man Montgomery Wick, to ascend the chilling might of the world's most feared peak to save her.