
LocatedontheborderbetweenPakistanandChina,K2isthesecond-highestmountainonEarth.Formanyclimbers,itisanevengreaterprizethanEverest,withlimitedroutes,asteeperascent,andaharderpushtoitssummit.Nicknamedthe'SavageMountain,'K2'speakissomuchhigherthantherestofthesurroundingrangethatitjutsunprotectedintotheatmosphere,regularlyexposingclimberstolife-threateningweatherconditions.In2008,atragicdisasteronK2claimedthelivesof11mountaineers.<br/> Fourofthosewholosttheirlivesinthedisasterwereportershiredtocarrytheequipmentandprovisionsofforeignclimbingexpeditions.Despitebeingpaidatratesfarbelowthosereceivedbyinternationalexpeditionleaders,suchporterswhethertheyprovidecriticalsuppliestoexpeditionbasecampsortakeonhigher-altitudetasksinsupportofascendingclimberstakeondifficultanddangerouswork.Theseeffortsmakethemworthyofrecognitionasthetrueheroesofmountaineering.<br/> InK2ANDTHEINVISIBLEFOOTMEN,filmmakerIaraLeeandherteamchroniclethelivesofthosewhomakepossibleascentsoftheworld'stallestmountains,includingbothPakistaniportersandNepalesesherpas.Thefilmalsofollowsthefirstofficialall-Pakistaniclimbingteam,madeupofformerporters.Thisteamsuccessfullysummitedin2014,onthe60thanniversaryofthefirstascentofthemountain.Amidbreathtakingscenery,thefilmdepictstheeverydaysacrificesofportersandthecourageofthoseindigenousclimberswhochoosetoreturntoscaleK2inspiteofpasttragedies.Intheirstrivingtoperfecttheircraft,thesemountaineersprovideafreshlookintotheculturesandnationaltraditionsofPakistan,acountrytypicallyportrayedintheforeignmediaasmerelyalandofconflictandsectarianstrife.