This Obsession With 14 Peaks Is Getting People Killed

July 26, 2023. Norwegian climber Kristin Harila stood several thousand feet below the summit of K2, and she was on the verge of making history. Three months before this, she set out on a daring journey to summit all 14 of the world's eight-thousand-meter-tall mountains, and now all that stood in her way was the infamous K2.

What might have once been considered impossible was now well within her grasp. But the obsession with chasing the summits drove climbers like Kristin to make controversial decisions that continue to haunt the mountaineering community. This is the dark truth behind the obsession with conquering the so-called 14 Peaks and the trail of bodies and controversies it left behind

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Kristin Harila’s Record-Breaking 14 Peaks Climb: The Journey Begins
00:02:40 - The Dangers and Challenges of Summiting K2 and Other 8,000m Peaks
00:04:30 - Female Mountaineers Breaking Barriers in High-Altitude Climbing
00:06:00 - Obsession, Risk, and the Dark Side of Chasing 14 Peaks
00:12:03 - Tragic Stories: Climbers Who Lost Their Lives Pursuing 14 Peaks
00:19:53 - Controversies and Disputed Summits: The Oun Sun and Kristin Harila Cases
00:25:54 - Commercialization, Environmental Impact, and the Future of High-Altitude Climbing

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