Synopsis
Vertical Limit (2000) 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. ??Sujit R. Varma

Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Budget: $75,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $215,663,859
Soundtrack: Take It to the Limit (Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner)


Martin Campbell
Scott Glenn, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton
2000-12-08 (United States, Germany)
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