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K2 and the Invisible Footmen documents the unsung efforts of Pakistani porters, who for decades have facilitated the ascent of the Earth's second-highest mountain. Film is dedicated to Amir Mehdi, the high-altitude porter from Pakistan who lost all of his toes to frostbite while supporting the first successful ascent of K2 in 1954. (Cultures of Resistance Network)
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K2 and the Invisible Footmen is a bit of agitprop for Pakistani porters who have it harder than those in the Himalayas, while receiving (allegedly) ten times less pay. The film also includes some stunning footage of climbing K2, around which the story revolves, but 95% of the runtime comprises scenes of the porters on the ground. And Czech TV host Lucie Výborná appears for two funny seconds. At the end of the film, I was a bit disappointed by a message that defends Pakistan and encourages people to visit the country: “Something might happen, but it might happen anywhere else in the world. Don’t let that discourage you from visiting Pakistan.” I do not doubt the amazing hospitality of normal Pakistanis, but you don’t see a group of extremists massacring an entire base camp full of international mountaineers in, say, Switzerland.
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