Peak Danger: 3. The Death Zone

Once you get beyond 26,000 feet, your body can no longer acclimatise to the extreme high altitude. This is called the Death Zone.

Cecilie Skog and her fellow climbers are in the Death Zone, their eyes trained on the top of K2. They’re approaching one of the most dangerous parts of the mountain - but things aren’t going according to plan.

As the climbers scramble to keep their summit dreams alive, things take a devastating turn.

Featuring climbers Cecilie Skog, Lars Nessa, Eric Meyer, Fredrik Strang, Predrag Zagorac and Chhiring Dorje Sherpa.

Special thanks to Fredrik Sträng for providing archival footage.

Host and Executive Producer: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

Producers: Leigh Meyer & Amalie Sortland

Editor: Josephine Wheeler

Production Manager: Joe Savage

Sound Design and Mix by Nicholas Alexander, with additional engineering from Daniel Kempson.

Original Music by Adam Foran, Theme music by Adam Foran and Silverhawk

Executive Producers: Max O’Brien & Craig Strachan

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

A Novel production for the BBC