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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers some 10,000 feet high in the Rocky Mountains to Camp Hale, Colorado, home of the Army's Mountain and Cold Weather Training Command. Here, trainees learn the century-old techniques of Mountaineers combined with new Army tricks so that they can battle the elements and the enemy should this terrain become the site of a future battleground. Rope hanging, rock climbing, skiing,...
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Located on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. For many climbers, it is an even greater prize than Everest, with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its summit. In K2 AND THE INVISIBLE FOOTMEN, filmmaker Iara Lee and team chronicle the lives of both Pakistani porters and Nepalese sherpas. The film also follows the first official all-Pakistani climbing team, made up of former porters,...