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Peak Danger is Season 2 of Extreme, the BBC podcast about those who chase the impossible... who strive for superhuman status and refuse to accept that life has any limits. Every season tells an unforgettable, action-packed story about people who've pushed their minds and bodies to the very edge - but at what cost?

A mountain of trouble...

In August 2008, around 30 climbers took on K2. Over 2 disastrous days, 11 of those people would lose their lives. This is the story of what really happened.

Sitting on the border between China and Pakistan, K2 is a perfect pyramid that pierces through the clouds. It looks like a kid's drawing of a mountain...but this terrifying peak is anything but child's play.

Newlyweds Cecilie Skog and her husband Rolf Bae loved climbing mountains almost as much as they loved one another. In the summer of 2008, they embarked on a honeymoon like no other, when they decided to climb K2. What happened next would change their lives and the lives of everyone around them...forever.

A devastating avalanche scatters high altitude climbers across K2's steep slopes. Life and death rescue missions quickly get underway. Who can be saved... before time runs out?

Historian and podcaster Natalia Mehlman Petrzela returns with a sky-high story of human vs nature, and of survival against all the odds.

What does it really take to push yourself to the brink of human possibility? How does it feel to stand with the whole world at your feet? And is it ever worth risking death... in order to feel alive?

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Podcast Details

Created by
BBC
Podcast Status
Idle
Started
Jul 22nd, 2024
Latest Episode
Mar 10th, 2025
Release Period
Weekly
Episodes
18
Avg. Episode Length
27 minutes
Explicit
No
Language
English
Network
BBC
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Podcast Details

Created by
BBC
Podcast Status
Idle
Started
Jul 22nd, 2024
Latest Episode
Mar 10th, 2025
Release Period
Weekly
Episodes
18
Avg. Episode Length
27 minutes
Explicit
No
Language
English
Network
BBC
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