On July 8, 1986, Jerzy Kukuczka and Tadeusz Piotrowski of Poland reached the summit of K2. They established a new route on the southern face of the mountain.

The route is called the Polish Line, a very difcult and dangerous route which was threatened by seracs and had been called suicidal by Reinhold Messner.

The route is so avalancheprone, that no one else has ever considered a new attempt. However, their success came at the cost of a great tragedy. During the descent on the Abruzzi route, Piotrowski fell to his death.

This is the story of their tragic ascent.

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