Savage Mountain

Kristin Harila set out in 2023 to become the fastest person to summit the world's 14 highest peaks. With climbing partner Tenjen Lama Sherpa, she achieved the feat in just 92 days, halving Nims Purja's record. Yet what should have been her greatest triumph became a reckoning: during the final ascent, Harila was accused of stepping over a dying porter, triggering a global backlash and fierce debate about ambition, ethics, and who controls the narrative. Drawing on never-before-seen footage from K2, Savage Mountain unpacks the story behind the controversy.