Today, Apple Original Films announced the October 2, 2026 release date for the documentary film “The Last First: Winter K2.”
In “The Last First: Winter K2,” Amir Bar-Lev tells a complex, harrowing, and moving story that unpacks the industry of extreme mountain climbing and its changing culture. Focusing on a 2021 expedition, mountaineers John Snorri Sigurjónsson, an Icelander, and Pakistani father-son team Ali and Sajid Sadpara set out to be the first to summit K2 in the winter, when the mountain’s conditions are the cruelest. The men soon find themselves sharing the treacherous ascent with influencer climbers and their film crews, commercial expedition clients, and Nims, a Nepalese celebrity mountaineer, and his team of Sherpas. “The Last First: Winter K2” takes us to the icy heights and unpredictable weather of K2 and reveals a surprising and layered story — one of strategy and determination, class and caste, money and power — all under life and death circumstances.
“The Last First: Winter K2” is directed by Amir Bar-Lev. The film is produced by Howard T. Owens and Ben Silverman through Propagate Content; Sean Richard produces for Object Studios; and, Sarah Tomson and John Battsek serve as producers for Ventureland. The film is executive produced by James Packer, Will Kane, Drew Buckley, Taylor Levin, Isabel San Vargas, Amir Bar-Lev, Kerstin Emhoff and Ali Brown.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev
Producers: Sean Richard, Sarah Tomson, John Battsek, Howard T. Owens, Ben Silverman
Executive Producers: James Packer, Will Kane, Drew Buckley, Taylor Levin, Isabel San
Vargas, Amir Bar-Lev, Kerstin Emhoff, Ali Brown
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