K2 is a very special mountain: a savage and a killer. To climb the second highest mountain in the world means to be a real Alpinist putting your life at stakes. But who is also risking their lives season by season, are the porters who are supporting the expeditions. Living in this remote part of Pakistan this work is the only way to add to the subsistence level at which the Balti families live. Their endurance and durability make them worthy of recognition as the true heroes of mountaineering.