{
  "id": 11322579,
  "title": "Apple TV’s acclaimed ‘The Last First: Winter K2’ documentary now streaming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/apple-tvs-acclaimed-the-last-first-winter-k2-documentary-now-streaming",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/01/apple-tvs-acclaimed-the-last-first-winter-k2-documentary-now-streaming/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple TV's critically acclaimed documentary \"The Last First: Winter K2\" is now available for streaming to subscribers. The film, which boasts a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, offers an unflinching look into the world of extreme mountain climbing and its evolving culture.\n\nDirected by Amir Bar-Lev, known for his work on \"The Tillman Story\" and \"Long Strange Trip – The Untold Story of The Grateful Dead,\" \"The Last First: Winter K2\" follows a 2021 expedition to the summit of K2 - Mount Godwin-Austen. The documentary features Icelander John Snorri Sigurjónsson and the Pakistani father-son team of Ali and Sajid Sadpara, attempting to make history as the first to summit K2 during the winter season, a time when the mountain's conditions are at their most perilous.\n\nThe film showcases the climbers navigating the treacherous ascent alongside influencer climbers and their film crews, commercial expedition clients, and a Nepalese team that is no longer willing to assist Westerners in achieving mountaineering glory. Through this perilous journey, \"The Last First: Winter K2\" reveals a complex narrative, exploring themes of strategy, determination, class and caste, money, and power all under extreme and life-threatening circumstances.\n\nThe documentary is now accessible on Apple TV, which costs $14.99 per month or can be included in the Apple One bundle. As part of its streaming service, Apple TV offers a variety of popular TV shows and movies such as Ted Lasso, Severance, The Studio, The Morning Show, Shrinking, and Silo.",
  "summary": "Sporting a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the extreme mountain climbing documentary “ The Last First: Winter K2 ” is now available to Apple TV subscribers. Watch the trailer below. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "\"The Last First: Winter K2\" documentary now streaming on Apple TV",
    "Perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes",
    "Chronicles 2021 winter K2 summit attempt by Icelander and Pakistani team"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}