11 Best Travel Documentaries Streaming on Netflix

11. K2: Siren of the Himalayas

Site Rank: 3, IMDb rank 3 Total Rank: 6

Directed by Dave Ohlson
Year: 2012

In 1909 Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi tried and failed to reach the summit of K2. In frustration, he claimed that the mountain will never be climbed. It took 45 years for someone to prove him wrong and as chance would have it, it was a group of Italian climbers. The route Duke took is commonly known as the Abruzzi Spur. In 2009 a group of climbers used the same route to honor 100 years of the Duke’s expedition. Among them was Dave Ohlson, who used the material he filmed, as well as the footage of the earlier expeditions and created K2: Siren of the Himalayas. Apart from some stunning view of the Himalayas, the movie also presents a short history and geography of the region.