reclusive eccentric who lives and breathes the mountain, veteran climber Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn) reluctantly joins the rescue team in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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(From left to right) Skip Taylor (Robert Taylor (II)) and Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell) transport vials of the volatile explosive nitroglycerine to aid in their rescue of Peter's sister and her climbing team in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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(From top to bottom) Dangling in a treacherous ice cave in the 'dead zone' above 26,000 feet, Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell) struggles to pull sister Annie (Robin Tunney) to safety while Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn) attempts to reach Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton) in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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Bill Paxton portrays wealthy entrepreneur Elliot Vaughn, whose ill-fated climb up K2 sets a rescue mission in motion in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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Izabella Scorupco plays Monique, a beautiful French-Canadian climber who is also a medic in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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Robin Tunney plays Annie Garrett, an expert climber who becomes estranged from her brother after a tragic climbing accident that killed their father in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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As Major Rasul's helicopter rocks violently because of the high altitude, Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell) struggles to disembark onto an icy ledge to join the rescue team in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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In the Columbia Pictures presentation Vertical Limit (2000), Nicholas Lea plays respected and reliable expedition leader Tom McLaren, who despite dangerous weather conditions tries for the K2 summit at the insistence of his client, Elliot Vaughn
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Martin Campbell, the celebrated director of The Mask of Zorro and GoldenEye, directs Columbia Pictures' Vertical Limit (2000), a high-adrenaline tale that takes place on the world's second highest peak
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Monique (Izabella Scorupco) and Peter Garrett (Golden Globe nominee Chris O'Donnell) struggle against the unforgiving terrain of K2, the world's second tallest mountain, to save Peter's sister and her summit team in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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Monique (Izabella Scorupco) struggles to hang on in an unyielding environment where one missed step could cost you your life in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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Now fighting for their own lives in the treacherous 'dead zone' above 26,000 feet, Peter (Chris O'Donnell) and Monique (Izabella Scorupco) struggle to pull their trapped comrades to safety in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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On the dangerous precipices of K2, Monique's (Izabella Scorupco) struggle to help save the lives of her comrades quickly becomes a struggle to save her own life in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell) fights the awesome forces of K2 in a race against time to save his sister in the Columbia Pictures action-adventure, Vertical Limit
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Scott Glenn portrays Montgomery Wick, an eccentric yet revered mountain climber, in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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The Columbia Pictures presentation Vertical Limit (2000) is a high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett (Golden Globe nominee Chris O'Donnell), who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second highest peak, to save his sister
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The talented cast of the Columbia Pictures presentation Vertical Limit (2000) includes (from left to right) Bill Paxton ('Elliot Vaughn'), Scott Glenn ('Montgomery Wick'), Izabella Scorupco ('Monique'), Chris O'Donnell ('Peter Garrett') and Robin Tunney ('Annie Garrett')
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Trapped in a crevasse at 26,000 feet, where every breath is a frozen gasp for air and it takes a lifetime of effort simply to survive, Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) tends to wounded climber and guide Tom McLaren (Nicholas Lea) in the Columbia Pictures presentation, Vertical Limit
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