Film: AN AMERICAN ASCENT

About An American Ascent

An American Ascent is a documentary film about the first African-American expedition to climb North America’s highest peak, Denali. By taking on the grueling, 20,310 foot peak of the continent’s biggest mountain, nine African-American climbers set out to build a legacy of inclusion in the outdoor/adventure community. The film addresses often overlooked issues of race and the outdoors as it follows the team up the mountain, chronicling  the many challenges of climbing one of the world’s most iconic peaks.