An American Ascent

Overview

An American Ascent documents the first African American expedition to tackle Denali, North America's highest peak and explores the complex relationship many African-Americans have with the outdoors. As the United States transitions to a 'minority majority' nation, a staggering number of people of color do not identify with America's wild places. By embarking on the grueling multi-week climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this 'adventure gap' - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of America's biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Wild Vision,Floating Point

Cast

Shelton Johnson,Stephen Shobe,Erica Wynn,Tyrhee Moore,Scott Briscoe,Billy Long,Rosemary Saal,Ryan Mitchell,Stephen DeBerry,Adina Scottand 10 more

Director

Andy Adkins,George Potter

Writer

Andy Adkins,James Mills

Producer

Menno Van Wyk,George Potter,Andy Adkins,Jason Johnson,Suzanne Johnson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4007320