First Ascent - Complete Series - 2-DVD Set ( 1st Ascent )

First Ascent - Complete Series - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: 1st Ascent
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
150 min + Extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Peter Mortimer
Nick Rosen

Written By:
Peter Mortimer
Nick Rosen

Actors:
Nick Rosen ..... Narrator (2 episodes, 2010)

Synopsis:

The first ever ropeless climb of Yosemites sheer 2,000 foot wall of Half Dome. The longest BASE jump achieved, from the infamous Eiger Nordwand. A tragic expedition to the lost peaks of Western China. These are just a few of the amazing feats and personal journeys featured in the First Ascent Series.First Ascent is Sender Films' groundbreaking 6-part series that takes you to the cutting edge of adventure. Produced over two years on five continents, First Ascent follows the greatest climbers to majestic locations around the globe on their quests to redefine what is possible in the mountains.'Fly or Die,' the episode featuring free climbing BASE jumper Dean Potter, received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Camera Work.
Season 1
Alone on the Wall
S1, Ep1 2010
Patagonia Promise
S1, Ep2 2010
Impossible Climb
S1, Ep3 2010
Point of No Return
S1, Ep4 2010
Brother's Wild
S1, Ep5 2010
Fly or Die
S1, Ep6 Jan. 1, 2012

Season 1
Alone on the Wall
S1, Ep1 2010
Twenty-three year old Alex Honnold is taking the high-stakes sport of free solo climbing to new heights. Climbing truly massive walls without a rope, and zero chance of survival if he falls, Alex is calm and fearless (except when it comes to girls). But attempting the 2,000-foot wall of Half Dome, the greatest free solo ever attempted, would finally teach Alex the meaning of fear.

Patagonia Promise
S1, Ep2 2010
Climber Stanley Leary and his two friends venture across South America to the wild peaks of Patagonia on a journey of the heart. Their mission: to attempt a first ascent, and spread the ashes of Stanley's lover Roberta from the summit, thus granting her dying wish.

Impossible Climb
S1, Ep3 2010
For a decade, Chris Sharma has ruled the climbing world, establishing the most difficult first ascents in existence. Now Sharma has found the longest, hardest, most beautiful climb of his life. Training for months on end, braving hundred-foot falls and throwing every ounce of his superhuman energy and ability at this seemingly impossible route, he aims to once again.

Point of No Return
S1, Ep4 2010
Elite alpine climbers Jonny Copp and Micah Dash travel to a little-explored and treacherous mountain range near the border of Tibet to make a first ascent of a high-altitude face. When tragedy strikes, the dark and dangerous side of climbing is revealed.

Brother's Wild
S1, Ep5 2010
Two brothers - Timmy O'Neill, a pro climber, and Sean O'Neill, who is paralyzed from the waist down - push the limits of adaptive climbing, conquering the 3,000-foot face of El Capitan. Then it's on to the Ruth Gorge of Alaska, where they cross a treacherous glacier to climb a remote rock wall. In a storm-stricken land that would challenge even able-bodied climbers, Timmy and Sean face their greatest challenge yet.

Fly or Die
S1, Ep6 Jan. 1, 2012
Aerial samurai Dean Potter combines his two passions of free solo climbing and BASE jumping to create the most outrageous and visionary style of climbing ever conceived: The BASE Free Solo. Climbing with no rope, and only a parachute to catch him if he falls, Potter turns the adrenaline levels up to maximum and pushes climbing into new and dangerous territory, while chasing ever closer on the heels of his childhood dream of human flight.

First Ascent is unlike any mountain climbing film you've ever seen. Join Swiss climber Didier Berthod as he attempts the impossible - to become the first man ever to climb the insanely treacherous "Cobra Crack"! Will he succeed or will he die trying? Your guess is as good as ours! Filmed on location in Thailand, the Himalayas, British Columbia, Yosemite Valley and even the mean streets of Hollywood, "First Ascent" is the benchmark for quality and excitement in extreme sports filmmaking.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 May, 2013.