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Trailer
An American Ascent
10.0
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1h 9m
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2014
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Released
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climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this 'adventure gap' - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of America's biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.

Cast
Shelton Johnson poster
Shelton Johnson
Narrator
Stephen Shobe poster
Stephen Shobe
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Erica Wynn poster
Erica Wynn
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Tyrhee Moore poster
Tyrhee Moore
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Scott Briscoe poster
Scott Briscoe
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Billy Long poster
Billy Long
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Rosemary Saal poster
Rosemary Saal
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Ryan Mitchell poster
Ryan Mitchell
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Stephen DeBerry poster
Stephen DeBerry
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Adina Scott poster
Adina Scott
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James Kagambi poster
James Kagambi
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Robby Rechord poster
Robby Rechord
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Madhu Chikkaraju poster
Madhu Chikkaraju
Himself
Aaron Divine poster
Aaron Divine
Himself
Jon Krakauer poster
Jon Krakauer
Himself
Conrad Anker poster
Conrad Anker
Himself
Tom Choate poster
Tom Choate
Himself

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