An American Ascent

An American Ascent documents the first African American expedition to tackle Denali, North Americas 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 Americas 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climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this adventure gap - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of Americas biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.