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First Ascent

1982 · 13 min

A short, cheerful and admiring look at two women climbing a hard route, easy to watch and quietly inspiring.

Directed by
Greg Lowe, Robert Carmichael
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lynn Hill, Beth Bennet
Overview
The first all women climbing film. Lynn Hill and Beth Bennet make the first female free ascent of the Naked Edge, Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. A film by Robert Carmichael and Greg Lowe produced by Sports Imagery

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Directed by
Greg Lowe, Robert Carmichael
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lynn Hill, Beth Bennet
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    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • sport
    • friendship
    • ambition
    Places
    • wilderness
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    contemporary
    Audience
    family
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Humour2
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    Romance0
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    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Greg Lowe, Robert Carmichael
    Written by
    Timothy Huntley, John Long
    Starring
    Lynn Hill, Beth Bennet
    Runtime
    13 min
    Languages
    English

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