First Ascent
Trailer: First Ascent
Year: 2006
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Sender Films
Director: Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
Cast: Alex Honnold, Didier Berthod, David Lama, Dean Potter, Derek Hersey, Timmy O'Neill
Crew: Nick Rosen (Writer), Nick Rosen (Director), Peter Mortimer (Writer), Peter Mortimer (Director)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Release: Oct 14, 2006
IMDb: 6.10/10 by 8 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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