First Ascent / Last Ascent

First Ascent / Last Ascent

First Ascent / Last Ascent

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First Ascent / Last Ascent

2020

0h 25m

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Best friends Hazel Findlay and Maddy Cope journey to the rocky outer reaches of Mongolia, on a quixotic search for new trad routes.

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Sender Films

Light Shed Pictures

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Hazel Findlay

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Hazel Findlay

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Maddy Cope

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