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Laden with heavy bags and heavier hearts, two longtime friends and climbing partners in search of a healing adventure are dropped deep in the remote Alaskan wilderness, battling ice, choss, and heartbreak. Somewhere between the suffering and the summit, they rediscover the healing power of laughter.

As a Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, Vince’s job was to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft to help distressed mariners on the worst day of their life.
Today, Vince implements the high-pressure skills learned in the military on time-sensitive film sets. As a dedicated outdoorsman and rock climber, his passion is for capturing emotion, drama and humor in adventure films.