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VIMFF Fall Series The Kitchanian Ascents

The Kitchanian Ascents

World Premiere
39 mins |
Canada |
2026
GENRE(S): 
  • Adventure , 
  • Canadian , 
  • Climbing , 
  • Mental Health
DIRECTOR:
Vince Lapointe
LANGUAGE(S): English

Synopsis

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.

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Director

Vince Lapointe

Siebe is first of all a professional climber, known in the climbing community for his ability to climb on his maximum limit on the hardest big walls and in the most uncomfortable environments. He will perform his hardest climbing grades on a big wall, in the cold and if some storm is rolling in, he climbs even better. Mentally he’s the strongest in environments where others have a difficulty to stay motivated and keep climbing. The combination of adventure, out of comfort and heady, hard climbing is what he is searching for. Second, Siebe is a sincere storyteller and loves to work closely with filmmakers, directors and editors who follow him on and after his adventures. Sharing honest and vulnerable reality is what drives him in storytelling.

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