<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/7aWUgyq5jacTo9BPsVq0q1U49un.jpg" title='An American Ascent' alt='An American Ascent'/> </figure> <h1>An American Ascent</h1> <p>American Ascent documents the first African American expedition to tackle Denali, North America's highest peak and explores the complex relationship many African-Americans have with the outdoors. As the United States transitions to a 'minority majority' nation, a staggering number of people of color do not identify with America's wild places. By embarking on the grueling multi-week climb of the 20,327ft Denali, nine African-American climbers set out to bridge this 'adventure gap' - challenging outdated notions of what adventure looks like by changing the face of America's biggest and baddest mountain on the 100th anniversary of its first summit.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 0</summary> <summary>Release date: 2014-01-01</summary></details> </article>