A Life Ascending

Winner of 11 international festival awards, A Life Ascending chronicles the life of acclaimed mountaineer Ruedi Beglinger. Living with his young family on a remote glacier in British Columbia, Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the top ski mountaineering guides in the world. The film follows his unique life off the grid and his journey in the years following a devastating avalanche that killed seven people. Documenting the sublime beauty and ever-present risk of a life lived on the edge, the film explores the power of nature as both an unforgiving host and profound teacher.