A Life Ascending (2010)

A Life Ascending chronicles the life of acclaimed ski mountaineer and mountain guide Ruedi Beglinger Living with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the top mountaineering guides in the world The film follows his familys unique life in the mountains and their journey in the years following a massive avalanche that killed seven people Documenting the sublime beauty and everpresent risk of a life lived on the edge the film ultimately explores the power of nature as both an unforgiving host and profound teacher