Sanctity of Space, The

[Played July 22 as part of AARP's Movies for Grownups and available on Amazon Prime Video and various VOD platforms.] Breathtaking scenery and cinematography dominate Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson's captivating, visually stunning, inspirational, thrilling, 101-minute, 2021 documentary, which was researched and filmed over 15 years, that showcases legendary mountaineer, photographer, explorer, scientist, and cartographer Bradford Washburn and follows Washburn-inspired mountaineers Renan Ozturk, Freddie Wilkinson, and Zack Smith as they climb Mount Denali and the perilous, challenging climb of the Tooth Traverse in Alaska in 2009 and consists of archival photographs and insightful commentary by astronaut John Grunsfeld, Brad Washburn's biographer David Roberts, photographer Kurt Markus, Bradford Washburn: A Life of Exploration author Michael Sfraga, Freddie's wife Janet Wilkinson, mountain climber Jack Tackle, bush pilot Paul Roderick, Alaska Denali Guiding cofounder Brian Okonek, and Denali expedition guide and mountaineer Josh Hoeschen.
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