English climber Leo Houlding has an ambitious project: he plans to be the first person to complete a free ascent of the north tower of Mount Asgard on Baffin Island at the heart of the Arctic Circle. His team includes one of the greatest big-wall climbers, American Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary. Once at the top, the two climbers plan to wingsuit back down. Some way into their adventure, however, things go awry: after their spectacular skydive into the island, the weather takes a turn for the worst. From then on, even returning to the base of the tower is a dangerous task.
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Alastair Charles Lee
He is a photographer, naturalist and climber who has spent the last ten years travelling and climbing all over the world. His passion for foreign cultures and wild places is best expressed through his photography and films. Known as one of the best climber-photographers in the United Kingdom, he has written and published numerous climbing and photography books. In 2011 The Asgard Project won the Gold Genzian of the Italian Alpine Club at the Trento Film Festival. In 2013 he took part with the film Autana.
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