10 Best Movies Like First Ascent
If you loved First Ascent, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Free Solo
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably ...

The Dawn Wall
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day asc...

Valley Uprising
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the Nat...

Mountain
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's fascination with high places....

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Years spent recording footage of creatures from every corner of the globe is bound to produce a bit of drama. Here's a behind-the-scenes look....

Everest
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to First Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successf...