Plot Synopsis

Directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, HERE TO CLIMB is a 79-minute documentary that follows professional climber Sasha DiGiulian's rise from child prodigy to champion sport climber as she takes her talents to the biggest walls on the planet with a series of bold, first-female ascents. Confronting both physical and mental obstacles head on, Sasha charts her own course in a sport where a path didn't exist, enabling her passion to become a viable profession. As Sasha takes on summit after summit, inspired and mentored by female climbing icon Lynn Hill, she faces a variety of hurdles, including attacks on her public image and motivations in climbing, sometimes at the expense of safety, cyberbullying over her bodyweight, and a possible career ending injury that led to five serious surgeries in one year. Driven by breathtaking photography, this film is a portrait of a record-breaking female athlete who relentlessly pushes her boundaries and redefines success on her terms. HERE TO CLIMB also features professional climbers Cedar Wright, Alex Honnold, and Lynn Hill; climbers Angela VanWiemeersch and Vian Charbonneau; cinematographer Pablo Durana; Sasha's mother Andrea DiGiulian; and Sasha's Husband Erik Osterholm.