SYNOPSIS:

Summiting Mount Everest is a grueling and dangerous endeavor, known to torture the mind, body, and soul of those who even dare. When a 68-year-old great grandfather attempts this feat, what ensued was the worst disaster in mountaineering history.

STARRING:

Jim Geiger

GENRE(S):

Nature, Sports, Exploration, * New Releases

RUNTIME: (67 Min)

DIRECTED BY:

Steven Oritt

PRODUCED BY:

Erit Yellen, John Nguyen, Corey Bobker

YEAR: 2020

FORMAT:

HD

LANGUAGES:

English

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Key Marketing Points

• Stunning and shocking footage of dangerous Mount Everest climbs
• Inspirational “can do” film that compels individuals to “climb their own Everest,” whatever that may be
• Full support of the film’s subject, famed inspirational and motivational speaker Jim Geiger

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Festivals

https://www.the-numbers.com/news/247500830-VOD-Releases-Take-it-to-the-Max

https://www.moviedebuts.com/16599/vision-films-to-release-filmmaker-steven-oritts-documentary-accidental-climber-charting-the-journey-of-68-year-old-climber-jim-geiger-summiting-everest-august-11.html

https://hollywoodbeachbum.com/2020/08/07/accidental-climber/

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Long Synopsis

Summiting Mount Everest is a grueling and dangerous endeavor for even the most experienced climber. The world’s highest mountain is known to torture the mind, body, and soul of those who dare to do what few have ever achieved. But when Jim Geiger, a 68-year-old great grandfather, attempts to become the oldest American to summit the peak, what ensued was the worst disaster in mountaineering history.

Accidental Climber