Transcendence
Documentary | 2023 | 30 minutes
After walking away from professional cycling to pursue climbing, Adrien Costa suffered a devastating accident that began his journey as an adaptive athlete. This film follows his path from recovery to the cutting edge of adaptive climbing, working his way up to an epic first ascent in Washington’s North Cascades with PNW legend Mark Allen.
AWARDS: Best Climbing Film (Ladek Mountain Film Festival), Best Cinematography (Oregon Documentary Film Festival), Best Mountaineering Film (Festival Gorniskega Filma), Special Jury Mention (Ulju Mountain Film Festival)
Director: Michelle Smith
Producer: Jim Aikman
Director of Photography: Jim Aikman
Cinematography: Chris Alstrin
Executive Producer: Michael Casarrubia
Featuring: Adrien Costa, Mark Allen
Distributed by Outside Watch & Waterbear












