Lured by a black and white photograph taken in the 1930s by aerial photographer Bradford Washburn and inspired to action by the death of a friend and colleague, mountain climbers Renan Ozturk (MERU), Freddie Wilkinson and Zack Smith pursue the ultimate adventure and get to the core of why humans must explore the world around us.

THE SANCTITY OF SPACE is a gripping and visually spectacular mountaineering film without doubt, but it also delves into the professionalism, navigational acumen and historical role of aerial photography in mountaineering. Above and beyond that, it’s a celebration of nature—its call, its magnificence and its sometimes dangerous unpredictability.