First Ascent of Polar Bear Fang Tower, Greenland
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Mike Libecki has been seeking out the most remote first ascents on the planet for almost two decades. When he goes back to Greenland for another attempt to find and climb a 4,000-foot tower he’s been denied on for over a decade, his brother joins him for the final attempt. The crux though, is that his brother is not a climber. But, they share the blood, bond and belief of brotherhood––and something much deeper––the desire to answer the question their grandmother instilled in them: Why ration passion?