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Beyond the Summit: Learning to Fly
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Beyond the Summit: Learning to Fly

2011-11-11 · 45 min · ★ 5.0

Adventure · Documentary · Family

In some of the most extraordinary natural landscapes in Mexico, a group of mountaineers have set out to explore a world labeled as impossible, but from a space reserved only for birds.

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Directors
Alejandro Pérez Rayón Llorens
Production companies
Márquez Films
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

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Alejandro Pérez Rayón LlorensAlejandro Pérez Rayón LlorensSelf
Mariano CastelaoSelf
Adrián GutiérrezSelf
Leonardo TorresSelf
Yulia MalkovaSelf
Ian Pérez Rayón MalkovaSelf
Luis MárquezSelf
Carlos CarsolioCarlos CarsolioSelf

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