Stories from the cutting edge of rock climbing. What's it like to travel the world, searching for that beautiful climb, right at your limit? Guest Speakers: Jonathan Siegrist, Nina Caprez
Date/Time: Feb 16 2017, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, The Rio Theatre | Event calendarCost: $19.00
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VIMFF is celebrating 20 years so this the biggest festival ever featuring 31 shows and hosting 32 inspiring speakers! See some of the most jaw-dropping mountain adventures and hear incredible stories from around the world at the 20th Annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.
Guest Speakers:
- Jonathan Siegrist is a professional American rock climber. His passion for climbing history, beauty, travel and pursuing the next challenge is palpable during his presentations.
- Nina Caprez is a professional climber from Switzerland who specializes in hard multi-pitch climbing - she seeks out the most aesthetic, hard, sustained climbs in the world.
Films:
- Principle of Hope: Directed by Johannes Mair, Germany, 2016, 6 minutes
Barbara Zangerl is the first woman to repeat the famous traditional route "The Principle Of Hope“ graded 8b/8b+. For her it’s not about the grade or that she is the first girl climbing it, for her it is about the mental game.
- The Triple 14: Directed by Chris Alstrin, USA, 2017, 11 minutes, WORLD PREMIERE
This film follows American climber Carlo Traversi through the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado as he attempts something never done before, The Triple 14.
- Equal Footing: Directed by Dan Holz, USA, 2016, 8 minutes
Wyoming’s remote and vast wilderness provides the perfect canvas for Alpinists Kim Havell and Julia Heemstra to redefine preconception of the feminine.
- Doing It Scared: Directed by Matthew Newton, Australia, 2016, 12 minutes
18 years after a catastrophic accident which left him with hemiplegia, climber Paul Pritchard returns to the Totem Pole to find out if he has recovered enough to finish the climb.
- The Unknown: Directed by Chris Prescott, UK, 2016, 5 minutes
The Unknown follows Dave MacLeod as he discusses his love of climbing and exploration, from the early days of discovering the Scottish hills so close to his inner city home in an impoverished area of Glasgow to his passion for new routes and hard climbing.
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