Name: Film Workshop
Venue: Upstairs, Lake Wanaka Centre
When: Sunday Morning
Cost: $10

10:00am Storytelling: the art of making your pictures worth watching by Lloyd Davis
Many of us go to stunning locations and extraordinary lengths to get great shots but it all counts for little if they are not assembled in ways that tell great stories. A terrific storyline can make compelling viewing even when partnered with poor visuals; however, beautifully framed shots of mountains, first ascents, our mates or whatever will never of themselves make for a compelling film. One hour.


Name: NZ Alpine Club Session
Venue: Main Auditorium
When: Sunday Morning
Cost: $10

Brought to you by:
NZAC

11:00am Dog Gone Addiction – Women of the Yukon Quest (Canada) Michelle Phillips, a Yukon Quest rookie, is a mother who is dedicated to pursuing her dreams and passions by taking care of and pushing to their potential, her 14 teammates, her Alaskan huskies. Kelly Griffin, a Yukon Quest veteran aiming for the top 10, struggles to keep her dream alive when her fit team of experienced huskies catch a virus at the starting line of the Yukon Quest.

12:00pm BREAK

12:15pm At The Earth Confines ( Spain ) During this Antarctica adventure with the difference, the small team travels 4500 kilometres over 63 days to reach the South Pole on skis using kites for assistance. An exciting adventure filmed by the adventurers themselves.

1:30pm BREAK

1:45pm Rubicon ( Russia ) In May 2002, a team of Russian climbers established a new unique route on the vertical wall of the Great Sail Peak ( Baffin Island , Canada ).

X Alps (EU) X Alps is an epic 850km long adventure race from Austria through Italy, Switzerland and finishing in France where athletes travel a spectacular course Along the Dachstein Mountain Range of Austria and finish in Monte Carlo – Monaco ….the only tools they have at their disposal are a Paraglider and a pair of hiking boots.

3:00pm CLOSE


Name: Petzl Arvo Session
Venue: Main Auditorium
When: Sunday Afternoon
Cost: $15

Brought to you by:
Petzl

4:00pm E 11 ( UK ) ***Special Jury Award, the Biggest Fall*** .
The ‘E11’ offbeat dramdoc tells the story of Dave MacLeod’s ascent of ‘Rhapsody’, the world’s first climb graded at E11 (French 8c+ or US 5.14d). There are no bolts in the route and it has a 22 meter fall potential. And not only potential. Awarded best film on rock climbing at Vancouver Film Festival 2007, Jury’s Special prize at Kendall .

4:45pm BREAK

5:00pm The Red Tower ( Austria ) In breathtaking pictures this film documents Herbert Ranggetiner repeating his own first ascent of the ‘Heimspiel’ route on the Red Tower in Austria . The wall is 2600m above sea level, and 90m high with an 15m overhang. He tried the route for 4 months, in all weather, not knowing if it would be possible climbing a new grade higher than most others had ever completed. An edge of your seat film….

Cayesh: The Calling ( USA ) Join Steve House (USA) and Marko Prezelj ( Slovenia ) as they open a new route on the west face of the beautiful Mount Cayesh in the Peruvian Andes. This documentary was shot by the climbers and from the hip during their 16 hour climb. The film gives the viewer a true taste of modern alpinism as practiced by two of the best alpinists in the world today.

5:45pm BREAK

6:00pm Live Talk by Paul Knott .
Paul will be a talk about exploration and climbing in the remote and formerly forbidden mountain range of the Western Kokshaal , on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and following this he will talk about his 2006 ascent of South Walsh, a peak in the Canadian Yukon that had been billed as the highest unclimbed summit in North America . It lies in the St Elias range, a huge and notoriously stormy arctic wilderness containing huge ice fields and massive summits.

** Co-sponsored by Kahurangi Guided Walks and Bivouac Outdoor Stores**

7:00pm CLOSE


Name: La Sportiva Session
Venue: Main Auditorium
When: Sunday Evening
Cost: $20

Brought to you by:
La Sportiva

8:00pm Live Talk by Mark Inglis .
On May 15, 2006 , Mark became the first ever double amputee to stand on the top of Everest, a feat that illustrates what a unique individual he is. Mark Inglis will talk about his Everest Rescue Trust project, and why we should all be passionate about it and also on his recent climb of Mount Everest, the controversy and what his is doing to fix not just that, but alpine rescue world wide.

** Co-sponsored by Base and Cardrona**

9:00pm BREAK

9:15pm First Ascent (USA) Three short chapters; ‘Tombstone’ documents Dean Potter and Steph Davis climbing scary first ascent in the desert near Moab, USA. In ‘ Thailand ’ David Lama and friends explore deep water soloing potential of Thailand , throwing long thrilling dynos more than 20m above the sea level. ‘ Himalaya ’ follows a hard alpine style route in the Indian Himalayas. Warning: Contains some coarse language.

Tombstone and Thailand won awards at BANFF and Vancouver film festivals.

The Dist Urban Behaviour ( Canada ) ***Winner of Best Short Film***
The dist urban behaviour explores the potential to do much more than walking and driving in our cities. Decades of urban technology have made cities, immense concrete playground. In the short film, Montreal climbers create there our own city experience. Sky scrappers and buildings become infinite climbing possibilities.

Andes Bicycle Expedition ( Canada ) Unassisted two travellers cross the Bolivian Altiplano by bicycle. Their expedition takes them across one of the world's most remote and forbidding areas which is also home to the Aymara people, whose fascinating culture is rooted in ancient tradition.

11:00pm FESTIVAL CLOSE

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