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Adele Pennington Lecture

90 mins

Adele Pennington (42) is one of the UK's most experienced high altitude expedition leaders. Her 22-year mountaineering career reached a high in 2007-08, where, in less than 12 months, she led expeditions to three of the world's 8000m peaks, reaching the summit of Cho Oyu (8201m), Manaslu (8163m) and Everest (8848m). On 4 October 2008, her team became the first British-led and organised expedition to climb Manaslu - the world's eighth highest mountain - via the North East Face. A Mountaineering Instructor with a fanatical passion for Scottish Winter Mountaineering, she is as at home in a white out on Ben Nevis, as she is out in front on the Himalayan Giants. The Sherpas call her "Diddy" or "little sister" out of respect for her immense strength at altitude. Adele will be speaking about her expedition to Manaslu, before returning to Everest for a second time. The Manaslu team had to endure heavy snowfall, which buried their camp 2 under 10 feet of snow. On their summit push, they made the difficult decision to turn round and wait, as others continued through risky avalanche conditions. ShAFF Lectures are supported by Jagged Globe

Part of Adele Pennington Lecture
5:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Five

Alastair Lee Lecture - Cancelled

38 mins

Alastair Lee will give an illustrated lecture on the making of his latest award-winning film On Sight. This talk will feature a sceening of the film (52mins). ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Alastair Lee Lecture - Cancelled
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Five

Ama Dablam - Beyond the Void

Mountaineering - 59 mins

Director: Ingvar Thorisson

Simon Yates leads a couple of very likeable Icelandic mountaineers on Ama Dablam. Incredible mountain scenery, Simon's infamous dry wit, and plenty of insight into the world of high altitude guiding make for a very enjoyable film. Features some adult language.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 1
7:00pm - Fri 20th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Andy Parkin - A life In Adaptation

Mountaineering / Profile - 30 mins

Director: David Fair / Dom Green / Pip Piper

Andy Parkin is regarded as one of the world’s finest alpine climbers. In 1984 he suffered a near-fatal climbing accident in the Alps. His slow rehabilitation involved painting and sculpting models of the mountains that had so very nearly claimed his life. This film is a celebration of his return to climbing and his artistic work.

Awards
Judges Special Prize, Kendal 2008

Part of Mountain
3:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 1
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Balance (5 min edit)

Skiing / Snowboarding - 5 mins

Director: Paul Cotton

A magic little montage of stunning photography and great music explores the many facets of contemporary skiing. Makes you want to get out there and join them!

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Beyond The Summits

Mountaineering / Climbing / Profile - 73 mins

Director: Remy Tezier

Catherine Destivelle is arguably the best and most famous all round female climber of all time. Now a mother and still climbing hard, she shares her love of the mountains by showing three classic routes. Truly incredible aerial footage of the Alps.

Awards
People's Choice Winner, Kendal 2008; Best Alpinism Film, Trento 2008

Part of Mountain
3:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

PREMIERE: Blue Peter Alaskan Adventure

Ice Climbing / Adventure - 10 mins

Director: Mary Albion

Blue Peter presenters head into the heart of an Alaskan glacier via a moulin, an under-ice cave, waterfall and channel. Shiveringly good photography of a dangerous environment.

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Call It What You Want

Climbing / Profile / Bouldering - 42 mins

Director: Dave Gill

Follows Lakes-based climbing phenomenon George Ulrich with a good dose of raw action and youthful energy whilst addressing the delicate issues of ethical practice within the sport. Features some adult language.

Part of Climb 2
5:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Captain Dyno

Climbing - 2 mins

Director: Alastair Lee & Dave Halstead

From Storms The Movie: Captain Dyno rescues a baby. A very short and funny slapstick sketch.

Awards
Storms The Movie won Mountain Culture Award Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2005; People's Choice Award Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2005

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Caravan Of Dreams

Mountaineering / Profile - 45 mins

Director: Marek Klosowicz

A warts 'n all profile of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the greatest woman mountaineer of all time.

Awards
"Alpine Climbing" award at Utah High Adventure Mountain Film Festival, USA (2008) and audience award at Cracow Mountain Film Festival (2007)

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 1
7:00pm - Fri 20th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

PREMIERE: Cascade De Lumiere

Adventure / Freestyle Walking - 25 mins

Director: Marten Berkman

A philosophical kayaking and rafting trip into the wilderness.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 7
7:00pm - Thu 26th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

PREMIERE: Chadar - Ice Trail

Culture / Adventure - 52 mins

During an eight-month-long winter, the snowy mountain passes of Zanskar are inaccessible by foot or motor vehicle, and the Zanskari are almost completely cut off from the rest of the world. The partially frozen river Chadar becomes their only physical link with the outside world. This film follows the progress of a group of men as they haul timber and chaperone school children along the challenging trail.

Awards
"ANCRE d'ARGENT" – Festival International du Film Maritime, d’Exploration et d’Environnement de Toulon -  France

Part of Culture & Environment 1
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Chris Sharma Lecture

90 mins

Chris Sharma is a phenomenon. Without a doubt one of the world's very best climbers. A child prodigy, Chris's talents first came to light in 1995 when he won the US national bouldering championships aged just 14! Last year Chris climbed Es Puntas in Mallorca, a beautifully aesthetic and staggeringly difficult line up the underside of a natural arch above the sea. The culmination of years of effort this route, climbed solo, represents the pinnacle of Chris's climbing career to date, a pure line climbed with the minimum of fuss, pushing his boundaries beyond what he thought possible. Chris's lecture tracks his career from prodigy to superstar. His incredibly friendly persona never fails to rub off onto the audience as they sit entranced by the collection of stunning photographs, taken by professional photographers Chris has worked with, illustrating the routes and boulder problems he has climbed. Chris is always happy to take questions at the end of his show, and to sign any number of DVD's, posters, and even items of clothing! Introduction by Jerry Moffatt. ShAFF Lectures supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Chris Sharma Lecture & Awards Announced
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Four

Committed 2: Grit Kids

Climbing / Profile - 20 mins

Director: Dave Brown & Paul Diffley

The teenage brother and sister team, Pete and Katy Whittaker burst onto the climbing scene with a series of spectacular ascents on grit. In a frenzy of climbing they each stack up numerous major ascents; then one evening after school, with the whole family assembled to watch, Pete makes the terrifying first ascent of 'Dynamics Of Change' a truly iconic line at Burbage South.

Awards
Best Climbing Film - Banff 2008; People's Choice - Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival

Part of Climb 1
12:45pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two
3:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 2
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

PREMIERE: Crux

Mountain Biking / Extreme Sports - 12 mins

Director: Alexander Lavigne & Ryan Leech

A film to gawp at in sheer amazement. Ryan Leech, Dylan Korba and Thomas Ohler combine unadulterated difficulty with an elegant and creative style to create ground-breaking standards in trials biking.

Awards
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Best Film on Mountain Biking; Banff International Mountain Film Festival: Peoples Choice Award, Radical Reels

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Daily Strips

BASE Jumping / Skiing / Ice Climbing / Climbing / Mountain Biking / Extreme Sports / Snowboarding / Speed Skiing / Paragliding / Air Sports - 6 mins

Director: Dominique Janiszewski & Claude Adam

Created at the Nissan Outdoor Games in Chamonix, this 5-minute film features five extreme sports and was made in five days. A great concept and very well put together.

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Dave Birkett Lecture

90 mins

My life & other animals. How I started climbing & why I Still Do It… A brilliant climber and certainly one of the finest the lakes has ever produced (if not the finest) Dave Birkett has amassed one of the finest trad climbing ticklists imaginable. In a way that’s lucky because as a member of the Birkett dynasty Dave may have been born with climbing in his blood but he also had a lot to live up to. ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Dave Birkett Lecture
3:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Five

Dog Gone Addiction

Culture / Adventure - 67 mins

Director: Becky Bristow

This compelling film follows three women as they take part in the incredibly gruelling Yukon Quest sled dog race. It gives a real insider view as to why they continue to race despite seemingly insurmountable odds, ailing dogs, an unmarked course, truly debilitating cold and mental exhaustion.

Awards
Best Adventure Film - The Explorer's Club Film Festival, NYC; Best Adventure Sports Film - Taos Mountain Film Festival; Special Jury Award - Mountain Culture - Whistler Film Festival; Audience Favourite - Best Impact of Music in a Documentary - Park City Film and Music Festival; Runner Up, People's Choice Award - Wanaka Mountain Film Festival, New Zealand

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 7
7:00pm - Thu 26th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

PREMIERE: Dosage V: Meltdown

Climbing - 13 mins

Director: Josh Lowell

Beth Rodden makes a very, very impressive first ascent of 'Meltdown' one of the world's hardest traditional climbs in Yosemite.

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Dringo I'r Eitha

Climbing / Profile - 50 mins

Director: Alun Hughes

A portrait of a very talented young Welsh climber, Ioan Doyle, age 16, as he races through the grades to reach E5 in his first summer of rock climbing. His obsession gives his mother Catrin nightmares, but despite her inability to ‘let him go’, he climbs his first 8a sports climb in Kalymnos Greece, and then continues on to the big walls of Yosemite.

Awards
Best Climbing Film at Graz and Special Mention at Kendal 2008

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 3
7:00pm - Sun 22nd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Echo Wall

Climbing - 40 mins

Director: Claire MacLeod & Dave MacLeod

Dave MacLeod refused to grade his latest, and most noteworthy, addition to British rock climbing. Echo Wall sits high on the flanks of Ben Nevis, is only climbable on a limited number of days each year due to prevailing weather, and is staggeringly dangerous. On top of all that he got his wife, Claire, to film the epic from start to finish. A very gritty film once again showing Dave putting everything on the line.

Awards
Best Film & Best Climbing Film - Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival 2008

Part of Climb 1
12:45pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two
3:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Extreme Tramping

Adventure / Extreme Sports - 7 mins

Director: Todd Frosbloom

This mockumentary takes you into the dangerous world of underground adrenaline sports. Follow an elite team of Xtrampers as they search for the perfect backyard trampoline. The tricks, the tramps, the trespassing and the adrenaline all come to life in this hilarious comedy.

Awards
Peoples Choice (Seven Minute Film Festival, Canmore, Alberta, Canada) and Best Film on Mountain Culture (Vancouver Intl Mountain Film Festival)

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Gaz Parry Lecture - Cancelled

90 mins

Gaz Parry will give an illustrated lecture on his recent expedition to Madagascar. The lecture will feature the Britih premiere of an absorbing 38 minute film on the trip, by some French climbers who visited the island at the same time as Gaz. ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Gaz Parry Lecture - Cancelled
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Five

PREMIERE: Gobi Desert

Mountain Biking - 4 mins

Director: Derek Westerlund & Jeremy Grant

A short festival cut from the latest New World Disorder film. Gobi Desert, with its thumping soundtrack and death-defying desert drop-riding is a great adrenaline-packed 4 minutes.

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Gravity Chasers 2: White Men Can Jump

Adventure - 8 mins

Director: Rob Wallace

A montage of crazy footage from the underground scene of bridge and cliff jumping in Scotland. If it's high enough and above water they'll jump it!

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 7
7:00pm - Thu 26th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Great British Grade Debate with the BMC

90 mins

In light of the recent spate of super hard trad climbing ascents in the UK we've decided to hold a 'Question Time' style debate at ShAFF to discuss the unique British Grading system. To some it's the perfect system, explaining more about a route than any other, but to others, especially when it comes to higher end grades, it clouds things and causes confusion. Should cutting-edge ascencionists be grading for the hypothetical on-sight at the same time as having the said ascent videod and thereby rendering the pure on-sight impossible to any viewers? Does a climber's 'experience' on a route affect its grade? Just how responsible are the media and sponsors when it comes to the rush of reporting a major new route, and what effect have internet forums had on their moderation? On Sunday 1st March at ShAFF Nick Colton of the BMC will chair a debate between the following panel of cutting edge climbers: Dave Birkett, Ben Bransby, Jack Geldard, Nic Sellers, Steve McClure, John Dunne, James Pearson. Questions will be taken from the audience. Unfortunately John has headed off to DR Congo working with the UN so has had to pull out of ShAFF this year. He won't be giving an illustrated lecture as indicated in the programme and he won't be on the panel of the Grade Debate. However he will be sending us his thoughts by video so he'll be there virtually at least! Apologies if this causes you any hassle.

Part of Great British Grade Debate with the BMC
5:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Four

Hand Cut

Skiing / Snowboarding - 27 mins

Director: Nick Waggoner

Haunting and beautifully shot ski footage blended with some classic narrative from old-timers about the mines that underlie the areas. A ski film with soul!

Awards
Best "Adventure Sports Film" at the Taos Mountain Film Festival, Special Mention at Kendal 2008

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

PREMIERE: Himalaya, Land of Women

Culture - 52 mins

Director: Marianne Chaud

At an altitude of nearly 4,000m, Sking is one of the most isolated villages in the Himalayan Zanskar. Despite barren ground and just a 3 month season free from frost and snow, the women of the village work around the clock to irrigate, grow, harvest and store all their food before the arrival of winter.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 2
7:00pm - Sat 21st Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Ice, Anarchy And The Pursuit Of Madness

Mountaineering - 28 mins

Director: Steve House

Documents the first ascent by world-class alpinists Marko Prezelj, Steve House and Vince Anderson of K7 West (6858 m) in Pakistan’s Karakoram in September 2007. These supremely talented climbers make what is actually an epic venture seem fairly accessible and almost fun! Features some adult language.

Awards
Best Mountaineering Film, Kendal 2008

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 1
7:00pm - Fri 20th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

PREMIERE: If You're Not Falling

Climbing - 8 mins

Director: Dave Brown & Paul Diffley

A great short film following Canadian Sonnie Trotter's failures and ultimate succcess on Rhapsody, one of the world's hardest traditional climbing routes.

Awards
Best Short Film at Banff Mountain Film Festival 2008

Part of Climb 2
5:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 1
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Invisible

Culture - 63 mins

Director: Roz Mortimer

A beautiful film highlighting the dangerous accumulation of harmful PCB's in Arctic wildlife, and ultimately Inuit women. Incredibly haunting soundtrack of traditional Inuit song coupled with some breathtaking scenery and interesting cultural footage. Contains footage of animal butchering which may upset some viewers.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 6
7:00pm - Wed 25th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Jerry Moffatt Lecture

Climbing / Bouldering - 90 mins

Jerry Moffatt will be interviewed by Niall Grimes,ghost writer of Jerry's new book ' Revelations'. ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Jerry Moffatt Lecture
12:45pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Five

PREMIERE: Joe Brown Interview

Climbing / Profile - 50 mins

Director: Alun Hughes

A fascinating one-to-one with the legend himself. Joe Brown is without doubt the most famous British climber alive today. Keeping his distance from the public stage, this film provides a fascinatng insight for anybody who didn’t start climbing in the 1950's or 60's. Note that this is a film of Joe Brown being interviewed, not a live interview with Joe Brown!

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 3
7:00pm - Sun 22nd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

John Arran Lecture - Cancelled

90 mins

Unfortunately John has headed off to DR Congo working with the UN so has had to pull out of ShAFF this year. He won't be giving an illustrated lecture as indicated in the programme. Apologies if this causes you any hassle. If you are planning on going to the Great British Grade Debate to see John on the panel he will be sending us his thoughts by video so he'll be there virtually at least!

Part of John Arran Lecture - Cancelled
1:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Five

Journey Of A Red Fridge

Culture - 52 mins

Director: Lucian Muntean and Natasa Stankovic

A humbling but interesting film following a 17-year-old porter as he carries a Coca Cola fridge to Pokara for repair. Fascinating, subtitled insight into his life and the people he meets along the way.

Awards
SILVER GENTIAN at Trento Film, Special Mention at Kendal 2008

Part of Culture & Environment 2
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Journey To The Centre

Culture / Adventure / Air Sports - 55 mins

Director: Iiro Seppanen, Jeb Corliss & Jens Hoffmann

Journey with three world-renowned BASE jumpers as they travel 10,000 miles to confront the mist and mystery of an old cave, an ancient culture, and their own demons in Tian Keng, The Heavenly Pit, the deepest open cave on the planet. Gripping, charming and down-right entertaining.

Awards
Best Film On Mountain Adventure - Banff 2008

Part of Air & Water
1:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 1
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

PREMIERE: Latitudes

Mountain Biking - 20 mins

Director: Don Hampton

From the acclaimed creators of the Chain Reaction and Sevenvision comes a progressive and soulful mountain bike adventure that demonstrates that the deeper you get involved in your passion, the smaller your world becomes. Includes Joe Perrizo's record-breaking 63 foot dirt-to-dirt backflip.

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

PREMIERE: Mansions In The Sky

Skiing / Mountaineering / Adventure - 15 mins

Director: Suzy Madge

Suzy Magde makes the first British ski descent of Cho Oyu.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 2
7:00pm - Sat 21st Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Mick Fowler Lecture

90 mins

Mick Fowler will give an illustrated lecture titled: 'Vasuki Parbat - The Judgement Game'. Mick's attempt on the west face of Vasuki Parbat in the Gharwal Himlaya with Paul Ramsden in October 2008. The trials and tribulations of deciding when it is sensible to carry on and when it is sensible to retreat. ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Mick Fowler Lecture
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Five

Niall Grimes Lecture

90 mins

Is climbing a journey? Is it a destination? Is it a wrong turning? Niall Grimes will be sure not to answer any of these questions in his lecture, Which Way's Up? ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe. Features some adult language.

Part of Niall Grimes Lecture
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Five

On Sight

Climbing - 52 mins

Director: Alastair Lee

'On Sight is the fruition of an idea that many considered impossible: a film capturing the blood, sweat and mystery of onsight climbing as it happens. The result is a tense, profound, and often hilariously funny portrait of climbing’s most elusive realm, and a penetrating insight into what drives the climbers who explore it.' Dave Pickford Features some adult language.

Awards
Grand Prize & Best Climbing Film, Kendal 2008

Part of Climb 1
12:45pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two
3:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Part of Alastair Lee Lecture - Cancelled
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Five

Paws On The Moors - Spring Chapter

Culture - 6 mins

Director: Daniel Boys

A very funny, animated film dedicated to helping you and your dog enjoy the moorlands to their full potential, whilst helping to protect this special landscape, its wildlife and livestock.

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Play Gravity

Paragliding / Air Sports - 5 mins

Director: Ueli Kestenholz & Samuel Gyger

'We don't fight gravity, we play with it'. That's the tagline that accompanies the film. Some of the world's most talented people speed riding, kite flying and snowboarding as you've never seen before. These guys embrace gravity in what is best described as extreme dance. A visually stunning film. A 5 minute edit of the longer version.

Awards
WINNER & AUDIENCE ADWARD, 2008 Mountain Film Festival St.Anton, Austria; WINNER SPECIAL ADWARD, 2008 St.Hillaires Flight Night, France; WINNER - EXCELLENT SPORT ACHIEVEMENT, 2008 International Mountain Film Festival Proprad, Slovakia; JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION, 2008 Mountain Film Festival Teplice, Czeck Republic

Part of Mixed Bag
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two

Pride

Mountaineering - 25 mins

Director: Martin Betz

When a novice walker is rescued after 5 days of icy exposure on Germany's highest mountain, he surprises not only he rescuers, but the international media and public, with his reaction that he didn't want to be saved, and wanted to 'sort himself out'. Documentary maker Martin Betz sets out to explore this extreme example of pride and how prevalent it is in mountaineers in general.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 6
7:00pm - Wed 25th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Red Gold

Culture - 54 mins

Director: Travis Rummel & Ben Knight

At the headwaters of the Kvichak and Nushagak rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska — the two largest remaining sockeye salmon runs on the planet — mining companies have proposed to extract what may be the richest deposit of gold and copper in the world. This film documents the growing unrest among native, commercial, and sport fishermen who oppose the proposed Pebble Mine, as well as giving mine officials a chance to argue their case. Red Gold is a portrait of a unique way of life that would not exist if the salmon didn’t return with Bristol Bay’s tide.

Awards
People's Choice & Best Documentary - Telluride 2008 & Banff 2008; Best Mountain Culture, Kendal 2008

Part of Culture & Environment 1
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

PREMIERE: Red Helmet

BASE Jumping / Skiing / Ice Climbing / Climbing / Kayaking / Mountain Biking / Extreme Sports / Snowboarding / Bouldering / Speed Skiing / Paragliding / Air Sports - 6 mins

Director: Dave Barlia & Tyler Young

Overcome with fear, a young boy runs into a forest. He finds a magic red helmet and embarks on the adventue of a lifetime. Slowly he builds up the courage to return and confront his boyhood fears.

Awards
Best short fim at Taos Adventure FF in USA, Best Kids Film at Autrans in France, Honorable Mention at Autrans in France, all 2008

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Films For Kids (of all ages)
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Remembering Paul Williams

Climbing / Profile - 10 mins

Director: Alison Stockwell

An unusual insight into legendary climber and guidebook writer Paul Williams - remembered by Nick Colton.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 6
7:00pm - Wed 25th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Return Of The Nina

Skiing / Snowboarding - 52 mins

Director: Sam Griffin

In the winter of 98/99, during the La Nina storm sycle, the Mt Baker ski area received just oless than 100 feet of snow, the most ever recorded in on eyear... anywhere. Seven years later, followinf a season of drought brought on by El Nino, La Nina returned to Mt Baker to set a new record: The most snowfall ever recorder in one month; 304 inches! This film features skiing, snowboarding and telemarking in some serious powder!

Awards
WINNER - Overall Open - Steamboat Mountain Film Festival 2008, OFFICIAL FINALIST - Canada International Film Festival 2009

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 8
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Riding Solo To The Top Of The World

Culture / Adventure - 94 mins

Director: Riding Solo To The Top Of The World

The Long Way Round? Move over. Gaurav Jani sets off on this audaciously ambitious journey without backup, without meaningful sponsorship and without company. His amature style very quickly propels this film into modern-classic status as he makes no bones about explaining to the viewer how he laboriously shoots the long ride-in and ride-out scenes. His winning friendliness and never-give-up attitude is repaid handsomely by the indigenous people he encounters and befriends along the way.

Awards
Golden Conch for Best Documentary Film / Video - Mumbai International Film Festival – India; Best documentary film -- 53rd National Film Awards – India; Audience Award - Best Documentary -- Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival – Nepal; Jury Award -- CMS Vatavaran Nature and Wildlife film festival – India; National Critics Award -- Mumbai International Film Festival – India; Best Documentary – Biography Category -- Signs Film Festival – India; Technical Award for Sound Design -- Indian Documentary Producers'; Special Mention, Kendal 2008

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 4
7:00pm - Mon 23rd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Robert Mads Anderson Lecture

90 mins

New Yorker Robert Mads Anderson led the famous 1988 Anglo-American Everest Kangshung Face expedition, on which Stephen Venables summited without oxygen. Robert has been to Everest a total of nine occassions, often trying difficult routes, winter ascents and also solo. He will be giving an illustrated talk about his Everest experiences, which culminated in him summiting with Sibusiso Vilane, the first Black African to reach the top. ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe.

Part of Robert Mads Anderson Lecture
3:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Five

Ron Fawcett Interview by Ed Douglas

90 mins

We're incredibly excited to tell you that Ron Fawcett will be giving an exclusive interview at ShAFF with Ed Douglas, live on stage on the Saturday night. Big Ron is second only to Joe Brown as the biggest living climbing legend in the UK today. Resident in Hathersage Ron can still be found most days soloing about the Peak District, always a gentleman with a kind word to say to those who he crosses paths with. Heason Events has been trying to persuade him for some years to take to the stage and regale an audience with a little living history first hand so we're very excited that he's agreed to this format. Introduced to ShAFF last year it went down a real treat with the sell-out audience when Gordon Stainforth weaved an enticing blend of film clips and insightful questions to festival patron Joe Simpson. Alastair Lee was there to film the event and will be back again for Ed's interview of Ron. Ed Douglas is probably the primary climbing journalist in the UK, recently delighting crowds with his excellent Andy Kirkpatrick interview at Kendal in November. This event is very likely to sell out!

Part of Ron Fawcett Lecture
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Four

Saving Luna

92 mins

Director: Suzanne Chisolm & Michael Parfit

Luna, a wild baby killer whale, gets separated from his family and seeks the friendship of people; but when officials attempt to stop him, his life becomes a saga of conflict, loneliness, sorrow and unrequited love.

Awards
Winner, Best Documentary, 2008, Canadian Film and Television Production Association, Winner, Audience Choice, Best Feature, 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Winner, Panda Award, Best People and Animals, 2008 Wildscreen Festival, Winner, Panda Award, Best Script, 2008 Wildscreen Festival, Winner, Black Pearl Audience Choice, 2008 Middle East International Film Festival, Winner, Audience Award, 2008 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary, 2008 Bermuda International Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary, 2008 Victoria Film Festival, Winner, Best Documentary, Nature/ Environment, 2008 Leo Awards, Winner, Special Jury Prize, 2008 Palm Beach International Film Festival, Winner, Special Jury Award. 2008 Banff Mountain Film Festival, Winner, Best Environmental Film, 2008 Byron Bay Film Festival, Winner, Best Storyline, 2008 International Wildlife Film Festival, Winner, Merit Award for Educational Value, 2008 International Wildlife Film Festival, Winner, Best Nature and Wildlife, 2008 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, Winner, Best People and Animals, 2007 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Winner, Best Canadian Film, 2008 Projecting Change Film Festival

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 5
7:00pm - Tue 24th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Seasons

Mountain Biking - 25 mins

Director: Jamie Houssain

Seasons follows seven of the world's best mountain bikers through the course of 4 seasons of the year. One of the best mountain bike films ever made. Features Sheffield legend Steve Peat.

Awards
Special Jury Award - Banff 2008

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 2
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Sinners

Skiing / Snowboarding - 11 mins

Director: Bill Heath

The seminal ski / music film from Bill Heath.

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

PREMIERE: Solo

Kayaking - 55 mins

On January 11 2007 Andrew McAuley set out to become the frist person to kayak from Australia to New Zealand, 1,000 miles across the Southern Ocean, amidst 40-foot-high waves. This is his story. It entirely re-defines the term hard-core.

Part of Air & Water
1:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 2
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Temples In The Clouds

Culture / Adventure / Paragliding - 56 mins

Director: Iqbal Malhotra , Jim Mallinson and Chicoo Patuzzi

Paragliding hippies. Warm, funny, gentle. The two likeable protagonists interact beautifully with their environment and the people they meet. The paragliding is almost a side-issue to the lush autumnal landscape. A spiritual journey as much as an adventure, paragliding from mountaintop to mountaintop, across the hills of Himachal Pradesh, to reach a distant mountaintop temple.

Awards
“Icarus of the morning off” award at the ICARE DU CINEMA 26th edition of INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF FREE Flight, 2008

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 2
7:00pm - Sat 21st Feb - Café Euro, John Street

The Bamboo Climbers

Culture / Climbing - 37 mins

Director: Marcus Taylor

Bristol based climber Steve Findlay sets out to explore the caves of South West Thailand to try to ascertain exactly how the local collectors access the inaccessible spots with just rickety bamboo scaffolds.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 8
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

The Fine Line

Skiing / Snowboarding - 55 mins

Director: Malcolm Sangster & Dave Mossop

Many of the world's best skiers and snowboarders join forces with the planet's leading avalanche professionals to bring you a very important and digestible film for anybody venturing into the high mountains. Despite a dry-sounding description this is one of the best ski films of the year!

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

PREMIERE: The Last Nomads

Culture - 53 mins

Director: Andrew Gregg

Every year Ian Mackenzie treks through the shredded remnants of the Borneo rain forest, looking for the last nomadic Penan. This time he takes film maker Andrew Gregg, travelling through a series of settlements, moving closer and closer to the last reported nomadic camp, where it is said the chief has been driven mad by logging and where Ian fears he will see his final glimpse of a vulnurable and ancient people he has come to care about deeply.

Awards
Grand Prize at Banff and Honourable Mention at Planet in Focus in Toronto, 2008

Part of Culture & Environment 2
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

PREMIERE: The Massive

Skiing / Snowboarding - 15 mins

Director: Constantine Papanicolaou

Follow the action from Superpipe at Copper Mountain to the powder of Reallack, the urban assault on Salt Lake City to the brutal heat wave in St Anton and from the heavy slo-roast in Pemberton, to the bluebird crush-fest in Haines…

Awards
IF3 in Montreal: The Massive was awarded Best Soundtrack and Best Cinematography and Tanner Hall was awarded Best Male Performance.

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

The Original Whale Riders

Adventure - 52 mins

Director: Jean-Michel Corillion

Laurent Soulier is a parasitologist specialized in marine mammals. He thinks he can save entire populations of whales by studying their lice! His mission is now to collect these precious parasites from living whales!

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 6
7:00pm - Wed 25th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

The Road To Mega Avalanche

Cycling / Mountain Biking - 22 mins

Director: Marcus Fellows

Mega Avalanche is the ultimate downhill mountain bike race in the French Alps. A bunch of amature riders upgrade their bikes and line up for the mass start, in the snow, along with some 1,500 others. Inspirational. Features some adult language.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 8
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

The Sharp End

Climbing - 52 mins

Director: Peter Mortimer and Nicholas Rosen

From the maker of King Lines (Grand Prize, Kendal 2007) comes The Sharp End, an adrenaline-soaked journey up some of the world's most challenging walls. Run-out routes, scary high-ball boulder problems, ice-covered alpine walls and all-or-nothing solo ascents make for a palm-sweating experience. Features some adult language.

Awards
Best Climbing Film, Boulder Adventure Film Festival, 2008

Part of Climb 2
5:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Two

This Is The Sea 4 - Circumnavigation of New Zealand

Kayaking - 48 mins

Director: Justine Curgenven

A gritty, edge-of-your-seat portrayal of a couple’s battle against the elements while kayaking 2,400km around the South island of New Zealand. Justine and Barry struggle into 40knot headwinds, are thrown around in crashing surf and cope with illness and a helicopter evacuation in remote fjordland. Close encounters with albatrosses, dolphins & whales and the kindness of strangers keep them going for 67 days on one of the world’s toughest kayak journeys.

Awards
Best Mountain Adventure Film at Kendal 2008

Part of Mixed Bag
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Tracking The White Reindeer

Culture - 52 mins

Director: Hamid Sardar & Hamid Sardar

In snow-covered northern Mongolia live the Tsaatan nomads, one of the most remote tribes on the planet. In a tradition that predates alpine skiing and cattle rustling by centuries, the Tsaatan use planks fashioned from tree branches to chase reindeer which they lasso, domesticate and ride! The film centres on a love-story between two young tribes-people and the cultural traditions which surround their union. Fascinating

Part of Mixed Bag
7:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Day Pass - Sunday
11:00am - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Trials Display Film & Live Display

Mountain Biking - 20 mins

Director: Ben Slinger

A 5 minute film to kick the evening off, followed by a 10 minute live display by Ben Slinger and Danny Butler (health & safety permitting!). Ben and Danny are both ex-world trials champions and put on a spectaular show!

Part of Snow & Bike
9:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Trip Box 3

BASE Jumping / Skiing / Extreme Sports / Snowboarding / Air Sports - 10 mins

Director: Denis Raffault

An adrenaline film with a plot! Some seriously good animation mixed with decent BASE jumping and skiing footage sets a post-apocalyptic scene in which thrill seekers must get their kicks in a virtual world.

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Part of Best Of ShAFF 1
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom One

Part of Day Pass - Saturday
11:00am - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom One

Upside Down Wales

Culture / Climbing - 50 mins

Director: Alun Hughes, George Smith & Ray Saunders

George Smith: rock climber. The 'upsidedown guru' and 'arch-obsessive' leads us on a remarkable journey into his wonderful world - a journey with attitude and character - and into the heart of Welsh rock climbing and rock climbers.

Awards
Winner of best film in LLAMFF 2008

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 3
7:00pm - Sun 22nd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Yellow Boat, White Water

Kayaking - 5 mins

Director: Andrew Hardingham

A short film following Logan Grayling, a young kayaker from Canmore, Alberta, on a planned fall down one of the highest waterfalls ever dropped in a kayak. Incredible.

Part of Adrenaline & Adventure
9:00pm - Fri 27th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 28th Feb - Showroom Two

Zoe Hart Lecture

90 mins

International Mountain Guide, aspiring writer and cake baker Zoe Hart will give an illustrated lecture shortly after arriving at ShAFF from the BMC Winter International Meet at Glenmore Lodge in Scotland. ShAFF lectures are supported by Jagged Globe. Despite roots in East coast, suburban, United States, Zoe Hart managed to find her way to the mountainous reigons of the world, the Cascades and Rockies in North America, to the European Alps, where she now calls Chamonix home, Alaska, South America, Pakistan, India, and beyond. After ten years of travel and climbing, Zoe has joined the less than 70 women certified as UIAGM Mountain Guides, amongst the 10,000 men. Come join for an evening of laughs, stories, and the adventures of an Alpine princess. Patagonia, Nepal, Oman, Alaska, pink helmets, nail polish, and glitter.

Part of Zoe Hart Lecture
7:00pm - Sun 1st Mar - Showroom Five