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29th Mar 2011 ShAFF Report Available
If you would like a copy of the 2011 ShAFF report please get in touch. In a nutshell ShAFF was a massive success this year with most of the numbers almost double what they were in 2010 – tickets sold up from 1157 to 2044, online trailer views up from 8,000 to 20,000, and we were able to give all sponsors and partners really good value for their support. If you are interested in supporting ShAFF 2012 please let me know as soon as possible....
29th Mar 2011 Feedback Prizes Announced
At ShAFF we ran a prize draw if you filled in a feedback form and we have just drawn the prizes as follows: Laurie Kearsey wins a Vango Vitesse Tent Mark Havenhand wins an Assynt Panoramic Print from the John Muir Trust Lue Dixon, Daniel Padfield and Sarah Clough win Mammut Ophir Harnesses and Robert Coombs wins a free consultation at Hallamshire Physiotherapy All winners have been contacted directly via email. If you are on the list and have...
28th Mar 2011 ShAFF Entrant Gets UKC Treatment
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Alex Messenger, editor of SUmmit Magazine and professional photographer was a finalist in the Arcteryx Adventure Shot at ShAFF this year. His audiovisual presentation wowed the audience on the night, and has now been featured on UKClimbing where it has been seen by some 5,000 people in a single weekend. Read more.
28th Mar 2011 Best Of ShAFF Hits Ireland
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- www.irishtimes.com
From The Irish Times: "A form of armchair adrenaline, this event comprises a 90-minute medley of the best of adventure films from ShAFF (the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival) which promises to leave viewers on a virtual high..." Read more here. If you are interested in hosting a Best Of ShAFF night / screening please get in touch.
21st Mar 2011 Jagged Globe ShAFF Shorts Entries & Winners
Below are the entries and winners of the first evern Jagged Globe ShAFF Shorts Competition. The winning three vides are shown first. 1st Place Tryfan Downhill Dash by Ben Pritchard 2nd Place DIY Cable Cam by Maia Media 3rd Place Dirt Merchants by TJ Smith Other entries that were shown on the night: As The Crow Flies by Giles Grover As The Crow Flies by Giles Grover Telegraph Cove by Dave Cheeseman Extreme Toboganning by Fiona Beglinger
14th Mar 2011 Review: Andy Kirkpatrick at ShAFF 2011
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- rockclimbinguk.co.uk
Nichola Underdown reviews Andy Kirkpatrick's new lecture at ShAFF 2011: Andy Kirkpatrick is a man with a reputation. Metro newspaper said that his first book, Psychovertical, “made Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton”, not that I think Andy was competing with Ray in the shorts-wearing stick-whittling stakes. He’s happy to declare himself “Hull’s second best climber” (and I’m hoping Gareth will fill me in on who’s best). But...
14th Mar 2011 Another ShAFF Review
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- www.simdavis.com
Sim Davies shares his favourite films of ShAFF 2011: Top films of ShaFF 2011 This weekend was the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Like Kendal it was packed with a variety of great films, some which I had seen at Kendal, some new ones and some which I just didn’t mind watching again and again. I’ve been really happy to see the quality of kayaking films has made a jump and the quality is catching up with other areas of adventure sport....
11th Mar 2011 Arcteryx Adventure Shot Entries Online
We're pleased to be able to share with you 4 of the Arcteryx Adventure Shot Photo Competition entries online: Alex Messenger Alex Messenger: Climbing from alex messenger on Vimeo. Henry Iddon Rob Eavis Sam Davies Steve Crook You can read about the competition and who won here.
10th Mar 2011 Adventure Travel Magazine - Festival Review
Here's a great review of the festival from Terry at Adventure Travel Magazine: The format of adventure and mountain film celebration pioneered in Kendal and other outdoor capitals has now been successfully developed elsewhere. Sheffield is one example and, with its many connections to the UK adventure sports scene, it’s hard to imagine a more appropriate venue. If you came to the festival we'd love to hear from you. You can post a review or...
8th Mar 2011 ShAFF winners 2011, UK Climbing
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Following the success of this competition last year, when it was won by Alexandre Buisse (UKC report here), Arc'teryx were again the sponsors for this year's shoot out. The five finalists were chosen by Arc'teryx sponsored mountaineer and professional photographer Ian Parnell: Alex Messenger, Henry Iddon (the skiiers in the mist is one of Henry's photos), Rob Eavis, Sam Davies and Steve Crook. In the end the winner was chosen as Rob Eavis. We...
