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Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Fort William has announced a Mountain Festival programme, presented by The Outdoor Capital of the UK, that will put Fort William and Lochaber at the forefront of Scotland's events programme in February. The 2010 Fort William Mountain Festival programme of new events and old favourites will take place throughout the Outdoor Capital of the UK from Thursday 11 to Monday 15 February; during the best
winter walking and climbing conditions of the year.
Mike Pescod, Chairman of the Highland Mountain Culture Association, organisers of the Festival, said: "Above all the 2010 Fort William Mountain Festival programme promotes the mountains as an attractive, accessible and above all enjoyable place to be. It includes a superb line up of top climbers, mountain filmmakers, inspirational speakers and creative workshops. It caters for everyone of all ages from elite climbers to outdoor enthusiasts and hill walkers to budding wildlife photographers."
"This celebration of mountain culture, showcasing the huge range of outdoor activity opportunities available to visitors to Fort William and Locahaber, is the vision of The Outdoor Capital of the UK. The OCUK presents the Mountain Festival with essential financial backing and logistical support that has guaranteed the delivery of the Festival for the next three years. We look forward to working with the OCUK and its members in order to build a stronger and more sustainable events programme in the future."
Organisers have promised a five day feast of films, lectures and workshops for residents and visitors who want to learn about and celebrate mountain culture. The varied and entertaining programme includes:
'Party at Nevis Range' - The official opening ceilidh, 2150ft up Aonach Mor, beside Ben Nevis, for an amazing party with altitude! Thursday 11 February
Victory Over Reason: Adventures On The Eiger, El Cap, Patagonia And The Caledonian Canal - A funny and insightful talk about the last 12 months in the life of legendary big-wall climber Andy Kirkpatrick - including a fraught attempted winter solo of the Eiger Direct, sea kayaking in Patagonia, taking a novice climber who couldn't walk up El Cap and a trip down the Caledonian Canal! Friday 12th February
Climbers I've Shot And Some I'd Like To Shoot - Scotland based multi-awarding winning adventure filmmaker Paul Diffley will entertain his audience with a mixture of chat, photos and video clips. Paul will also show 'Single-Handed', the award-winning film about Kevin Shields, the 'one handed climber'. Saturday 13th February
Jimmy Marshall: The Architect Of Modern Scottish Climbing. An evening to celebrate the incredible achievements of Jimmy Marshall and fellow climber Robin Smith when, in February 1960, they climbed six first winter ascents of Ben Nevis on consecutive days. The fact that they achieved this by cutting steps up the snow and ice appears, from the remove of the 21st century, to be almost impossible. Exactly 50 years on to the day two legends of modern Scottish climbing, Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner, will repeat what has been described as the most important week of Scottish climbing ever! (6 - 13 February). Dave and Andy will present their experiences with film clips of the ascents (filmed by Phil Diffley), comparing the 21st Century experience of climbing the same routes using state of the art equipment and techniques with Jimmy's recollections of the first ascents. This is a must for all climbers and outdoor enthusiasts. Sunday 14th February
The Best of Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour - From jaw dropping action to fascinating mountain culture and wildlife the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has it all. The most inspiring mountain films from around the world will once again be the festival hot ticket. Monday 15 February
The 2010 Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture will be awarded to this year's winner on Sunday 14 February. The prestigious award that celebrates outstanding contributions to Scotland's mountains, encompassing sport, theatre, art, photography, film and literature was first introduced in 2008. World-renowned climber and pioneer, Dr Hamish MacInnes, and award winning filmmaker and documentary producer Richard Else were the recipients in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Children and adults will have the opportunity to try out new activities and learn new skills through inspirational daily mountain skills workshops during the Festival. Highly experienced and fully qualified guides from Abacus Mountaineering, in conjunction with Nevis Range, will lead full day courses in avalanche awareness, winter walking and winter climbing. Kinlochleven's Ice Factor Indoor Climbing Centre will be offering taster sessions in indoor climbing and ice climbing throughout the festival. For those keen to explore their creative ideas in a stimulating environment Nevis Pix will run a one day wildlife photography workshop and Wild West Safaris will offer a Red Deer Safari during the Festival. This will be a great opportunity to not only get up close and personal with the herds of red deer at Loch Quoich but also the possibility of photographing Golden Eagles and Goldeneye Ducks. If the kids are tempted by the opportunity of cooking their own soup and making their own sandwiches followed by a wet muddy walk then the Forestry Commission Scotland's Wet Winter Welly Walk will be their Festival highlight.
For full details of the Fort William Mountain Festival programme and to book tickets go to - www.mountainfestival.co.uk
Source: www.allmediascotland.com
Monday, 8 February 2010
More adventure, less air miles. This March the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival will feature 44 action and adventure packed award-winning films featuring adventure sports and travel from around the globe. Get yourself to The Showroom (the largest Independent Cinema outside of London, and voted Best Cultural Venue in the region) and make just one journey for a round-the-world the trip of a lifeti
me. From sea kayaking and free running in the UK to mountaineering in Papua New Guinea, solo big-wall climbing in California's Yosemite Valley and 107m waterfall kayaking in Africa, you can take in the films in bite sized 2 hour chunks, as many or as little as you like, all introduced by either the UK's best ever female climber Lucy Creamer, or Everest Summiteer and professional photographer Ian Parnell. Make sure to take in some of the 24 premieres and experience the big screen, big sound and big audience feel that Youtube and Iphones just can't offer.
Between stints in front of the screen there's a whole host of other stuff to do, most of it for free. Bring the kids along for family friendly screenings. Pick up an urban orienteering map, chill out in the photo exhibition with a good book and some live acoustic music. Drop in to the rucksack sale and pick up some second hand kit bargains, have a free physio consultation, or get involved in the Steep Shot photography shoot-out as pro and amateurs battle it out for a substantial cash prize. Donate blood, enjoy a pint of the specially brewed ShAFF beer (preferably not too close to each other!) or have a go in the open Quiz compeered by none other than Sheffield's own stand-up comedian, climber and author Niall Grimes. After each of the 5 previous festivals 100% of visitors have said they will come again and bring a friend. That's a testimonial we aim to repeat this year and long into the future. Make a weekend of it. Don't forget that the Peak District is a only a 20 minute train ride away. The festival website will feature discounted accommodation and travel links so that you can make your visit a straightforward as well as fun experience.
Trailer (please feel free to embed online): www.shaff.co.uk/content/11/watch-video
Tickets Available On-line: www.shaff.co.uk/programme/
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Stamford, CT - Located in North Conway, New Hampshire, Mount Washington Valley has plenty of ice terrain where ice climbers from across the U.S. and Canada will congregate February 4-7, 2010 for the annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival. Amid the fun atmosphere, LOWA invites festival participants to visit the LOWA tent and check out their world-class, German mountaineering boots including t
he Mountain Expert, Ice Comp IP and Silberhorn models. All models will be available for demo.
Local climbing experts including Steve House, Jared Ogden, Mark Synnott, Kevin Mahoney, Janet Bergman and Fred Wilkinson will be on hand to answer questions and climb with visitors.
The Mountain Washington Valley Ice Festival is the premier ice climbing and winter mountaineering event on the East Coast and one of the longest-running ice climbing festivals in the world. Events include competitions, various climbing clinics from beginning to advanced, and the opportunity to check out and try the latest gear while catching up with some of the world's most experienced climbers. For more information, call the U.S. LOWA office at 800-335-LOWA.
LOWA Boots LLC, with headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, is a partnership with LOWA Sportschuhe Gmbh founded in 1923 and based in Jetzendorf, Germany. The U.S. company, launched in 1996, sells, markets, and distributes a complete line of four season outdoor footwear for walking, hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering as well as everyday use. In addition, LOWA offers collections of specialized footwear for field sports and professional task force use.
Source: www.outdoorindustry.org
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
The new 3rd edition – Mount Aspiring Region guide for mountaineers by Allan Uren and John Cocks is now available. This has been published in November 2009 to celebrate the centenary of the first ascent of Mount Aspiring.
• Member price $30 + gst
• RRP price $40 + gst
Other specials:
• 2 x Mt Aspiring (2nd edition reprints) for the price of one
• Purchase either the Mt Cook or Darran's guides and get a Mt Aspiring (2nd edition reprint) for only $10 extra
Place your on line orders here: alpineclub.org.nz
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Dave MacLeod and Jonny Stocking will have a TISO-Ratho Lecture on February 4, 2010. All profits from this lecture will go to the MCofS for the promotion of youth climbing in Scotland.
Dave MacLeod - 'How Soon is Now'
Having climbed the world's hardest and riskiest trad routes for several years, Dave MacLeod asks himself why the desire to keep taking risks and looking for harder ro ck climbs to attempt keeps getting stronger. Dave will try to show us why he loves the very delayed gratification of impossible seeming climbs so much, why getting to the top is one of the least important parts of the picture and show us some E11 climbing, on pitch 18 of his current project.
**Special Guest Speaker**
Jonny Stocking - 'Competition Climber to My First Alpine Route'
At 16, Jonny is a key member of the BMC Junior Team and current Lead Climbing Champion. He hails from Ayrshire and as a MCofS supported climber through the Climbing Bursary he took on the mighty Brandler Hasse route in summer 2009, one of Europe's most sought after routes, 23 pitches to E5. Would this be his biggest challenge to date?
Tickets:
Lecture only £9/£7 (concession: students, under 16)
Tickets available from 3rd January from the Tiso store within the EICA, Ratho (0131 333 1633).
Source: www.ukclimbing.com
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