Don_Serl Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 forwarded from Alan Formanek: I am sending you some information on the multi-media show we will be doing with Krzysztof Wielicki and Jacques Olek, "K2 Winter Odyssey", on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 at the Centennial Theatre (23rd and Lonsdale, North Vancouver). Please forward this info to the people on your list who may be interested. You probably know that Wielicki has been one of the most prominent high altitude climbers and has many great climbs to his credit, above all the first winter ascents of Everest, Lhotse, and Kanchenjunga, as well as a few first ascents and fast 1-day climbs. sounds great - a TRUE hard-man... cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Serl Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 and more... MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Vancouver, October 16, 2007 Krzysztof Wielicki (Poland): K2 Winter Odyssey When: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:30 pm Where: Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue Tickets: $15 in advance, $17 at the door, available at Centennial Theatre, 604 984-4484, and at Mountain Equipment Co-op (Vancouver and North Vancouver stores) Presented by Vancouver Int’l Mountain Film Festival as part of Fall Speaker Series Vancouver – Krzysztof Wielicki (Poland), one of the top world’s high altitude climbers, will be bringing his images, films and stories to share with the Vancouver public. Wielicki is the first man to climb Mount Everest in the winter time. He also climbed 2 other high Himalayan peaks in the bold winter first ascents - Kangchenjunga and Lhotse. He is the 5th man to stand on all 8000m peaks in the world, and he also climbed the 7 highest peaks of all continents. He keeps on pushing his luck on K2, the “Savage Mountain”, still unclimbed in the winter time. Wielicki will be coming to Canada to participate at the Banff Film Festival, and before heading to Banff he will present his multimedia program to the Vancouver audiences at the Centennial Theatre on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 pm. He will be assisted by his fellow country man Jacques Olek who took part as some of the earlier reconnaissance expeditions. This is a unique opportunity to take a glimpse into the life of a very special person obsessed by the hardest climbs in the world and one of the most successful Himalayan climber of all times. More information is attached in separate files. For interviews, more information and images please contact: Alan Formanek VIMFF Festival Director alan@vimff.org 604 990-1505 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Too bad North Van is such a long drive. That looks like a good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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