Dru Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival will be hosting its 6th Annual event on February 14-22, 2003. This year's program is incredibly packed and varied: * The two kick-off "Everest Uncorked" evenings "The Legacy" and "The Arena" will be dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Everest's first ascent and to the 40th anniversary of the first North American ascent. The guest speakers include Peter Hillary; Conrad Anker (on Mallory & Irvine in 1924); Jim Whittaker (1st American ascent in 1963); Peter Habeler (1st oxygenless ascent in 1978); Poland's Leszek Cichy (1st winter ascent in 1980); Sharon Wood (1st Canadian and North American woman in 1986); Zelda Skylark (the conqueror of all the peaks on Earth whose name starts with the letter "E"); and British climber-writer "MC" Ed Douglas ("Chomolungma Signs the Blues" and others). One of the scopes of the series is to explore what happened to exploring "The Ultimate Hump" over the course of the last century. Part of the series will be a panel discussion with all speakers. * Other festival speakers include Barry Blanchard (on alpine climbing in the Canadian Rockies); Timmy O'Neill aka Urban Ape (on his fastest ascent in Yosemite and Patagonia); Jerry Kobalenko (on Ellesmere Island); and local heroes Jim Milina (Kilimanjaro), Jeremy Frimer (1st ascent of Orion Spur on Mt Logan), and Guy Edwards (Swachand in India). Peter Habeler and Leszek Cichy will speak about their lifetime high-altitude climbing careers, and Conrad Anker about his technical climbs and the Antarctic adventure in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton. * The "Over the Hills But Still Climbing" evening will feature the early North Shore explorers. One evening will be dedicated to mountain biking only (stage acrobatics, slide show, and films). The Edge Climbing Centre will host their Krankenstein 2003 climbing contest. * List of festival films will be available after the selection process at the end of January 2003. * If you have still images and/or mountain movies please ENTER THEM NOW! The entry deadline is January 15 for films and January 23 for photographs ("VIMFF Mountain Photo Contest, Presented by MEC"). Entry forms can be downloaded from www.vimff.org or obtained upon request at info@vimff.org. (Please ignore this note if you have already submitted your artwork.) * Tickets are now on sale at Mountain Equipment Co-op in Vancouver (130 W Broadway), at (604) 984-4484, and online at www.vimff.org (Ticketmaster surcharges apply for online purchases). * The major festival sponsors include MEC, W.L.Gore and Associates, Inc., The Government of Canada, Celebration 2010, The District and the City of North Vancouver. Thank you! * More information about the festival is available on www.vimff.org. Please forward this message to all who would like to participate or know more. Thank you for your support! Kind regards, Alan --- Alan Formanek Festival Director Vancouver Int Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) 230 W 19 Street North Vancouver, BC Canada V7M 1X5 tel/fax +1 (604) 990-1505 alan@abbe.ca www.vimff.org Quote
Dru Posted January 8, 2003 Author Posted January 8, 2003 Note the two everest Uncorked events (first weekend) will overlap date-wise with the Ice Fest. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Jim Whittaker and Barry Blanchard. Right on. Quote
Dru Posted January 30, 2003 Author Posted January 30, 2003 Zelda Skylark (the conqueror of all the peaks on Earth whose name starts with the letter "E"); this is apparently Tami Knight in disguise Quote
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