TIM EMMETT
Fast times at Tim'mount High Fri, Feb 8, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
After being rescued off the roof of his parents house when he was three years old, Tim Emmett developed a life around climbing and extreme sports. Tim's talk gives you an insight into some of the adventures he has encountered: from opening new exit points and wingsuit flying off the Chief, to deep water soloing and first ascents in the Himalayas. The last three years have been spent on his project 'Spray On Top', the 230m vastly overhanging back wall of the cave at Helmcken Falls, BC.
GREG HILL
Manaslu Avalanche 2012 Sat, Feb 9, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
Known in the ski mountaineering community as 'two mil Hill' for his astonishing feat of skiing over two million feet in one year under his own steam, Greg Hill returns to VIMFF with his riveting tale of survival on Manaslu (8156, 8th highest mountain in the world). On September 22, 2012, a huge serac fall triggered a massive avalanche near the top of the mountain which obliterated Camp II and killed several high altitude mountaineers. Hill was one of the first responders on the scene, and this will be his debut Vancouver lecture on a sobering and uncomfortable topic.
DION VUK
The Sky is Your Playground Sat, Feb 9, RIO Theatre 7: 30pm
Have you ever had the dream of being like superman: you outstretch your arms and start flying above the ground? Well, now you can. Join iParaglide as Dion Vuk takes you on a guided tour of paragliding: from taking your first steps off the ground to flying ever greater adventures in the sky. With dramatic images from around the world and breathtaking videos that are sure to inspire all that seek to soar with the hawks and eagles.
BC TRAIL RUNNERS
Sun, Feb 10, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
A night of lively short presentations from some of the most active BC trail runners. Eagle Walz gives us an insight into trail running on the Sunshine Coast. Gary Robbins brings us his adventures in the Alps. David Cressman introduces his favourite sport of snowshoe running. Pushpa Chandra tells us what it's like to run in the coldest places on Earth, the North Pole and Antarctica. And David Crerar, Ken Legg and Ean Jackson entertain us with stories from the Bagger Challenge, an informal peak bagging contest in Vancouver's North Shore mountains.
SANDY BRIGGS
Mountaineering on Vancouver Island Sun, Feb 10, Pacific Cinematheque 7: 30pm
Sandy Briggs has been mountaineering since 1975 and on Vancouver Island since 1977 but has also climbed in the European Alps, Scotland, Greenland, the Caucasus, the Canadian arctic, the BC Coast mountains, and various other parts of western North America. He's a self-described mountaineer, arctic traveller, chemist, bushwhacker, parochial Vancouver Island mountaineering aficionado, and veteran of about 17 long arctic trips, including an ascent of Mt Logan via the King Trench in 1996.
JUSTINE CURGENVEN
The World is My Sea-Kayak Mon, Feb 11, Pacific Cinematheque 7: 30pm
Stories, images, film clips and full docs from sea-kayking the most remote corners on Planet Earth, including Sicily and Tierra del Fuego. Justine Curgenven is an award winning adventure filmmaker and expedition sea-kayaker from the UK, whose programs have aired on the National Geographic Channel, Channel 4, Channel 5 and the BBC. She runs Cackle TV and created the highly acclaimed 'This is the Sea' series of sea kayaking DVDs.
RAPHAEL SLAWINSKI
Sixty Minutes, Six Mountains Tue, Feb 12, Pacific Cinematheque 7: 30pm
"Friends have called me a Rockies' rat, and they're probably right. Even though I've made four trips to Alaska, and as I write this I am planning a fourth expedition to Pakistan, I'm at home in the Rockies. I was born in Poland to parents who'd been climbers, but it wasn't until we moved to Calgary that I went climbing for the first time. That was almost a quarter of a century ago, and I haven't stopped climbing for more than a few days since".
PAUL COLANGELO
Surviving Todagin Tue, Feb 12, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
For five months, National Geographic Explorer Paul Colangelo camped on Todagin Mountain to photograph one of the most important herds of Stone's sheep before it is lost to mining. For generations the Todagin plateau has been a wildlife sanctuary for the Stone's sheep and the wolves and grizzlies they attract. Colangelo's exhibit, Sacred Headwaters, Sacred Journey, will be on display at the Centennial Theatre during the festival.
HARALD PHILIPP
Bike Mountaineering; Summits of The Alps Tue, Feb 12, RIO Theatre 7: 30pm Wed, Feb 13, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
Harald Philipp's multimedia presentation shows an European perspective on extreme mountain-biking. The audience joins him hiking and climbing up steep mountains and descending glaciers and via ferratas. Videos and photos show the most spectacular mountain ranges, from Matterhorn to the Dolomites and Tirol.
NINA CAPREZ
About A Different Life Wed, Feb 13, RIO Theatre 7: 30pm Fri, Feb 15, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
One of the world's strongest female rock climbers Nina Caprez comes to VIMFF from Switzerland to tell us about her different lifestyle as a pro climber and how she got there. She'll share her incredible travels all over the world along with the unique experiences she made on her different multi-pitch ascents. Nina will be on hand to present the Canadian premiere of Silbergeier, her account of climbing one of Switzerland's toughest big-wall routes.
MARY AND JOHN THEBERGE
The Intricacies of Wolves Thurs, Feb 14, Pacific Cinematheque 7: 30pm
The Theberges' presentation, illustrated with slides, describes the several wolf species and subspecies and their prey in various parts of North America. Their talk also focuses on their current wolf research in Yellowstone and with the Mexican wolves in Arizona, and the results of their previous, intensive wolf-prey research in Algonquin Park, Ontario and its conservation success.
CAROLINE VAN HEMERT & PATRICK FARRELL
Northern Limits Fri, Feb 15, RIO Theatre 7: 30pm
In 2012, Caroline Van Hemert and Patrick Farrell traveled from Bellingham, Washington to Kotzebue, Alaska - nearly 7,000 km - by rowboat, ski, packraft, foot and canoe. This extraordinary journey followed a road-less, trail-less route through some of the most spectacular wild landscapes in North America. All in six months and all under human power. Learn about their adventures, see great footage of wild times and wild critters, and hear stories about this journey.
FRED NORQUIST
The Life in a Kayak Fri, Feb 15, Pacific Cinematheque 7: 30pm
White-water kayaker and film maker extraordinaire Fred Norquist of the Soul Gypsy is a hell of a guy and lives a pretty cool lifestyle when semester is not in at college. He's been kayaking around the world and done several drops over 70ft. Fred lives in Bellingham, WA, goes to school at Western Washington University, and is majoring in video production. He comes to share his stories from wild white water kayaking around the world - guaranteed to keep you wet!
WILL STANHOPE
If it was easy, well..then it wouldn't be that hard then would it?
Sat, Feb 16, Centennial Theatre 7: 30pm
A journey to climb the Prophet on El Cap, pitfalls along the way, and a sneak peak at a Bugaboos mega project. A feel-good tale involving rickety British flakes, a bad whipper, broken bones, and two autumn attempts to ascend one glorious route on the right side of El Capitan. And a video sneak peak at an even bigger project, this one right next door in the Bugaboos of BC: an overhanging, perfect finger crack above a glacier.
