Nail-biting tales of daring adventure and gravity defying feats will be showcased in Keswick later this month.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is setting up base camp at Theatre by the Lake on February 17 and 18 to screen wild journeys, adrenaline-packed challenges with incredible cinematography and features two new collections of inspirational films from remote areas of the planet.
“Buckle up for a night of nail-biting adventure – from the comfort of a cinema seat,” said tour director Nell Teasdale.
“These epic short films feature gripping climbing, skiing, biking, paddling and more, and they’re made by the world’s top adventure film makers. Plus, we guarantee you’ll leave inspired to have an adventure of your own too!”
As well as thrilling films, each event features a free prize draw for outdoor goodies from the tour’s partners.
Banff tour films are chosen from hundreds of entries into the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, which is held every November in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Film highlights include A Baffin Vacation which follows adventurers Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry as they ski hundreds of kilometres over a frozen fjord in the Arctic Circle. On a romantic getaway with a difference, the duo set off on a 45-day expedition through the remote landscape of Baffin Island in Canada, in search of stunning cliffs to climb and unexplored rivers to white water kayak.
Bridge Boys sees British climbers Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall attempt one of the most unusual climbs ever attempted – a 2,600ft horizontal groove beneath a motorway bridge on the M5 – during the Covid lockdown. Sleeping on ledges suspended from the bridge, the pair face ferocious climbing moves, bridge-shaking traffic and police suspicion on this extraordinary challenge.
Saving Glaciers focuses on glaciologist Dr Felix Keller who has been observing the steady retreat of the Morteratsch glacier in the Swiss Alps. Determined that the melting and eventual disappearance of glaciers can be averted, Felix and his team set out to create a complex snow cabling system, recycling glacial meltwater back into snow. With enthusiasm, resilience and love for the mountains, these passionate individuals are hoping to save winter for future generations.
For more information and to book tickets, see www.banff-uk.com.
