The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is once again touring across the UK and Ireland, showcasing a selection of the best climbing and adventure films from one of the world’s most prestigious mountain film festivals.
This year the Banff Tour will visit more than 50 locations across the UK and Ireland over the next four months.
This year’s line-up features climbers Alex Honnold and the Stonemasters, and include a whole host of mountain and adventure films, including surfing in Iceland, paragliding in the Alps, mountain biking in the Isle of Skye and Yorkshire, skiing in Patagonia and climbing in Alaska, China and the desert towers in the US. Three of the films featuring on this year’s tour include:
SUFFERFEST 2 - Experience a true sufferfest with Cedar Wright and Alex Honnold as they attempt to climb 45 of America's most iconic desert towers - all linked together by bike! This film has it all: gale force winds, hard climbing, snow, huge desert towers, loose rock, and a lot of suffering!
DRAWN - Follow climber Jeremy Collins as he embarks on four expeditions, from the Venezuelan Amazon, to the China-Mongolian Border, to the northern reaches of Canada, and to Yosemite Valley in California.
STONEMASTERS - In the 1970's a legendary brash group of climbers known as the "Stonemasters" arrived in Yosemite Valley. They applied their talents to free-climbing and performed some of the most impressive climbs of that era. This portrait of the Stonemasters (which is part of the longer multi award-winning Valley Uprising film) highlights their meteoric rise to fame and Lynn Hill's legendary free one-day ascent of The Nose on El Capitan.
To view the Banff trailer and a full line-up of this year’s films, visit the website: www.banff-uk.com
UPCOMING TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS
- 18 February Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
- 19 February Stafford, Gatehouse6t
- 20 February Liverpool, Plaza Cinema
- 21 February Stockport, Stockport Plaza
- 24 February Salisbury, City Hall
- 25, 26 February Bath, Komedia Club
- 27, 28 February Malvern, Forum Theatre
- 03 March Canterbury, Gulbenkian Cinema
- 04 March Tunbridge Wells, Assembly
- 05 March Dorking, Dorking Halls
- 06 March Weymouth, Pavilion - Theatre
- 07 March Croydon, Fairfield Halls, (matinee & evening programmes)
- 10-21 March London, Union Chapel (10 shows)
- 11 March Reading, Hexagon Theatre
- 12 March Colchester, Charter Hall
- 13 March Peterborough, Cresset Theatre
- 18 March Porthcawl, Grand Pavilion
- 19 March Brecon, Theatr Brychienog
- 20 March Llanelli, The Ffwrnes
- 24 March Abingdon, Abingdon School
- 25 March Portsmouth, Kings Theatre
- 26 March Truro, Hall for Cornwall
- 27, 28 March Exeter, Corn Exchange
- 09 April Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
- 10 April Cardiff, New Theatre
- 11 April Brighton, Brighton Dome (matinee & evening programmes)
- 15 April Weston Super Mare, Playhouse
- 16-18 April Bristol, Victoria Rooms (3 shows)
- 22 April Harrogate, Royal Hall
- 24, 25 April Keswick, Theatre by the Lake
- 27 April Truro, Hall for Cornwall
- 28 April Cheltenham, Town Hall
- 30 April Swindon, Wyvern Theatre
- 01 May Watford, Colosseum
- 02 May Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre
- 06 May Matlock Bath, Grand Pavilion
- 07, 08 May Whitley Bay, Playhouse
- 09 May Yarm, Princess Alexandra Auditorium
- 10 May Glasgow, SECC (matinee & evening programmes)
- 13 May Wimborne Minster, Tivoli Theatre
- 16 May Norwich, Theatre 1
- 21 May Kilkenny, The Watergate
- 22 May Dublin, Helix
- 23 May Cork, Everyman Theatre
- 26 May Galway, Town Hall
- 27, 28 May Belfast, Theatre at the Mill
- 30 May Milford Haven, Torch Theatre
- 05, 06 June Poole, Lighthouse Theatre
There will also be more than £60,000 of giveaways and prizes at the shows from the Banff tour partners over the Tour, including Keen, Cotswold Outdoor, Osprey, Buff, SueMe, Clif Bar, Banff Lake Louise Tourism and Sea to Summit.
More information about the events are available at http://banff-uk.com
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