20 Seconds of Joy

BASE Jumping / Adventure / Air Sports - 60 mins

I don't want to die, I want to live. I'm pretty good at running away, and this is my escape. Documentary filmmaker Jens Hoffman accompanies Norwegian BASE jumper Karina Hollekim over a period of years until things come to a sudden stop and her life is forever changed.

Awards
Best Film on Mountain Sport - Banff 2007 People's Choice - Banff 2007

Part of Best Of Banff 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

24 8 - World Premiere

Bouldering - 20 mins

Ozzie boulderer James Scarborough is bored with his local haunts, and so sets himself a challenge: to climb a classic, hard problem in each of the 8 best bouldering venues in New South Wales, in 24 hours. It's tiring just watching him!

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

24 Solo

Mountain Biking - 55 mins

"24 Solo" follows the gut-wrenching story of Chris Eatough on his quest for a seventh world title in the unforgiving discipline of 24-hour solo mountain-bike racing. Chris focuses his entire season on one race; whilst Australian national champion, Craig Gordon, challenges him to a level of intensity and exhaustion which leaves one rider with severe blood poisoning. 

Part of Best Of Banff 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

300 Inches - World Premiere

Skiing - 10 mins

Sparse snowfall in 2006 / 07 meant steeper, rockier, more exposed lines Jackson Hole locals live for. Stuntman Matt Combs breaks new ground speed-flying: skiing exposed lines that would end in certain death, with the only escape being his paraglider…

Part of Snow 2
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

68 Degrees North

Skiing / Mountaineering - 21 mins

1st Descents in Greenland

Awards
Best Scottish Film - Fort William Mountain Film Festival 2008

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 1
7:00pm - Fri 22nd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Aerialist

Climbing - 26 mins

Dean Potter's transformation from rock climber to a aerialist - an acrobat who performs at height - practicing the Three Disciplines, Free-Soloing, High-Lining and BASE-jumping. Beautiful, moving and utterly bonkers.

Awards
Best climbing Film - Kendal 2007 Best Adventure Biography - Boulder Adventure Film Festival 2007 "Must See" Special Jury Prize - Telluride Moutainfilm Festival 2007 Peoples Choice Award - Alpinist Film Festival 2007

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Ain't got no friends on a powder day

Skiing - 5 mins

Loris is a “classic” freerider. Jean-Yves, has a more “accidental” style. This film compares the two styles and two approaches to the same mountain, which are otherwise worlds apart.

Awards
Winner - Redbull Hike and Ride 2007

Part of Snow 2
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Ama Dablam

Mountaineering - 30 mins

A tale of two lads from Kendal who join forces with two friends from America and Australia to attempt Ama Dablam Alpine style on a shoe string. The film follows the team's tribulations leap-frogging guided parties and avoiding miles of fixed ropes - an everyday story of old fashion adventure.

Awards
People's Choice Runner Up - Kendal 2007

Part of Best Of Kendal 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Baffin, an Island of Children

Skiing / Mountaineering - 30 mins

Baffin Island: -27°c, a remote wilderness playground of ice lost between Greenland and the Canadian continent. Six French Canadians visit the immense fjords for a whole load of fun - climbing, BASE jumping, kite flying, paragliding and skiing.

Part of Mountain
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Between The Tape

Mountain Biking - 43 mins

Seven Sundays every year they race the clock searching for the elusive perfect run…

Part of Bike
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Cerro Lautaro - Patagonia's Ice Volcano

Mountaineering / Adventure - 47 mins

Director: Leo Dickinson

Follow Eric Jones, Mick Coffey and Leo Dickinson on their exploratory adventures across the unforgiving Patagonian Ice Cap in search of Patagonia's Ice Volcano

Awards
Utah Gravity Sports Festival

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 1
7:00pm - Fri 22nd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Chasing Dora - European Premiere

Surfing - 55 mins

3 California surfers confront an epic challenge presented by one of Surfing's most enigmatic characters, Mickey Dora. The challenge takes them to Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, where they face some of the largest swells of the year on wooden boards that they had hand made, wearing nothing but woolen trunks in 10 degree water.

Part of Water
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Climber

Climbing - 2 mins

An alpinist is climbing a difficult mountain, the D'naurco, and every step is getting heavier and every breath is getting thinner. He will have to face his fears before he can face the mountain.

Awards
2nd place BC Student Film Festival in Vancouver in 2006

Part of Culture & Adventure 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Coast To Coast - British Premiere

Microlighting - 52 mins

In the spirit of the early aviation pioneers, Mike Blyth and Olivier Aubert push the envelope with groundbreaking flying adventures. They made this journey from one coast to another: between these coasts lies Africa. In Africa lies the heart of this film, beating at the pace of a rhythmic blues song like the wings of a bird in full flight.

Awards
Winner of 12 Awards including Best Adventure Film - Telluride 2007

Part of Culture & Adventure 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Coefficient Drag

Skiing - 29 mins

The film sets out to find the true definition of the meaning of Steeze. Who's got it? Where does it come from? What is freestyle skiing all about. A very different take on skiing to the customary adrenaline-buzzing descents.

Part of Snow 1
12:45pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Committed - Jude

Climbing - 6 mins

North Wales-based climber Jude Spancken onsights Lord Of The Flies, E6 6b on Dinas Cromlech. Grace and humility.

Part of Inspiring Women
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Committed - Katherine

Climbing - 3 mins

Katherine Schirrmacher demonstrates headpointing with a focused and inspiring ascent of Balance It Is, E7 6c at Burbage in the Peak District.

Part of Inspiring Women
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Committed - Keen Youth

Climbing - 5 mins

James Pearson is the only climber in the world to have flashed an 8B boulder problem - and he's done it 3 times! This amusing short gives an insight into the parenting skills required to raise a future rock genius.

Awards
Best Short - Kendal 2007

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Committed - Kev

Climbing - 4 mins

Kev Shields has one hand. Kev demonstrates awesome ability as he climbs on the sharp end of the rope at grades up to E4 with minimal protection and great composure.

Part of Culture & Adventure 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Committed - Simba's Pride

Climbing - 3 mins

Watch in awe as visiting Australian Ben Cossey quite literally sings and whistles his way up Simba's Pride, an E8 at Burbage South in the Peak District. Absolutely audacious climbing captured on film.

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Committed - The Promise

Climbing - 6 mins

James Pearson sets his mark on his local Gritstone with an ascent of The Promise, E10 7a at Burbage North. Many pre-practiced ascents of cutting edge routes can look fluid and straightforward; the moves on The Promise are in a different league.

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Conservation Through Exploration - World Premiere

Kayaking - 15 mins

High Octane Kayaking at its very best.

Part of Water
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Cuban Skateboarding Crisis

Skateboarding - 16 mins

Cuba's skateboarding community thrives, founded on individual passion. There are no skate shops in Cuba. Boards are almost impossible to come by and spare parts are non-existent. In Cuban tradition, if it breaks, it is restored, fixed and somehow made to work again.  

Part of Culture & Adventure 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Downhill Mountain Biking In The Peak District - World Premiere

Mountain Biking - 4 mins

An upbeat and inspiring amature film by a bunch of necky local teenagers with a passion for downhill mountain biking in the Peak District.

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Part of Bike
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Dune Survivor - British Premiere

Adventure - 50 mins

30 days, 1200 kilometers, only 4 liters of water per day, torrid sand. Régis Belleville, world record holder for the longest march between two watering holes in the desert. This documentary tries to reveal what thirst really is. Which effects of dehydration occur for organs and cells? How does the body protect our brain against overheating? What are the reasons for the hallucinations that are signs of an upcoming coma?

Part of Culture & Adventure 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Dying For Everest

Mountaineering - 52 mins

Double amputee, Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mount Everest on 15 May 2006, but his achievement was overridden when it was learnt that he had bypassed an incapacitated climber, David Sharp, enroute. Sharp subsequently died a lonely death.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 3
7:00pm - Sun 24th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Earthed 5: The Law Of Fives - Festival Edit

Mountain Biking - 28 mins

Downhill Mountain Bike Racing at its most exciting. Gruesome falls, 4 cross, mud, rocks, trees and insane speed.

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Earthed 5: The Law Of Fives - Women's Downhill

Mountain Biking - 3 mins

Women's Downhill Mountain Bike racing at its most exciting. Gruesome looking falls, 4X, mud, rocks, trees and insane speed.

Part of Inspiring Women
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Eco Surfing

Surfing - 4 mins

Surfing is eco-friendly & surfers tend to promote that image. But traditional surfboards are produced in a most un-eco-friendly fashion. The Eden Project in Cornwall has addressed this paradox by producing a board made of sustainable materials.

Part of Water
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Eiger Speed Riding

Speed Skiing - 4 mins

A ski-para descent of the Eiger’s North Face that makes the head spin and stomach churn

Part of Best Of Kendal 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

End Of The Affair

Bouldering - 2 mins

Filmed and produced in 48 hours as part of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2008 Adventure Film Academy. A boulderer's relationship...

Awards
Film Academy Runner Up - Kendal 2007 Best Short Film - Fort William Mountain Film Festival 2008

Part of Culture & Adventure 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Entropy

Snow Kiting - 15 mins

Entropy documents the most progressive season in snowkiting so far. Join a couple of the world’s best riders as they search for the ultimate snow and wind conditions. Along the way, they reinvent snowkiting by taking a new-school approach and pushing the limit of ’wake style’ manouvers.

Part of Best Of Banff 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Epherme

BASE Jumping / Skiing / Cycling / Climbing / Mountain Biking / Adventure / Extreme Sports / Bouldering / Paragliding / Air Sports - 6 mins

A short film stunningly showcasing a selection of extreme sports during the daytime. One of a pair; 'Un Film' showcases the same sports carried out at night. Spectacular.

Awards
Outdoor Games 2007

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Grand Canyon

Paragliding - 15 mins

With his heart in his mouth and an un-surpassed passion for life, Will Gadd makes the first paraglider crossing of the mighty Grand Canyon.

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Great Day For Climbing

Climbing - 6 mins

A sleepy climber has trouble distinguishing dream from reality as his climbing buddy bursts into song at the most inopportune moments. Who are those guys dancing in his driveway? How did his dog end up above him on the route? Where is that music coming from? Helloooo?

Part of Best Of Banff 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Hard XS - Choss

Climbing - 9 mins

Dave Thomas and Martin Perry on the Henna shale fest – Breakaway. A study in real commitment.

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Hard XS - Slate - World Premiere

Climbing - 10 mins

Pete Robins and Nic Sellers provide a slate master class. Up to a point!

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Heterocere (un Film)

BASE Jumping / Skiing / Kayaking / Adventure / Extreme Sports / Paragliding - 6 mins

A short film stunningly showcasing a selection of extreme sports during the night-time One of a pair; 'Epherme' showcases the same sports carried out during the day. Spectacular.

Awards
Outdoor Games 2006

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

I Can Do That

Skiing - 11 mins

The dream of the “Lipstick Blondes” expedition is to ski the 7500m Muztag Ata, to combining their passion for adventure with their love of laughter. The heart of Asia is the goal of four friends. The quest is fuelled by hardship, tragedy, commitment and fun.

Awards
Film Short Runner Up - Kendal 2007

Part of Inspiring Women
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Part of Best Of Kendal 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Ice Mines

Ice Climbing - 30 mins

What’s an ice climber to do in the age of global warming? Go deep underground. Will Gadd heard rumours of ice hidden in the blackness of abandoned mines in Sweden. Gadd and his friend Andreas Spak explore the mines, finding amazing ice formations, challenge, and no small amount of danger.

Part of Culture & Adventure 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

In-Flux

Kayaking - 17 mins

In-Flux is about the perpetual need to travel the globe with your kayak in search of the magic something you can find only on the river. Shot in Italy, Canada, Norway and the Reunion Islands, the film combines adrenaline-driven action and remarkable natural wonders.

Part of Best Of Banff 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Inner Balance

Unicycling - 5 mins

Inner Balance features some of the top unicycle riders from Canada, USA, New Zealand, and Australia. They take unicycling to the next level with amazing drops and trials riding in a massive indoor bike park. You won’t believe what’s possible on a unicycle.

Part of Best Of Banff 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

It's Fantastic

Speed Skiing - 18 mins

This film is the first documentary on the new sport of speedflying. It explains the origins of the sport and shows how quickly it is evolving. From the ski slopes of Europe to the volcanic island of El Hierro, some of the world’s best speedfliers risk their lives to find the limits of their abilities and their equipment.

Part of Snow 2
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Journey To The Edge - World Premiere

Adventure / Snowboarding - 45 mins

Part one of a flagship 6 part series commissioned by new channel Virgin One. In a thrilling global journey, Leo Houlding and five people seeking to change their lives by trying out some of the world's toughest tribal rites of passage, taking in some adrenaline thrills along the way.

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Kids Who Rip - European Premiere

Surfing / Extreme Sports / Snowboarding / BMX - 15 mins

Kids Who Rip highlights amazing young athletes in the action sports community.

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

King Lines - El Pontas

Climbing - 13 mins

A segment from King Lines, filmed on location in Mallorca. This spectacular segment captures Chris Sharma’s challenging ascent of the Es Pontas arch. Deep water soloing at its best.

Awards
Grand Prize - Kendal 2007 Best Film On Climbing - Banff 2007 Climbing Film Runner Up - Kendal 2007

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

King Lines - Venezuela

Bouldering - 13 mins

Another segment from King Lines exploring the most outlandish and unusual rock formations on the planet, high on a Venezuelan Tepuy plateau.

Awards
Grand Prize - Kendal 2007 Best Film On Climbing - Banff 2007 Climbing Film Runner Up - Kendal 2007

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

King Of Downhill

Mountain Biking - 5 mins

A profile of Sheffield's Steve Peat, Downhill Mountain Biking World Champion

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Klunkerz

Mountain Biking - 83 mins

While Klunkerz is about the rise of mountain biking, its appeal is much wider. It’s about a group of rebels so devoted to fun that their passions ignited the last big bike boom of the 20th century and inspired millions of people to climb on their bikes again and have some fun.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 4
7:00pm - Mon 25th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Nine Winters Old - European Premiere

Skiing / Snowboarding - 62 mins

Dave Heath’s stepfather gave him a camera and it changed his life forever. Nine Winters Old takes us on a journey through one snow-draped winter as seen uniquely through the eyes, and lens, of one of the world’s top ski photographers.

Awards
Mountain Culture - Banff 2007 & Telluride 2007

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 5
7:00pm - Tue 26th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Nine Winters Old - Hot Doggies - European Premiere

Skiing - 3 mins

A segment from Nine Winters Old following 9 year old ski-mad Ryan on his journey to school and back in the snow.

Awards
Best Film On Mountain Culture - Banff 2007 Mountain Culture Award - Telluride 2007

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Nine Winters Old - Snowboarding - European Premiere

Snowboarding - 7 mins

Another segment from Nine Winters Old showcasing some stunning snowboarding cinematography

Awards
Best Film On Mountain Culture - Banff 2007 Mountain Culture Award - Telluride 2007

Part of Snow 1
12:45pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Nine Winters Old - The Expert - European Premiere

Skiing - 4 mins

Yet another segment from Nine Winters Old featuring Ryan, this time with his friends in some deep powder.

Awards
Best Film On Mountain Culture - Banff 2007 Mountain Culture Award - Telluride 2007

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

NWD 8: Smackdown - Festival Edit

Mountain Biking - 28 mins

This short excerpt from New World Disorder: Smackdown showcases a group of young riders who push the limits of freeride mountain biking beyond imagination.

Part of Bike
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Oil & Water

Kayaking - 34 mins

An engaging tale of two kayakers who travel from Alaska to Argentina championing the use of alternative energy. As the story progresses they unexpectedly become international celebrities.

Awards
Winner Special Jury Award - Kendal 2007 Environment Runner Up - Kendal 2007 Adventure Runner Up - Kendal 2007

Part of Water
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Olympic Skaters

Inline Skating - 2 mins

Should skateboarding be an Olympic sport?

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Playground

Skiing - 56 mins

This year’s invigorating Warren Miller action display includes a trip to Alaska’s untouched Chugach Range with X-Games Gold Medalists (and brothers), Zach and Reggie Crist; unbelievably deep powder in Utah and British Columbia, and astonishing aerial acrobatics from Sweden.

Part of Snow 2
3:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Psyche - Magic Numbers

Climbing - 25 mins

Steve McClure is Britain's most accomplished sport climber as the awesome action footage in this mini profile demonstrates. Featuring Steve on his many 9a's at Britain's steepest limestone crags including his latest Kilnsey crimpfest. Plus an 8c first ascent and an 8b flash during the late hours of a French climbing festival party!

Awards
People's Choice Winner - Kendal 2007

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Psyche - Patagonia

Mountaineering - 31 mins

Andy Kirkpatrick is a pioneer of winter climbing in Patagonia with many hair-raising ascents to his name. This hilarious film documents his latest Patagonian horror show; an attempt at the first winter ascent of Torre Egger with fellow alpinist Ian Parnell.

Awards
People's Choice Winner - Kendal 2007 Adventure Film Winner - Kendal 2007 Mountaineering Film Runner Up - Kendal 2007

Part of Mountain
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Pure

Skiing - 11 mins

The joy and freedom of the air captured in crisp and magical images.

Part of Best Of Kendal 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Respect

Skiing - 17 mins

Adventure skiers have one thing in common: respect. Respect for different cultures, different lifestyles, and their environment. Their proving ground is unpredictable and can change from pristine mountain face to death trap in an instant. The path they choose is addictive yet dangerous. Spend time inside the heads of these athletes as they chase the perfect moment.

Part of Best Of Banff 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Risk

BASE Jumping - 90 mins

The true life thrills and spills of a BASE jumper and the reasons he is compelled to live life on the edge. Why do people in ever increasing numbers place themselves at such blatant RISK? Amazing, frightening, and inspirational. Life has never looked so good.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 7
7:00pm - Thu 28th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Rock Wings

Speed Skiing - 3 mins

Spectacular jumps down the Jungfrau and Eiger.

Part of Best Of Kendal 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Seasons - World Premiere

Mountain Biking - 3 mins

This is a sneak peek into “Seasons”, a new film by The Collective. Seasons follows seven of the world’s top mountain bikers through four seasons of one year, culminating in a grand finale that unites all the riders for one mega-session to end off the year.

Part of Bike
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Sevenvision

Mountain Biking - 17 mins

7 riders, 7 styles, 7 visions, one passion. Ride shotgun with the boys and follow them as they jet set the globe fulfilling their passion for mountain biking.

Awards
Mega Film Festival, Alpe d’Huez, France, 1st place - 2007

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Sir Ranulph Fiennes Eiger Challenge

Mountaineering - 52 mins

Sir Ranulph Fiennes has confessed that climbing the Eiger for Marie Curie Cancer Care was his biggest challenge yet. Watch the world's greatest living explorer as he tackles the north face with Kenton Cool and Ian Parnell. Horrific, hairy and hell – three words Sir Ranulph used to describe the climb.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 8
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Sublimation Experiment

Skiing - 50 mins

The Sublimation Experiment is a candid look at a handful of athletes through the two epic winters of 2006 and 2007 as they showcase their skills while struggling to integrate their passion for skiing and snowboarding with a sustainable lifestyle.

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 2
7:00pm - Sat 23rd Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Tepuay

Adventure - 61 mins

Deep in the middle of the Orinduik rainforest, enormous sandstone massifs emerge. The mythical Lost World - the table mountains of the Guyana Highlands. Thanks to its inaccessibility, prehistoric forms of life have survived here for million of years.

Awards
Environment Runner Up - Kendal 2007 Best International Film - Fort William Mountain Film Festival 2008

Part of Best Of Kendal 2
5:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

The Central Towers Of Paine

Mountaineering - 25 mins

In 2006, Leo Dickinson discovered a lost gem in Vic Bray’s attic - a film shot by Vic of the 1963 first ascent of the Central Tower of Paine. “It was like finding a dinosaur egg and then hatching it!” The film features an all star cast and use of the first “Whillans Box,” crucial to survival at altitude. Success came after weeks of bad weather in mid January when Don and Chris Bonington summited.

Part of Mountain
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

The Hardest Goal

Street Football - 25 mins

There is only one rule: no murder! An original game of ‘football’ from the Middle Ages still survives in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

Part of Culture & Adventure 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

The Line

Skiing - 54 mins

There exists a clan of hybrids, misfits who spend their lives in the world’s most inhospitable and hard-to-reach places. Loosely described as ski mountaineers, they leave the confines of the resort and relative comforts of the backcountry helicopter to explore great mountain ranges of the world.

Awards
Powder Awards - "Best Story"

Part of Snow 1
12:45pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

The Road To Bejing - World Premiere

Running - 12 mins

Filmmaker Alex Vero's ambitious attempt to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as a marathon runner. As an obese filmmaker weighing over 16 stone in January 2006 and an averagely talented runner, Alex has totally immersed himself in the project in an attempt to see how far an average guy can progress in a 2 year period through sheer hard work and dedication.

Part of Culture & Adventure 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

The Story Of Two Worlds - European Premiere

Bouldering - 6 mins

Dave Graham on one of the World's Hardest Boulder Problems (Font 8C), The Story Of Two Worlds, Cresciano, Switzerland.

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

The Uprising - World Premiere

Bouldering - 10 mins

James Pearson, Ben Moon and others showcasing the new wave of hard, powerful bouldering in the UK and Switzerland

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

The Western Lands - Hoy - European Premiere

Climbing - 9 mins

Writer Jim Perrin’s climb of The Old Man of Hoy on his 60th birthday. A poetic documentary of love, loss and landscape under the dying of the light.

Awards
Best Short Mountain Film - Banff 2007

Part of Culture & Adventure 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two

Three - World Premiere

Bridge Swinging - 4 mins

A bunch of lunatic Scots indulging in the art of bridge swinging. This film made it on to the BBC News when it was broadcast on Youtube, as setting a bad example…

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Trial & Error

Mountain Biking - 8 mins

Mountain biker Ryan Leech sets out to ride an incredibly difficult trail in the coastal mountains of British Columbia. With the valley scheduled for clear-cut logging, Trial & Error combines Ryan’s extraordinary riding with his thoughts about the very special location.

Awards
People's Choice Award, Banff 2007

Part of Best Of Banff 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Tribe: Darhad

Adventure - 60 mins

Legendary Bruce Parry joins the nomadic Darhad herders of Outer Mongolia on their winter migration across the high mountains to reach safer pastures. These are tough and isolated people. Bruce becomes one of the family and forms close bonds by sharing in the hardships and culture.

Awards
Culture Winner - Kendal 2007

Part of Best Of Kendal 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Underdeveloped

Climbing - 15 mins

A bunch of climbers in Ireland remind us just why we go climbing. This captures the spirit of climbing better than nearly any other film. Oh, and it features some great falls and some jelly fish jumping!

Awards
Special Mention - Kendal 2007

Part of Climb
7:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
12:45pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Unhinged

Mountain Biking - 55 mins

From the producers of the Anti Gravity series, Unhinged features exclusive footage of the world's top mountain bikers. Breathtaking scenery, superb cinematography and an inspirational soundtrack. Unhinged is an action packed film that captures the true spirit of mountain biking!

Part of ShAFF On The Edge 6
7:00pm - Wed 27th Feb - Café Euro, John Street

Urban Freestyler - BMX - World Premiere

Cycling - 5 mins

Frenetic urban BMX riding with Chris Mahoney, Louis Knowles and Keelan Phillips

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Urban Freestyler - Free Running - World Premiere

Parkour / Free-running - 5 mins

Urban free running on the streets of London with Ryan Doyle

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Urban Freestyler - Mountain Biking - World Premiere

Cycling - 5 mins

Steve Peat and Brendan Fairclough take us on a whirlwind tour of some local streets and steps.

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 2
9:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom One

Urban Freestyler - Rock Climbing - World Premiere

Climbing - 5 mins

Steve McClure and Ben Heason indulge in a little urban climbing on some nearby buildings and bridges

Part of Adrenaline Junkies 1
9:00pm - Fri 29th Feb - Showroom Two
7:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Vicious Circle

Mountain Biking - 16 mins

Vicious Circle pushes the limits of what can be accomplished on a bike. It features the first ever 65 foot 'double roadgap', some of the gnarliest tricks ever done on a mountain bike and the fastest riders coming out of Canada.

Part of Bike
3:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two

Zoltan

Extreme Tubing - 5 mins

In the unforgiving and harsh world of high-stakes competitive extreme sports, there's always someone with a sense of humour.

Awards
Film Short Runner Up - Kendal 2007 Teva Mtn Games Filmmaker Shootout (1st place)

Part of Best Of Kendal 1
5:00pm - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom One

Part of Films For Kids
11:00am - Sat 1st Mar - Showroom Two
11:00am - Sun 2nd Mar - Showroom Two