The latest film from Hot Aches Productions, starring world-renowned mountaineer Andy Cave, has won the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival. Sponsored by outdoor brand Lowe Alpine, ‘Distilled’ examines why the Scottish Highlands are such a special place to climb in winter, and simultaneously tells Cave’s story which is itself inextricably linked to Scottish winter climbing. Written …
BMC TV goes live
A new online video channel set up by the British Mountaineering Council has officially gone live this week. Dubbed BMC TV, the new platform allows users to access the latest videos, web clips, technical advice, safety skills and outdoor films, in addition to news, events and features on the BMC website. Content will include clips of local festivals, competitions and …
The Last Great Climb premieres in London
The world premiere of Alastair Lee’s new film, The Last Great Climb, is to showcase in London’s West End next month. Set in the mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, the 2013 climbing documentary follows the story of British speed climber Leo Houlding, big wall expert Jason Pickles and climber Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary as they attempt to make the first …
Tickets released for Kendal 2013
Tickets are now on sale for the Kendal Mountain Festival 2013, a weekend-long event featuring the latest adventure films, inspirational speakers, art exhibitions and mountain literature. Running from 14 – 17 November, this year’s festival will see outdoor talent from around the globe gather in Cumbria. US alpinist Kelly Cordes, Everest mountaineer Kenton Cool, world renowned female climbers Shauna Coxsey, …
European Outdoor Film Tour 2013
Further dates have been announced for the European Outdoor Film Tour 2013, a series of international adventure film evenings kicking off in Scotland this autumn. The premiere will take place in Edinburgh at the Portobello Town Hall on November 15 before the tour continues to Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool and London, for a matinee showing at the Royal Geographical …
Restored 1924 Everest film to premiere at London Film festival
Mountaineering enthusiasts are in for a treat this autumn, when a newly-restored climbing film detailing the 1924 Everest expedition will be released. Making its world premiere at London’s Odeon West End cinema on October 18 as part of the BFI London Film Festival, ‘Epic of Everest’ follows the third British attempt to climb the world’s highest mountain, culminating in the …
New Houlding/Lee film trailer goes live
The trailer for the next cinematic epic from Leo Houlding and Alastair Lee can now be viewed at www.thelastgreatclimb.com In the film, Houlding and his climbing team of Jason Pickles and Sean Leary travel to the Antarctic to attempt to scale the NE Ridge of Ulvetanna (‘The Wolf’s Tooth’) which is the hardest climb on the most inhospitable continent on …
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