This month sees the return of the UK’s longest continuous running mountain film festival. The Dundee Mountain Film Festival will take place from 24 – 26 November and will be showcasing an international programme of speakers, as well as award winning films and exhibitions.
The Festival will kick off on Thursday evening at Discovery Point with a talk by Jamie Andrew, accomplished and inspiring Scottish amputee mountaineer. Other speakers include Andy Kirkpatrick, Felicity Ashton and Greg Boswell and these sessions will be held at the Bonar Hall, Dundee, DD1 4HN.
The full programme and ticket prices/booking can be found on the Festival website, the main sessions are:
Thursday (24th) Evening – This special evening will present a unique opportunity of conversation, recollection and inspiration with Jamie Andrew.
Friday (25th) Evening – The evening opens with four inspiring films from the Banff World Tour, including “A Line Across The Sky” which describes the first dramatic achievement of the long considered impossible Fitz Traverse in Patagonia. Greg Boswell, known as the “future of Scottish winter climbing”, will describe the epic challenges he has undertaken to earn this title.
Saturday (26th) Morning – Youthful inspiration, defying disability, and the mountain bike phenomenon feature in four thought provoking films. Robin Campbell will survey the outstanding worldwide achievements of renowned Scottish mountaineer Harold Raeburn.
Saturday (26th) Afternoon – The second programme from the Banff World Tour will screen seven films in which pushing the limits is the norm – except there is no norm. Felicity Aston is the first lady to ski the Antarctic alone. Starting in November 2011, Felicity set off from the coast on the Ross Ice Shelf to complete the 1744km (1084 mile) journey on the opposite coast 59 days later, experiencing crushing solitude, emotional turmoil and mental hardships on a daily basis.
Saturday (26th) Evening – Re-enacting the pioneering days of climbing, describing the motivation of todays generation, and making the most of Scotland’s late snow ski mountaineering opportunities. Three intriguing films. Andy Kirkpatrick will talk about a life of quite extraordinary big wall climbs and winter expeditions. The motivation, the psychology, the risk, and the madness, of a life on the edge.
On Friday evening and all day Saturday there will be an exhibitions of art and photography by Greg Drumm and the Dundee Photographic Society as well as trade and voluntary group stands.