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What is Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF)? ▶ Annual international 9-day community festival, featuring mountain film screenings, live multimedia presentations, photography exhibitions, workshops, seminars and other special events ▶ Travelling show with awarded films, visiting 50+ communities across Canada, the US, Europe and Asia each year, and offering additional 5-day Speaker Series program every Fall in North Vancouver and Vancouver ▶ Forum for the exchange of ideas between film makers, outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and the public ▶ Event encouraging the most artistic and effective forms of communicating mountain-related experiences, inspiring audiences, and affirming the culturally- and environmentally-sensitive values inherent in active outdoor lifestyles

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VENUES CENTENNIAL THEATRE 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver RIO THEATRE 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver THE CINEMATHEQUE 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver INLET THEATRE 100 Newport Dr, Port Moody NEW! FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE, 6354 Crescent Rd (UBC), Vancouver

TICKETS Online at vimff.org and at the door

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EVENING SHOWS: $19 online, $21 door for adults.

Children under 16 both online and at the door for $15. All shows are open to children, but there are some seating restrictions at the Rio Theatre.

VIMFF FILM JURY

MATINEES: $15 for adults and $12 for children.

Bulk discounts and discount codes are not applied to matinee shows.

JONI COOPER Joni Cooper has gained extensive international experience in festival management and media production. She has held the positions of Programming/Festival Director for the Banff Mountain Festival and Executive Director of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver. She has sat on film juries around the world, and currently serves on National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year advisory board and consults with Film Festival Flix’s online Mountain & Adventure Film Festival.

YVES MA Yves Ma has been working in media production for over 15 years as an independent producer as well as producing for the National Film Board of Canada. He has produced many award-winning features, including the feature environmental docu-drama Hadwin’s Judgment, which won a Best Film Award at the 2015 Banff Film and Book Festival as well as the Best Canadian Film Award at VIMFF 2016.

TICKET PACKAGES TICKETS TO ONE SHOW: $19 TICKETS TO THREE SHOWS: $51 TICKETS TO FIVE SHOWS: $75

TICKETS TO TWO SHOWS: $36 TICKETS TO FOUR SHOWS: $64 ADDITIONAL TICKETS: $15 EACH

VIMFF STAFF Festival Director, Programming, Sponsorship: ALAN FORMANEK Director of Programming, Jury Coordinator: TOM WRIGHT Marketing Manager, Grant Writer: MAJA KOSTANSKI PR Manager: HELEN YAGI PR Assistant: GINA HILL

TRACEY FRIESEN Tracey Friesen has been an active contributor to Vancouver’s media sector for over 25 years and last year published the book Story Money Impact: Funding Media for Social Change. After 10 years at the National Film Board, Tracey went on to do contracts with multiple foundations, plus was Director of Programming for Roundhouse Radio 98.3 Vancouver. In January 2017, Tracey joined the David Suzuki Foundation as Director of Communications & Engagement.

TRACY JACOBSON After eight years in front of the camera, Tracy moved from Vancouver to the Rocky Mountains. Living among some of the most elite climbers in the world, she found her passion for climbing, mountaineering, and skiing. In November 2009, Tracy decided to pursue her film career full time. This move opened the door to becoming a producer, writer, and director for various shorts, TV commercials, feature films and documentaries.

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Wild Ones 2:00PM The Change I Want To See 7:30PM

Destination: Central Asia 2:00PM Adventure Travel 7:30PM

Planet Earth 2:00PM Mind vs Mtn 7:30PM

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Sherpa Show 7:30PM

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VIMFF 2017 FEATURED FILMS SHIFT

THE FLEDGLINGS

20th Annual Opening Night Friday Feb 10 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre With only six months of flying under their belts, and professional flier Matt Henzi as a sensei, Wright and Segal embark on an audacious objective: to climb and fly off Orizaba, the third-highest peak in the America’s and the highest in Mexico.

Mountain Bike Show Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre SHIFT is a half hour documentary about a group of First Nations youth who have spent the past 10 years converting traditional trails around their hometown of Carcross, Yukon into a world-class mountain biking destination – and transforming their community and themselves along the way.

BLOCHEADS

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Directed by Alastair Lee UK, 2016, 58 minutes

International Climbing Films Saturday Feb 11 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The RIO Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE An all action cinematic spectacular, revelling in the UK’s golden age of bouldering.

WILD ONES

The Change I Want To See Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque To the Ends of the Earth brings forward the voices of those who not only denounce the rise of extreme energy, but also envision the new world that is taking shape in its stead: a future beyond the resource pyramid, a post- growth economy.

THE LAST CAVEMEN

Directed by Jean-Michel Corillion France, 2015, 52 minutes

Directed by Stu Thompson UK, 2016, 52 minutes

Mountain Mixer 1 Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Inlet Theatre ‘What is your ‘dream project’?

Four athletes got to realize their ultimate adventure: the planning, the courage, the training, the near misses, the wilderness, the thrill.

The Last Cavemen Saturday Feb 11 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The Inlet Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE After two unsuccessful years spent in a local town, the Taw’t Bato tribe of Palawan Island in the Philippines, decided to leave modernity, return to the jungle and live like their ancestors did: hidden in giant caves, fishing and hunting bats.

THE YUKON BLUES

YOUNG GUNS

SURVIVING THE FUNDY FOOTPATH

NORTH OF KNOWN

Directed by Nick Rosen USA, 2016, 27 minutes

Adventure Travel Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE The Yukon Blues is Igor D’India’s attempt to complete a solo expedition by canoe down the Yukon and Porcupine rivers.

Ski Traverses in BC Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Snowmads tells the story of freeride pro, mountaineer & adventurer Fabian Lentsch, who travels the Middle East in search of snow and unspoiled lines.

Adrenaline Junkies Sunday Feb 12 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The RIO Theatre Be inspired by women who push boundaries. Full Moon is a two-year film project documenting the past, present, and future of women’s snowboarding.

Destination: Central Asia Sunday Feb 12 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The Cinematheque The surroundings of Herat, the Bamiyan region, the city of Kabul and the Wakhan corridor are the main stages of this amazing expedition in a country ravaged by decades of war and steeped in cold and snow.

Directed by Johannes Mair Austria, 2016, 30 minutes

Monday Matinee Monday Feb 13 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The RIO Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Axel and Sylvia venture deep into Africa to explore yet unridden mountain bike terrain; in southern Malawi on Mount Mulanje.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Tickets $20

Hiking The PCT Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque WORLD PREMIERE Surviving the Fundy Footpath follows first-time hiker, Bruce Persaud, as he attempts to complete one of Canada’s toughest multi-day hikes.

SHERPA

Directed by Jennifer Peedom USA, 2015, 96 minutes

Mind vs Mountain Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE The Austrian alpinist David Lama and his family have come to Nepal to see the green valleys and the little village where his father grew up.

But for David it’s not the only reason to return to Nepal.

Sherpa Show Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre This stunning documentary, shot by high-altitude cinematographer Renan Ozturk, explores the unequal relationship between cashed-up foreign expeditions and their guides.

LOCKED IN: FIRST DESCENT OF THE BERIMAN GORGE

MONUMENTAL: SKIING THE NATIONAL PARKS

Directed by Bryan Smith & David Pearson Canada, 2015, 24 minutes

Directed by Chris Kitchen USA, 2016, 41 minutes

Kayak Night Tuesday Feb 14 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic, Benny Marr and Pedro Oliva travel to Papua New Guinea to conquer whitewater that no kayakers have navigated before: The Beriman River Gorge – one of the most significant undertakings in a kayak.

UBC Ski Show Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Frederic Wood Theatre UBC Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the US National Park Service by paying homage to these monuments of nature and solitude, reminding us skiers where we came from, and that we belong to something greater than ourselves.

THE NEVER MELTING STORY

LA LISTE

Directed by Guillaume Bertocchi Belgium, 2016, 22 minutes

MEC Canadian Adventure Show Wednesday Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Two men that had never met before, decide to undertake a contemplative skiing adventure together in the country that never melts, Canada’s Arctic.

Directed by Guido Perrini Switzerland, 2016, 47 minutes

Ski Show Friday Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Young skiing phenom Jérémie Heitz challenges himself to ski 15 of the Alps’ steepest 4,000-meter peaks in just two ski seasons.

PURA VIDA

JUNGFRAU MARATHON

Directed by Thomas Miklautsch Austria, 2016, 44 minutes

UBC Climbing Show Wednesday Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Frederic Wood Theatre UBC WORLD PREMIERE A 3200m vertical climb to the 4156m summit of Jungfrau - combining three different routes, this is the ‘Jungfrau Marathon’.

The Deep Wild Friday Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE The story of an incredible journey, from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean: over a period of 20 months, Hervé Neukomm is the first man to cover 7,500 kilometers on 26 different rivers in a self-made bicycle powered boat.

Directed by Jochen Schmoll Germany, 2016, 10 minutes

This favourite Beatles tribute band is back by popular demand to celebrate 50 years of

Directed by Bryan Smith Canada, 2016, 52 minutes

Directed by Craig Norris Canada, 2016, 41 minutes

Directed by Joachim Hellinger & Christian Schmidt Germany, 2016, 18 minutes

CEDARWOOD TRAILS

The Day Trippers Saturday Feb. 25 at 7:30 pm

The High Bar Gang Friday Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm

LUNAG RI

Directed by Jonas Abenstein Austria, 2016, 52 minutes

AFGHAN WINTER

Seven Continents Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Ski mountaineer Kit Deslauriers made history when she became the first person to climb and ski from the summit of the highest peak on each of the seven continents.

Family Show Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Meet the new faces of climbing: 15-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 16-year-old Kai Lightner are the leaders of the next generation, already taking the sport to the next level.

SNOWMADS

Directed by Erik Koto USA, 2016, 54 minutes

Directed by Fulvio Mariani & Mario Casella Switzerland, 2016, 72 minutes

Directed by Rob Fraser UK, 2014, 23 minutes

Himalayan Life Friday Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE In April of 2014 Rob Fraser spent three weeks in the Everest region working as a porter on the legendary trail to Base Camp.

The High Life Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Inlet Theatre In the 1960s a folk singer sparked a social movement to preserve his Buddhist culture in the face of war and globalization. His efforts would reverberate for generations.

Directed by Emeka Ngwube USA, 2016, 75 minutes

IPORTER

Rock Climbing Show Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre 18 years after a catastrophic accident which left him with hemiplegia, climber Paul Pritchard returns to the Totem Pole to find out if he has recovered enough to finish the climb.

FULL MOON

LIKE A WOLF

DOING IT SCARED

Directed by Matthew Newton Australia, 2016, 12 minutes

Directed by Pete McBride & Jake Norton USA, 2016, 65 minutes

Planet Earth Monday Feb 13 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The Cinematheque A source to sea journey expedition down India’s 1500-mile Ganges River -- looking at the beauty, science and challenges of the Ganges River that sustains 500 million people across India.

THE SONG COLLECTOR

Directed by Leanne Pelosi Canada, 2016, 45 minutes

HOLY (UN)HOLY RIVER

Mountain Mixer 2 Sunday Feb 12 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The Inlet Theatre A reckless sailing expedition to Antarctica, done on a hand-built gypsy boat crewed by a band of wandering miscreants.

CLAIM FREEDOM

Wild Ones Saturday Feb 11 @2:00pm (doors 1:30pm) The Cinematheque WORLD PREMIERE Peirson Ross is a musician looking to promote his latest album. Instead of travelling to shows by van or vehicle, he goes venue to venue by canoe. It is, truly, the ‘Ultimate Canadian Music Tour’.

VIMFF Finale Saturday Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Professional paragliders and adventurers Gavin McClurg and Dave Turner attempt a full, unsupported traverse of the Alaska Range by foot and paraglider, across North Americas highest mountains.

The team faces endless extreme weather, starvation, grizzly bears, un-crossable rivers and countless glaciers in one of the world most remote and inhospitable mountain ranges.

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WE DELVED A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE PROJECT WITH PARAGLIDER GAVIN MCCLURG….

What is it about the activity that appeals to you most?

I learned to paraglide while sailing around the world back in 2004. I lived at sea and circumnavigated twice in 13 years but as soon as I took my first flight I was hooked and tried to get airtime anywhere I could. The most appealing thing about flying is the pure freedom of the sport - every time we step off a mountain we have no idea where we’re going to end up.

Tell us about this specific style (Vol-Biv) of paragliding.

Vol-biv started a long time ago by the French, but it is only recently that this genre of the sport has attracted more pilots. It is still a very small fraction of people doing it, and mostly in places like the Alp where ski lifts and gondolas and towns are around so you are never very remote. The expedition across Alaska is the most aggressive and in some ways absurd end of the spectrum!

Tell us a little about the film. What makes Alaska a great location for this type of trip? What were the main dangers, and/ or barriers to success?

The only thing that made Alaska a great location for something like what we did was the hugeness and awesomeness of the entire route. To be the first and to feel so vulnerable was very special, but it was logistically a nightmare to attempt to film and it was really, really desperate. Just the total lack of infrastructure the whole way.

Nowhere to get provisions. And then there were so many unknownsan uncountable number of glaciers to cross, dozens and dozens of rivers that were impossible to cross on foot, a very real grizzly bear threat …we knew we were setting off into some serious terrain, but until we got in there neither of us had really any idea how preposterous it was.

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Award winning west coast Bluegrass band featuring Dave & Kirby Barber, Rob Becker, Barney Bentall, Wendy Bird, Colin Nairne & Shari Ulrich

Multiple award winning world music quartet with special guest and

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Directed by Nico Edwards USA, 2016, 46 minutes

Directed by Igor D’India Italy, 2015, 51 minutes

Directed by David Lavallee Canada, 2016, 55 minutes

Directed by Frank Wolf Canada, 2016, 47 minutes

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SEA GYPSIES: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

Directed by Kelly Milner Canada, 2016, 28 minutes

Directed by Cedar Wright USA, 2016, 26 minutes

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FESTIVAL GUEST SPEAKERS DAVID LAVALLEE

MARC-ANDRE LECLERC

The Change I Want To See Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque David has directed multiple award winning documentaries. He will talk about how he hopes the films will bring a much needed sanity to not only the energy debate, but the struggle for an economic paradigm that actually makes sense.

20th Annual Opening Night Friday Feb 10 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Marc-Andre Leclerc is one of the worlds leading alpinists.

His climbing has led him to mountains and big walls from Patagonia to Baffin Island. He will talk about his fascination with winter ascents. From winter solo ascents in Patagonia to hard winter climbs in the Canadian Rockies and North Cascades, this will be a fun evening with many a cold shiver-bivy tale.

Mountain Bike Show Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Rebecca Rusch is the Queen of Pain with a heart of gold. Join Rebecca as she shares what it takes to be a professional athlete for over three decades. The 7x World Champion has continually tested her own limits, and shattered the glass ceiling in whatever sport she tackles.

JUSTA JESKOVA & STEVE STOREY

Mountain Bike Show Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Justa Jeskova, Michael Sousa and Steve Storey set out on a mission to traverse the Ausangate trek high up in the Andes of Peru. The goal? To do it by bike with a few stopovers along the way. Reaching heights of over 17’250’ while barely dipping below 15’000’, they spent 8 days in the mountains climbing and descending their way around the mighty Ausangate mountain.

EILEEN BISTRISKY

7 Continents Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre A passion for mountains, travel, and adventure has taken Eileen to all seven continents. She will share her stories and footage from each continent, and the lessons learned along the way.

LYNNE QUARMBY

The Change I Want To See Saturday Feb 11 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Lynne will speak to the struggles of sustained and effective individual engagement in climate justice activism. How do we stay positive? Where should we put our efforts?

Trail Running Show Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Joe has been running ultras for close to a decade, competing around the world in places such as Colorado, the Alps, Mexico’s Copper Canyon, Alaska and Japan. In the summer of 2016, Joe took on the Tour de Fourteeners, a self-powered link up of all of Colorado’s 14,000ft peaks by bike and on foot.

PAUL ROMERO

Trail Running Show Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Paul has competed and hit the podium in over 100 expedition adventure races on 5 continents for the last 16 years, climbed the 7 summits with his son, Jordan, and has been exposed to some of the most gruelling ultra-competitions in the world. Paul is going to share what it means to #livelimitless, through some tales of his outrageous global travels and near death experiences.

SAM MCKOY

Ski Traverses in BC Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Focusing primarily on large ski traverses, such as the recent Selkirks Traverse, Sam will be presenting some of his stunning photographs combined with short stories aimed at providing insight into the life and times of ski traverse expeditions. Take this chance to learn a bit more about the Do’s and Don’ts of mountain expeditions.

MANRICO SCREMIN

Adventure Travel Sunday Feb 12 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Manrico has hiked, skied, and canoed extensively through remote areas of northern Canada and Alaska. Follow Manrico as he and his companions enjoy a completely different type of adventure, a 19 day hike through the Dolomites in Italy ending in the town where he was born.

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SUP Adventures presented by Red Paddle Co. Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Norm Hann has been at the forefront of the stand-up paddle movement since the sport’s early days. As a SUP athlete, Norm has competed and raced around the world and has extensively explored the waters of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest.

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WE CAUGHT UP WITH NORM TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SPORT OF SUP: How long have you been paddle boarding?

I moved to Vancouver in 2000 to pursue my passion for the outdoors and quickly found myself working in the Great Bear Rainforest as a guide leading clients from around the world on fishing, wildlife viewing, hiking and sea kayaking tours. It was an incredible introduction to the BC Coast and I was fortunate that my life’s path had brought me to this point. After watching big wave surfer Laird Hamilton paddling his board into big waves in Hawaii, I took my first sup strokes in deep cove in 2008.

What makes the West Coast of Canada so great for paddle-boarding?

We have every body of water and dynamic environment that you could ask for here in BC. Our coast is a stand-up paddle boarders dream not only from the perspective of an incredibly scenic environment to paddle in but on any given day you can explore white water rivers in Squamish, remote surf breaks around Tofino, explore endless touring opportunities along our coastline or pursue fitness and race goals locally. The paddleboard is an amazing fitness tool that can be used for training and for yoga. These areas have really exploded in popularity and will continue to see incredible growth.

What will your presentation at VIMFF be focusing on?

I am excited to share with the audience my favourite and most powerful moments from my last ten years of paddling on our coastline. The presentation will speak to everyone and it should be a great celebration of our sport and our coastline.

CHRIS CHRISTIE & JEAN-FRANCOIS PLOUFFE

SUP Adventures presented by Red Paddle Co. Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre The idea of combining skiing, river paddling, ocean touring to the outer coast and surf brought our crew together to hatch a plan for the best possible location that would give us a real wilderness experience and challenge our decision making in a wild location. Join Chris Christie and Jean Francois Plouffe for a presentation on their 15 day Stand up Paddle Board Expedition to Bella Coola with a short film and still images from this 240km Coastal Journey.

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SUP Adventures presented by Red Paddle Co. Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Join Jimmy Martinello and Jon Burak as they share some of their stories on how they got started on using inflatable sups as a multipurpose craft. From local rivers in southern BC, expeditions off the remote west coast of the Olympic peninsula to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, multi day paddles, west coast surf and some good old shenanigans.

KEVIN VALLELY

Family Show Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Kevin Vallely is a writer, speaker and architect and was named one of Canada’s leading adventurers by the Globe and Mail. On July 4th, 2016 two young families set off to paddle the length of Canada’s largest and longest river, the mighty Mackenzie. A paddle journey down the Mackenzie would be a challenge for any explorer but for two young families with three kids in tow it promised to be an adventure of a lifetime.

BRENT SEAL & JAMES FRYSTAK

Mind vs Mountain Monday Feb 13 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Theatre Brent Seal and James Frystak will present their funny, challenging and inspiring journey to North America’s highest mountain – Denali. The MINDvsMOUNTAIN presentation is one of overcoming the challenges in front of us - both physical and mental - and believing in the strength within ourselves and each other to push through the barriers, past the resistance to pursue the wild dreams that make us come alive.

EMILY COLE

Kayak Night Tuesday Feb 14 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque In ‘Paddling to Paulatuk’, Emily will share about a sea kayaking adventure on the Arctic Ocean, traveling 900km from Inuvik to Paulatuk, NWT. A trip that was first intended to cover much greater distances, the team learned first-hand about realistic expectations and modern day expeditions.

BENJAMIN JORDAN

MEC Canadian Adventure Show Wed Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Last summer, Benjamin Jordan realized his greatest dream, by flying his Paraglider from Vancouver to Calgary, and becoming the first person to have free-flown from Pacific to Prairie.

EVAN GUILBAULT

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MEC Canadian Adventure Show Wed Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre After a few years of climbing in Squamish, it was necessary for Evan to combine his love of wilderness with his new found love of trad climbing. This naturally led him to the Eldred River Valley. There, for five months with his partner, they lived full time in the mythical river valley full of dozens of big walls and alpine ridges.

GLENN WOODSWORTH & DICK CULBERT

UBC Climbing Show Wed Feb 15 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Frederic Wood Theatre UBC In the 1960s, a group of young Vancouver-based climbers dominated the mountaineering scene in the Coast Mountains. Dick and Glenn were two at the forefront of exploration and first ascents.

LAKPA RITA SHERPA

Sherpa Show Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Following the screening of the feature documentary, Sherpa, join Eileen Bistrisky onstage in conversation with Lakpa Rita Sherpa. Lakpa’s climbing and guiding achievements are significant, with 17 summits of Mt. Everest on over 23 expeditions (a record 253 climbers on the summit under his leadership), seven guided summits of Cho-Oyu and numerous other peaks in Nepal.

LAUREN BLACKBURN & STEVEN COSSIN

Hiking the PCT Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Join Lauren and Steve as they take you with them along the Pacific Crest Trail, a long hike from Mexico to Canada totalling 2650 miles, which took them 5 months to complete. In their presentation they will show you through video taken along the trail as well as photographs of their amazing journey.

GREG HILL

Ski Show Friday Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Greg hill has been seeking adventure for his entire life, which means he has been dealing with risk constantly. Weaving through his adventures and misadventures Greg will explain how he developed his rules of risk.

From completing 2 million feat of climbing and skiing in 2010, to being a first responder in Nepal when a massive avalanche caught 30 people sleeping in their sleeping bags.

NINA CAPREZ

Rock Climbing Show Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Nina Caprez is a professional climber from Switzerland who specializes in hard multi-pitch climbing - she seeks out the most aesthetic, hard, sustained climbs in the world and her climbing resume is littered with first ascents and sought after second ascents.

PROFILE

WE SAT DOWN WITH NINA TO FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE….

Tell us about your climbing background – where did you grow up? How old were you when you started climbing? How did your climbing progress over the years?

I grew up in the Swiss mountains, so very early on I started to play in my back garden. By the age of 13 I started mountaineering, and discovered the joys of sport climbing at 17. I was addicted and began to progress very quickly. I sent my first 8a (5.13b) when I was 19 and did a lot of competitions and bouldering. Finally I discovered that I had a special talent for high walls. I have always followed my heart, my motivations and seeked to enjoy life to the fullest.

We are very excited to bring you back to Vancouver – what will be the focus of your presentation this year?

I will talk about a multi-pitch route I climbed with my wonderful friend, Barbara Zangerl, in the Ratikon area of Switzerland. It’s about our long partnership and friendship, sharing the same values in climbing and about love and laughs.

JONATHAN SIEGRIST

Rock Climbing Show Thursday Feb 16 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Jonathan Siegrist is a professional American rock climber who has been traveling full time since 2011 in pursuit of first ascents, hard sport routes, traditional climbs and even occasionally bouldering. His passion for climbing history, beauty, travel and pursuing the next challenge is palpable during his presentations.

JON TURK

Journey Into The Deep Wild Friday Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The RIO Theatre Crocodiles and Ice is a storyteller’s journey into a Consciousness Revolution based on a deep, reciprocal, communication with the Earth. This presentation highlights Jon Turk’s National Geographic award winning polar expedition circumnavigating Ellesmere Island, but also shares wisdoms from our Stone-Age ancestors, the poets of the ‘60s, a wolf that lingers, a Siberian shaman, a Chinese bicycle nomad, a lonely Tlingit warrior laying down to die in a storm, and the landscapes themselves.

ELIZABETH LEBOE & LENARD REID

Himalayan Life Friday Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 7:00pm) The Cinematheque Many people travel to Nepal to trek among the highest mountains in the world… but you never know how the spirit of adventure can change your life’s direction. Join Liz and Len of “Jackets for Jasper” as they share the wonder of the mountains and villages of Nepal. Hear how their 2-month trek turned into the adventure of a lifetime: naming their guide’s first-born child, starting a jacket company based in Nepal, and buying a goat.

BRETTE HARRINGTON

VIMFF Finale Saturday Feb 18 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) The Centennial Theatre Brette Harrington is a professional climber best recognized for her ascents in the alpine and big wall realms. Having learned the basics of wall climbing and multi-pitch free climbing on the Squamish Chief, BC, she has then taken those skills to Yosemite where she has both free climbed and speed climbed various lines on El Capitan. In the February of 2015 she made the first free solo ascent of the 750m Patagonian tower Saint-Exupéry becoming the first woman to solo any of the peaks in the massif.

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