Thursday, November 3
Mountain Books and Films EVENING PROGRAM | 7:30 P.M. | ERIC HARVIE THEATRE | $35
Catherine Destivelle – and Films The program begins with the presentation of the 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition awards. Catherine Destivelle is one of the most celebrated alpinists of all time. She was climbing some of the highest peaks in the Alps by the age of 17. She was unbeatable at world cup competitions in the late 1980s, but was drawn towards the realm of mountaineering. She made solo winter ascents of the Eiger, the Grandes Jorasses and the Matterhorn, an 11-day solo first ascent of the West Face of Les Drus in Chamonix, plus cutting-edge ascents in Pakistan and the Himalaya. Destivelle appears on the Banff stage in conversation with American alpinist Jack Tackle.
8:52 P.M. (BREAK, 20 MIN)
Devotion: Libby Peter (UK, 2016, 5 min) Director: Matt Pycroft* Producer: Emma Crome* Production Company: Coldhouse Collective
One of the UK’s most respected climbers reflects on how climbing has shaped her life, from childhood through becoming a British Mountain Guide and a mother.
Afghan Winter (Switzerland, 2016, 72 min) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Director: Fulvio Mariani, Mario Casella* Producer: ICEBERG-Film
Mountaineer and filmmaker Fulvio Mariani embarks on ski expedition into a country ravaged by decades of war and steeped in cold and snow. This is a rare look into a little-known corner of the world from a humble skierexplorer.
* In person Photos, top: © Catherine Destivelle; bottom: From the film Afghan Winter
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