Mountain Film
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Gripping, and visually stunning films, exploring what drives climbers to enter the most awesomely beautiful and fearsomely dangerous of all environments.
Films in the Mountain Film:
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Film: Double Bill: The Dark Glow Of The Mountains Followed By E11 (1984)
10 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Director Werner Herzog seeks to explore what drives freestyle mountain climber Reinhold Messnerand his partner Hans Kammerlander to climb Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one trip without returning to base camp. Accompanied by e11
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Film: Double Bill: E11 Follows Dark Glow Of The Mountains (2006)
10 Sep 2014, 8:30 p.m.
E11 tells the story behind the first ascent of Rhapsody, a route considered to be the hardest traditional rock climb in the world. Told in an offbeat dramadoc style the film attempts to understand what it takes to climb a route of this standard. e11 strives to get inside the head of its first ascentionist, the understated yet quite remarkable Dave MacLeod. Oh yeah, it's also packed full of ankle smashing, gear ripping, monster falls!
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Film: Nordwand - The North Face (2008)
18 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
1930's Germany and the pressure is upon two young mountaineers to conquer the unclimbed North Face of the Eiger. Stunning hand-held cinematography from Kolja Brandt and taught direction from Stölzl maintain suspense throughout.
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Film: George Mallory Film: The Wildest Dream - Conquest Of Everest (2010)
24 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
In 1924 did mountaineer George Mallory, torn between love for his wife Ruth, and his obsession with the last great adventure left to man, become the first person to reach the summit of the untouched Mount Everest?
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Film: Touching The Void (2003)
1 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Documentary telling the true story of two British mountain climbers who stared death in the face while climbing a treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes. Based on a book by Joe Simpson.