Saturday Afternoon
6th December 2024: 2pm – Tickets £12
We have a great selection of films on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon from the Vancouver Mountain Film Festival World Tour.
After the interval, our speaker is Anna Wells
Fuego
Andorra 2024: Directors – Kilian Bron and Pierre Henni – 6 minutes
From Guatemala to Peru via Bolivia, for two months the dream team scoured the most beautiful spots to make amazing memories and bring back breathtaking images.
From their arrival at the foot of the Fuego volcano the day before its historic eruption, to the colourful facades of Barrio Chualluma in La Paz, through the geological formations of the Valle de las Animas and the contrasts of the Auzangate, without forgetting meeting with the Cholitas Escaladoras women from the Aymaras indigenous community who climb and conquer summits! Kilian has been meeting these people and experiencing the craziest spots.
Driving Sweep
USA 2023: Director – Gregory Cairns – 12 minutes
Few river guides ever get the chance to drive Idaho’s iconic sweep boat. Driving Sweep follows Katie Veteto as she learns how to “drive sweep” down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. She’s learned the rapids and the river. Now she learns to drive a 4,000lbs sweep down steep rocky rapids.
Hope
USA 2023: Director – Anna Hazlett – 18 minutes
‘Hope’ documents Rab athlete Anna Hazlett (Hazelnutt)’s journey to climb Prinzip Hoffnung (E9/10, 8b/+) in Bürs, Austria.
Towering over the small town of Bürs, Prinzip Hoffnung combines slab and crack climbing, and features bold moves with precarious gear placements, and long runouts with serious fall potential.
With lingering injuries, and a rapidly shrinking weather window conspiring against them, uncertainty and doubt over the viability of the climb began to creep in for Anna and climbing partner and fellow Rab athlete Tom Randall.
After a couple of weeks of negotiating unfavourable forecasts, Anna completed the climb on her third redpoint attempt, ticking off her third E9 route since discovering her love for trad climbing in 2021.
The pair share the process behind this technical line, with their usual silliness, authenticity, and vulnerability, in Anna’s film, ‘Hope’.
The Magic of Freedom
UK 2023: Director – Jake Holland – 35 minutes
Join five paragliding pilots as they venture into Pakistan’s Karakoram mountains. By using their paragliders and the almost mystical uplifts found in the air, they’re able to ski and climb in some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes.
In the skies, they find an unparalleled sense of freedom – and along the way meet local pilots, who are equally excited to experience the magic of the air above.
Pushing higher than ever before, the pilots find themselves on the edge of their limits.
There will be an interval at this part of the afternoon, followed by our speaker Anna Wells
Anna Wells – Summits and Selfies: 282 Munros in one Winter
Anna Wells is a climber and mountaineer. She has an insatiable appetite for moving in the mountains and loves gigantic days out combining multisport activities of rock climbing, paragliding, cycling, swimming and running. Anna has a background in competitive ice climbing, winning multiple national titles and representing Great Britain on the World Cup Circuit. She set FKTs on the Cuillin Ridge in both summer and winter and has climbed 55 of the 82 4000m peaks in the Alps. She has rock climbed all over the world from El Capitan in Yosemite to the desert towers of Wadi Rum.
During the last few years Anna has sought adventure closure to home and fallen deeply in love with all that Scotland has to offer. In March 2024, she became the first woman and fourth person to complete a “Winter Munro Round”, climbing all 282 Munros in a single winter season. She achieved the feat in just 83 days, equalling the record set by Martin Moran in 1985. From breathtaking sunrises atop snow-covered peaks to long lonely nights battling through blizzards, the challenge demanded a robust combination of technical skill, physical endurance and mental resilience.
At Dundee, Anna will describe the highs and lows of her epic journey and explore the fundamental life lessons learned along the way. The kindness of strangers and support from friends was ultimately key to the success and joy of an unforgettable winter.