BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:353@bob.guide DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190309T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190309T143000 DTSTAMP:20190220T025807Z URL:https://bob.guide/events/banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour-2019- afternoon-blue-programme SUMMARY:BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR 2019 - AFTERNOON (BLUE PROG RAMME) DESCRIPTION:Experience an extraordinary collection of short films from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival.\nFollow the expeditions o f some of today's most incredible adventurers\, see amazing footage of adr enaline packed action sports and be inspired by thought-provoking pieces s hot from the far flung corners of the globe.\nThis year there are two even ings that will ignite your passion for adventure\, action and travel. For double the adventure come along both nights for two entirely different fi lm programmes - the Blue film programme (afternoon event) and the Re d film programme (evening event). Two show discounts are available.\nAge G uidance: 12A (TBC)\n(This means that people under 12 can attend if they ar e accompanied by an adult.)\n\n\n\nBLUE PROGRAMME\nRJ Ripper\n\nWitness a mesmerising blend of mountain sports and scenery as world class mountain b iker Rajesh (RJ) Magar explores his homeland of Nepal\, from the chaotic s treets of Kathmandu to the mind-blowing Himalayan mountains beyond. An ins pirational story of perseverance with high-adrenaline riding.\nFILMMAKER:  Joey Schusler\nDURATION: 19 minutes\n\n\n\nFor the Love of Mary\nTry te lling 97-year-old George Etzweiler you're too old for running! He started competing in the annual 7.6 mile race up Mount Washington aged 69... and still takes part nearly 30 years later. And more important than his lucky green running shorts\, George carries something special in every step: th e memory of his late wife of 68 years\, Mary.\nFILMMAKERS: Simon Perkins &\; Kirk Horton\nDURATION: 6 minutes\n\n\n\nReel Rock - Break on Thro ugh\nThe grade 5.15 in climbing is described as a number representing the unattainable\, a ‘magical barrier’ similar to breaking the four-minute mile. At the start of 2017\, only a few male climbers had achieved the gr ade and no women. Enter an exceptionally driven 19-year-old\, Margo Hayes. “When I sense others doubting what I can do\, my determination triples\ ," says Margo on her quest to smash through the barriers.\nFILMMAKERS: Pe ter Mortimer\, Matty Hong\, Nick Rosen &\; Zachary Barr\nDURATION: 26 minutes\n\n\n\nSurviving the Outback\nCould you survive alone across hund reds of kilometres of remote Australian outback\, with nothing but a time capsule of antique stuff from 1932\, for a whole month? Trekking and saili ng on a makeshift raft\, adventurer ‘Outback Mike’ retraces the incred ible journey of two German aviators stranded in the wilderness 80 years ag o.\nFILMMAKER: Michael Atkinson\nDURATION: 43 minutes\n\n\n\nRogue Eleme nts: Corbet’s Couloir\nLikened to plunging into an abyss\, Corbet’s Co uloir is America’s most feared ski run\, terrifying to ski and snowboard even in the best conditions. Attempting it in icy conditions on mountain bikes is nothing short of insane\, as Casey Brown and Cam Mccaul find out in the first ever two-wheeled descent of the route…\nFILMMAKER: Teton G ravity Research\nDURATION: 4 minutes\n\n\n\nLiv Along the Way\nEver sinc e she summited Mont Blanc as a teen\, Liv Sansoz knew she would spend her life in the mountains. A former world champion sport climber who’s also into base jumping\, at 40 Liv set out to climb all 82 of the 4\,000m peaks in the European Alps in a single year\, skiing and paragliding down where possible. As she’s learned several times in her life\, things don’t a lways go as planned…\nFILMMAKER: Mike Douglas and Anthony Bonello\nDURA TION: 22 minutes\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bob.guide/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/BAN FF-MOUNTAIN-FILM-FESTIVAL-WORLD-TOUR-2019-AFTERNOON-BLUE-PROGRAMME_Birming ham.jpg CATEGORIES:Cinema / Film,Festival LOCATION:Birmingham Town Hall\, Victoria Square\, Birmingham\, West Midland s\, B3 3DQ\, United Kingdom GEO:52.4789524;-1.9028011000000333 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Victoria Square\, Birmingha m\, West Midlands\, B3 3DQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bir mingham Town Hall:geo:52.4789524,-1.9028011000000333 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181028T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR