Friday, 19 November 2010

Kendal Mountain Film Festival - This weekend

If your heading up to Kendal this weekend then make sure you check out our Pro Partners who are lecturing at this years festival

Tonight


The World Premiere of "The Pinnacle"
presented by Mountain Equipment

5pm at the Brewery Arts Centre

a film by Paul Diffley of Hotaches Productions which follows Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner as they repeat the infamous Smith/Marshall week on the Ben 50 years to the day. The footage I've seen so far has been amazing so make sure you get down to this one.


Saturday


The Usual Suspects -The Great Climb night presented by Mountain Equipment and Scarpa

6.30pm at the Brewery Arts Centre

featuring Pro Partners Dave MacLeod and Brian Hall along with writer Cameron Mcneish and producer Richard Else. The lecture looks at the filming of the recent "Great Climb" which went out live for 9 hours!! on the BBC.


Sunday


Big Wall Baffin Island presented by Mountain Equipment

2pm The Parish Hall

Pro Partners Twid Turner and Stu McAleese along with Mark Thomas present a lecture on their successful epic first ascent off Arctic Monkeys, Stewart Valley, Baffin Island.

Andy Parkin will have his artwork on display

there will be a few of the ME team at the Festival over the weekend (most likely around the bar area ) so come and say hello.