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    Kendal Mountain Tour 2024: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker

    Kendal Mountain Tour 2024: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker

    • SHOWING
    • 22 Feb
      22 Feb - 22 Feb 2024
    About

    Prepare for an unforgettable night of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2024 comes to life!

    Join us on a journey through the world’s most breathtaking landscapes with a selection of award winning films showcasing the year’s most daring feats of courage and tales of human resilience. Whether you’re a seasoned explorer or simply someone who appreciates the majesty of nature, this tour promises to ignite your sense of adventure and leave you with a renewed appreciation for the planet we call home.

    The films will be introduced by a member of the Kendal Mountain Presenting team. Alongside the collection of films, will be a talk from an incredible guest speaker – an explorer, activist or adventurer with a unique and inspiring story to share.

    Get ready to be thrilled, inspired and moved at the Kendal Mountain Tour 2024 – where adventure begins at your doorstep…


    GUEST SPEAKER

    Olly Pemberton is an award-winning director and filmmaker with over a decade of experience filming and operating in wild and remote locations across our planet.

    Through film and photography Olly strives to harness the stories connected to our wild places. He is passionate about placing a spotlight on individuals and organisations that are deeply intertwined with our natural world, and empowering those who might not otherwise have a voice within it.

    His latest documentary with Aldo Kane and Exodus Travels, follows the lives of the legendary Bayei polers across the entire length of the Okavango Delta. Olly has also recently returned from filming and directing Season 2 of Beneath the Baobab with Gordon Buchanan documenting the complexities and potential solutions of human/wildlife conflict in rural Southern Africa.


    FILMS

    The White Giant

    Krister Kopala dedicates his season to riding some of the most unforgiving lines on

    Jiehkkevárri, the highest and arguably most remote mountain in Norway’s Lyngen Alps.

    22’

    Lando Steezy

    Leo Smith is a self proclaimed bodge job and helper of people. Forging his own path in the bike industry, Leo is creating space in the sport for everyone.

    6’

    La Gara

    Journey into one of the world’s toughest mountain races in the Italian Alps with mountain runner Hillary Gerardi as she pushes herself to the limit, chasing after a dream.

    15’

    Soup

    Discover the Sheffield Outdoor Plungers (SOUP) in this uplifting film exploring access rights and the cold water swimming community based in the Peak District.

    6’

    An Eye For Plants

    Plant blindness is our tendency to overlook and undervalue the plants around us. The inspirational 97-year old Dr Margaret Bradshaw champions doing the opposite.

    4’

    Soundscape

    Using beautiful animation, Soundscape shares the sightless experience of climbing a mountain featuring blind climber Erik Weihenmayer as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada.

    15’

    I Am Because You Are

    Despite varying levels of experience, a fearless crew of six women venture into the wild and embark on their first mountaineering expedition in the Bugaboos. Together, they redefine the conventional mountaineering narrative, embodying the timeless African philosophy of Ubuntu.

    17’

    Freya

    Not your typical family holiday, but this is not your typical family. Climber Leo Houlding, his wife Jess, their two children Freya (9yrs) and Jackson (5yrs) climb Norway’s national mountain via a 2000ft big wall.

    4’

    7pm

    Standard from £15 / Concession from £8.50 (Tickets and prices subject to availability)
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