The North Face will present “REEL ROCK 11” as the annual climbing and adventure film tour stops in at the Emerson Center, Wednesday, October 19th beginning at 7:30pm. Tickets are $18 and available NOW at www.reelrocktour.com/.
REEL ROCK is poised once again to deliver a new slate of the year’s best climbing films. From remote arctic big walls to the youth movement resetting the standards, REEL ROCK 11 follows the stories and climbs that define the cutting edge of rock climbing.
In 2015, REEL ROCK 10 screened in over 450 locations worldwide, drew 100,000+ audience members, raised over $35,000 for non-profits, partnered with more than 150 retailers, university outing clubs and climbing gyms, and won copious media coverage and critical praise.
This fall, REEL ROCK cranks it up to 11 with its latest collection of electrifying climbing films showcasing the sport’s biggest stories and athletes. The five new films deliver edge-of-your-seat action, globetrotting exploration, big laughs, and true inspiration. Here’s a look at the films new to this season’s festivities.
In Young Guns, meet the new faces of climbing: 15-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 16-year-old Kai Lightner are the leaders of a new generation taking the sport to the next level. Ashima, a New York City native, is the youngest person and the first female to climb 5.15a. Kai, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, became a national climbing champion as a high school sophomore. Young Guns follows these two friends and prodigies as they spend their summer vacation in Norway, where the legendary Flatanger cave forces them outside their comfort zone. In the finale, Ashima travels on to Japan to set a new standard on Horizons, a fierce 30-move boulder problem at the cutting edge grade of V15.
Boys in the Bugs features Matt Segal and Will Stanhope, elite-level rock climbers and world-class goofballs. In an age of elite athletes, fad diets, and training regimes, Matt and Will’s old-school approach consists of trying hard, having fun, and killing the pain with a few cold ones. But Matt and Will’s m.o. gets a run for its money when they attempt an audacious multi-pitch 5.14 finger crack rising above a glacier in Canada’s wild Bugaboo Mountains. Jump on board their rollercoaster of laughs and tears during an epic, multi-year quest to establish a strong candidate for the world’s hardest alpine trad climb.
In Brette, follow up-and-comer Brette Harrington on a journey from her hometown granite of Squamish, to the big wall proving ground of Yosemite’s El Capitan, and beyond, capping off the journey with Brette’s renowned free solo of St. Exupery Spire in Patagonia.
Pack your penny whistle and batten down the hatches: It’s a madcap sailing adventure in the Arctic Circle aboard the good ship Dodo’s Delight. Join Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Ben Ditto, brothers Nico and Olivier Favresse, and their 79-year old captain, Reverend Bob Shepton, as the gang embarks on a rollicking musical journey amongst rough seas, freezing temperatures, and sketchy all-free big walls. Telluride Mountainfilm, which awarded Dodo’s Delight its prestigious Charlie Fowler award, called the movie “the epitome of adventure.”
Finally, check out Rad Dad. Mike Libecki has more than 50 expeditions notched on his harness, traveling, often alone, to the most remote corners of the globe to find unclimbed walls and establish first ascents. When Mike becomes a father, he has a new challenge: to reconcile his life of adventure with the demands of parenthood. In the process, he may gain a new expedition partner.
Founded in 2006 by filmmakers Josh Lowell (Big UP Productions) and Peter Mortimer (Sender Films), the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to live audiences throughout the world. The film tour is the definitive annual event for climbing communities globally. REEL ROCK shows are high energy, community events that go beyond mere film screenings to include athlete and filmmaker appearances, prize giveaways, non-profit fundraising, and a party atmosphere. REEL ROCK films are also released on DVD and HD Download each year. They are the top-selling climbing titles, and make ideal gifts for any climber. Learn more at www.reelrocktour.com/. •
