REI presents Banff Mountain Film Festival
REI is once again bringing the Banff Mountain Film Festival to the Los Altos High School Eagle Theater-this Friday and Saturday. Interested in helping SVBC spread the transportation bicycling gospel to the outdoor enthusiasts in attendance? A little tabling before the event and during the intermission will get you in for free. Priority is given to volunteers who have completed SVBC's outreach training. If you haven't attended one of these training sessions yet, be sure to watch our website and sign up for one this spring. For info, please contact Corinne (corinnesvbcbikes [dot] org).
Films being presented this Friday, March 14th and Sat, March 15th are:
Entropy
Entropy documents the most progressive season in snowkiting so far. Join a couple of the world's best riders as they search for the ultimate snow and wind conditions. Along the way, they reinvent snowkiting by taking a new-school approach and pushing the limit of 'wake style' maneuvers.
Badgered
Best Film on Mountain Environment
The tale of a badger who just wants the world to let him sleep.
King Lines
Filmed on location in France, California, Venezuela, Greece, Utah and Mallorca, Spain, King Lines captures Chris Sharma's most outrageous ascents and visionary projects, and explores his fascinating lifestyle as a nomadic professional climber and global citizen.
The Western Lands - Hoy
Best Short Mountain Film
Writer Jim Perrin's attempted climb of the Old Man of Hoy on his 60th birthday. A poetic documentary of love, loss and landscape under the dying of the light.
In-Flux
In-Flux is about the true meaning of paddling - the perpetual need to go and travel the globe with your kayak in search of the magic something you can find only on the river. Shot in Italy, Canada, Norway, and the Reunion islands, the film combines adrenaline-driven action and remarkable natural wonders.
It's Fantastic
As the first documentary on the new sport of speedflying, this film explains the origins of the sport and shows how quickly the sport is evolving. From the ski slopes of Europe to the volcanic island of El Hierro, some of the world's best speedflyers risk their lives to find the limits of their abilities and their equipment.
Cross Country with the Snakes
Cross-country with the Snakes is a short film about a nordic-skiing punk band. It documents a tour with the Black-eyed Snakes as they ski all day and play rock at night. Nordic skiing, long portr