Yesterday, Kristen and I went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival at the Regent Theater in Arlington Center. The Banff Centre, which puts on the festival each year, "promotes understanding and appreciation of the world's mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share and find inspiration in mountain experiences, ideas, and visions". They do this very well. The films, ranging from a few minutes to half an hour, were awe inspring.
We saw amazing human achievements in extreme sports, but I was really struck by the amazing, awe-inspring natural wonders featured in the film. Journey to the Center followed 3 base jumpers traveling to China to jump down Tiankeng, the Heavenly Pit. This is a 2000 foot deep, 2000 foot wide naturally occurring pit in the earth. The Sharp End followed extreme climbers in the Czech Republic climbing free-standing sandstone structures. The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing followed extreme backcountry skiier Greg Hill tackingling some unbelivable runs in British Columbia. Throw into the mix some great cycling movies, amazing nature photography, a good crowd, great friends, and a good dinner and we had a great night.
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