Saturday, November 7 — 8:00 p.m.
Max Bell Auditorium — $32

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8:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker

Valery Babanov

9:00 p.m.

Award Presentation

Presentation of the 2009 John Lauchlan Memorial Award to Chris Atkinson and Chris Jones.

9:05 p.m.

Break

9:20 p.m.

Caravan of Dreams

Poland, 2007, 45 minutes
Directed by Marek Klosowicz
Produced by Wojciech Szumowski

The life of Wanda Rutkiewicz, one of Poland’s most famous mountaineers, was full of secrets. Some people adored her; others hated her. Why? This film brings her life closer to the viewer, who may conclude that she walked two paths that were growing apart as the years went by. But then in 1992 came a year when those paths met.

Finalist in: Best Film on Climbing

10:08 p.m.

Grit Flick: Slab and Crack

UK, 2009, 12 minutes
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee

Britain’s top female climber, Lucy Creamer, tries her luck on Slab and Crack, a bold and difficult gritstone route. If she is successful, it will be the hardest gritstone ascent by a U.K. woman. New to the headpointing style of ascent, Creamer has many doubts along the way in this personal film.

Finalist in: Best Film on Climbing
Best Short Mountain Film

10:23 p.m.

Way of the Mountain

Poland, 2007, 44 minutes
Directed by Marek Klosowicz
Produced by Wojciech Szumowski

Voytek Kurtyka’s ascents are among the most difficult in the history of mountaineering. In 2002, Climbing magazine recognized his climb of the west face of Gasherbrum IV as the greatest achievement of the 20th century in the Himalayas. In this film Kurtyka discusses his way of life — a way that is full of mysticism and mysteries.

Finalist in: Best Film on Climbing

Program subject to change