Banff 2022 UK & Ireland Tour Magazine

BLUE FILM PROGRAMME
INSIDE: A HOLE NEW
SKI EXPERIENCE
Most people ski tour across mountains. Fewer people
ski tour inside them… but Austrian skiers Andreas
Gumpenberger and Stefan Ager are not normal people.
Always on the lookout for an unusual adventure, the
team embark on a ski tour of a huge cave in Slovenia’s
Julian Alps. Damp, steep and technical, the expedition
exceeds all expectations.
Filmmakers: Stefan Ager and Andreas Gumpenberger,
11 minutes
A DOG'S TALE
A celebration of the joy of mountain biking, as seen
through the eyes of our four-legged friends. Join pups
of all sizes as they take on gnarly jumps, sweeping
corners and berms… with a belly rub at the end.
These feisty and loveable trail dogs enjoy being in the
outdoors as much as us humans – and often outclass
their pro-rider owners.
Filmmaker: Darren McCullough, 5 minutes
DREAM MOUNTAIN
Elite climber Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita has had a
trailblazing career, summiting K2, Everest and other
world-class peaks. Life changed with the birth of her
son, but Pasang decides that to be the best mother she
can, she needs to follow her dreams again. Defying
expectations and returning to her life-long passion,
Pasang attempts her dream mountain: the spectacular
6,000m Nepalese peak Cholatse.
LEARNING TO DROWN
Filmmaker: Cira Crowell, 18 minutes
One of the most influential female snowboarders in the
world, Jess Kimura was at the top of her career when
she lost her partner in a tragic accident. Her grief led
her in a direction she could have never anticipated.
Raw, honest and often laugh-out-loud funny, Learning
to Drown is a story for anyone who needs to hear that
things can get better.
Filmmaker: Ben Knight, 39 minutes
EXIT THE NORTH POLE
In 24-hour darkness and with temperatures down to
-40, polar explorers Børge Ousland and Mike Horn
attempt the unimaginable: a 1,500km ski expedition
across the frozen Arctic Ocean, via the North Pole. With
drifting ice and the threat of polar bears, this gruelling
journey has been described as the boldest polar
expedition of modern times.
Filmmaker: Ole-André Lagmandokk, 50 minutes
THE SLABS
Legendary Scottish trials rider Danny MacAskill is
back. Lockdown saw the Banff favourite return to his
homeland of the isle of Skye to tackle the Dubh Slabs
– a 500m drop down an exposed rock face usually
reserved for climbers and mountaineers. A nail-biting
watch, this film shows rider and bike at their absolute
limits, where any mistake could leave Danny on the
slab.
Filmmaker: Robbie Meade, 6 minutes
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