The Brit Rock movie tour is again in Canada, showcasing the UK’s high climbing and journey movies. This 12 months’s tour is Brit Rock’s sixth installment and options three inspiring movies: Nostril Job, Climbing Blind II, and Freya’s Again. You possibly can learn Brit Rock’s synopses for the 5 movies under. You should purchase tickets for a cease close to you right here.
The Brit Rock 6 Canadian tour at present has six stops throughout the nation: Vancouver, Squamish, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore. The tour begins subsequent Wednesday November 27 in Vancouver and wraps up on Thursday December 5 in Canmore. You possibly can try the complete checklist of dates, occasions, and areas under.
Brit Rock 6 Canadian Movie Tour Dates
- Nov 27 – Vancouver (Rio Theatre, 6:15pm)
- Nov 28 – Squamish (Eagle Eye Theatre, 7:00pm)
- Nov 29 – Squamish (Eagle Eye Theatre, 7:00pm)
- Dec 2 – Toronto (The Royal, 6:45pm)
- Dec 3 – Edmonton (Metro Cinema, 6:30pm)
- Dec 4 – Calgary (Globe Cinema, 6:00pm)
- Dec 5 – Canmore (Canmore Opera Home at Spring Creek, 7:00pm)
Nostril Job (El Cap, 50 minutes)
Alex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal are two not too long ago retired competitors climbers that try to use their indoor expertise to actual rock in essentially the most extra-ordinary trend. With virtually no conventional climbing expertise and barely a multi-pitch climb between them, our audacious duo got down to be the primary Britons to make a free ascent of the world well-known Nostril on El Capitan, Yosemite. The route was first climbed by Lynn Hill in 1993 and has subsequently solely acquired eight ascents in 30 years. To say the chances had been stacked in opposition to them could be an understatement comparable in dimension to the route itself. Maintain tight because the motion packed film tracks this impossible of journeys to success. Options contributions from Lynn Hill, Hans Florine and Leo Houlding.
Climbing Blind II (Devils Tower, 35 minutes)
Following on from our first movie ‘Climbing Blind’ (2019) the place we see blind climber Jesse Dufton and sight information Molly Dufton ascend the enduring Previous Man of Hoy, this movie picks up the story of Jesse’s unimaginable climbing profession.
Born with a uncommon genetic illness; retinitis pigmentosa, Jesse now not receives any helpful info from his eyes. Regardless of this Jesse’s climbing has continued to progress. In addition to competing on the para-circuit and making first ascents in Morocco, Jesse has managed to onsight a number of E2’s. This season Jesse’ s ambition is ready on a profitable onsight of an E3 and chooses the notorious ‘El Matador’ rated 5.10d (E3/4) on the enchanting Satan’s Tower in Wyoming, USA. What unfolds is without doubt one of the most exceptional feats of persistence and human endeavor you’ll ever witness. As terrifying as it’s inspiring; Jesse takes a number of chief falls on path to the summit in a grueling encounter of the blind type. If adversity in life presents a chance to develop then look no additional than our film Climbing Blind II.
Freja’s Again (Switzerland, 25 minutes)
All-round climber Freja Shannon is again once more for 2024. Within the late alpine season of 2023 Freja took a critical fall on the committing North Face of the Droites within the French Alps leading to a damaged again. This movie tells Freja’s story of preliminary horror and doubts to a full bodily restoration. In Freja’s inimitable type and regardless of the physio’s prognosis, Freja returns to strolling after which climbing in an unusually quick time-frame. We comply with the ups and downs of Freja’s rehabilitation, go on a close to calamitous ascent of The Forbes Arete (Aiguille du Chardonnet) which units up the principle goal within the Swiss Alps. Right here Freja makes an attempt an ascent of ‘Ave Ceasar’ an immaculate [5.12d] trad route on the spectacular Petit Clocher du Portalet. While bodily recovered, because the story transpires it appears the psychological elements of such a traumatic occasion might take extra time to heal.
