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Telluride's 27th annual Mountainfilm Festival
5/09/05 - Friday May 27, 2005 will mark the beginning of the 27th annual four-day Mountainfilm Festival in the Mountains of Telluride, Colorado with the Moving Mountains Symposium from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Conference Center in the Mountain Village; a lunch will be included. 4/13/05 - MSA recently became aware of two incidents where climbers using the Redpoint Descender experienced a rapid rate of descent. 04/20/05 - Return 2 Sender, the latest release from Peter Mortimer (Front Range Freaks, Scary Faces), premiered at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado last Wednesday. Several members of the Climbing Magazine staff headed down to check it out. 4/05/05 - The Southeastern Climbers Coalition (SCC) recently finalized a deal to purchase the climbing area known as Jamestown in Jamestown, Alabama (close to Fort Payne). 3/18/05 - Lander, Wyoming will welcome the 12th Annual International Climbers Festival July 7-10, 2005. The festival, started in 1994 by local climbers as a celebration of climbing, is a long weekend of events in Lander and at the world-famous climbing areas nearby. 3/02/05 - This spring, Lynn Hill will launch the first of six comprehensive climbing camps. The camps will celebrate the climbing lifestyle and help participants achieve a new level in their climbing. 2/08/05 - On Feb 12th, Summit Youth Adventures, Inc. a new non-profit organization that provides wilderness experiences to at-risk youth will be sending two Los Angeles area youth to be a part of Mission Antarctica U.S.A. 2/08/05 - At 8 a.m. on December 26, a tidal wave hit the Thailand coast, destroying homes, businesses and families. Ko Phi Phi was hit very hard sustaining huge losses of property and lives. 2/04/05 - On Friday January 28, 2005 a Federal judge ruled against the Access Fund's lawsuit that requested the courts overturn the United States Forest Services ruling banning climbing at Cave Rock. 2/02/05 - For thirteen years, the award has supported small teams with climbing objectives that exemplify fast, light and clean alpinism. 1/26/05 - Following its hugely successful inaugural festival in April, 2004, the Taos Picture Show will return for its second edition March 31-April 3, 2005 in Taos, New Mexico. 12/22/04 - Montrail is pleased to announce the debut of Parallelojams, a new film that showcases the elevated accomplishments of crack climbing addicts in legendary Indian Creek, Utah. 12/13/04 - Mixed climbing and especially leashless ice and rock climbing has gained much popularity recently. This surge of interest has lead to the development of new equipment, terminology, and techniques that has not yet been recorded in book form. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado, has released its Interim Climbing Management Plan. The park staff, including Climbing Ranger, Brent Mims, has proven to be very attentive to the needs of climbers, and responded very positvely to specific input from the climbing community... 10/07/04 - Eldorado Climbing Walls, the leading builder of inspired rock climbing facilities and indoor/outdoor climbing structures, this week announced the acquisition of Franklin Handholds from Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. 9/24/04 - Blake Hartley went missing 2 days after his 25th birthday, during his first night in Chamonix, France in the early hours of the 8th August. He disappeared without a trace. Blake was the expedition leader, the only one qualified in Mountain Leadership he had extensive experience. August 31, 2004 – Seattle, WA Following an in-depth field testing program, Schoeller Switzerland is the recipient of the 2004 “American Alpine Institute Guides’ Choice Award” for schoeller®-dryskin-extreme fabric used in Mammut’s mountaineering Champ Pants and New Age Jacket, also featuring the multi-purpose 3XDRY® finish. 8/23/04 - Adventure climber par excellence Heidi Wirtz will give a benefit slide show tour across North America to help raise money for the DZI Foundation, which promotes the education, health, culture, and welfare of indigenous mountain communities. Clean-ups and Camping 8/19/04 - Looking to tune-up your climbing skills? Want to explore another facet of climbing or meet some of the leaders in the climbing community? Climb Smart is for you. Wild Country Ltd. announce the recall of all Helium karabiners supplied to retail stores between April and July 2004. 7/09/04 - The Anchor Replacement Initiative (ARI), a program coordinated by Climbing and sponsored by The North Face and Petzl to replace worn and inappropriate fixed hardware at climbing areas nationwide, has gained further momentum with the addition of several noteworthy and motivated volunteers. 6/25/04 - Taos Mountain Film Festival already has an impressive slate of guests booked for this year’s festival on Oct 7th through 10th 2004. 6/15/04 - Canada’s leading mountain school for over 20 years, Yamnuska Inc. has partnered with Alala Women’s Mountain Adventures to provide exciting women’s specific programs for 2004. 5/28/04 - This May, Rangers at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park upgraded the Tyrolean traverse that spans the Gunnison River between the North and the South Chasm View walls. 5/19/04 - Teva Mountain Games held in Vail Colorado is the largest celebration of mountain sports and culture in the United States. Professional and amateur athletes from around the world will compete in bouldering, mountain biking, whitewater paddling, and cross-country running - the event is the GORE-TEX USA trail running championship. |
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