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§ S T Stellar Guest Speaker Line-up at 10th Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival By Afan Fermanek I he V a n c o u v e r I n t e r n a t i o n a l M o u n t a i n F i l m Festival I ( V I M F F ) is c e l e b r a t i n g their 10th a n n i v e r s a r y w i t h X a line-up of o u t s t a n d i n g festival guest speakers. T h e eclectic m i x t u r e c o n s i s t s of w o r l d - c l a s s r o c k c l i m b e r s , m o u n t a i n e e r s , arctic e x p l o r e r s , c r a z y adventurers, a t o p female sport climber, and high-altitude survivors. Once again, the w o r l d celebrities of m o u n t a i n e e r i n g , c l i m b i n g , s k i i n g and mountain biking w i l l be paired up w i t h the back yard heroes, fringe personalities of the climbing w o r l d , and with film screenings, a photographic competition and exhibition, book readings, interactive seminars and special events in a forum intended to bring people together, to inspire. D a n M a z u r ( U S A ) is a h i g h - a l t i t u d e c l i m b e r a n d g u i d e w h o recently made w o r l d w i d e headlines for his discovery and assistance in the rescue of L i n c o l n H a l l , an Australian climber on M t Everest on 25 M a y 2 0 0 6 . L i n c o l n H a l l had been 'left for dead' the previous day at a r o u n d 8 7 0 0 m on Everest after collapsing and failing to respond to treatment on the descent f r o m the s u m m i t . M a z u r a n d his f e l l o w climbers: A n d r e w Brash (Canada), M y l e s Osborne (UK) and Jangbu Sherpa, abandoned their own summit attempt in order to assist H a l l in an unprecedented mountain rescue i n v o l v i n g M a z u r ' s team and a d d i t i o n a l 12 Sherpas. D a n M a z u r w i l l detail the events l e a d i n g up to the rescue on M t Everest and the debacle that took place high up in the Death Z o n e . D a n will speak about the ethics of high altitude m o u n t a i n c l i m b i n g , his p r e v i o u s ascents of the highest NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY H i m a l a y a n peaks, as well as about his community activities in N e p a l . Josune Bereziartu (Basque C o u n t r y , Spain) is currently by far the strongest female rock climber and sport climber in the w o r l d . She climbs on par w i t h the best men, far above any of us can even imagine in our wildest dreams. Josune has been consistently pushing the envelope of the world rock climbing by sending milestone routes such as H o n k y Tonky (8c, 5.14c), Bain de Sang (9a, 5.14d), and Bimbaluna (9a+, 5.15a). If these numbers don't tell you m u c h , just imagine overhanging glass slabs and Josune Bereziartu holding on microscopic holds somewhere in the middle. She also has a record of climbing on-sight, that is, showing up and climbing with no previous " b e t a " or trying - Steroid Performance (8b, 5.13d). M o r e o v e r , Bereziartu is a passionate photographer, storyteller and a great and intense human being. Beth R o d d e n and T o m m y C a l d w e l l (USA) are two of the most accomplished rock climbers in the w o r l d . As husband and wife, they spend the majority of their time touring the globe, and seeking out new and exciting climbing adventures. They are the only couple in the world to have free-climbed El Capitan, a challenge few climbers have achieved. The hardest routes in the country have been established by Tommy, and Beth is c o n s t a n t l y f o r g i n g the first female ascents. T h i s past fall T o m m y C a l d w e l l free climbed both The Nose and Freerider on E l C a p i t a n in a c o m b i n e d time of 23 hours and 23 minutes. The only person other than Tommy ever to free climb T h e N o s e in a day was Lynn H i l l almost twelve years ago. L o c a l H e r o e s J u l i e W a f a e i a n d C o l i n A n g u s w i l l speak a b o u t t h e i r m o s t recent e x p e d i t i o n , the f i r s t h u m a n powered c i r c u m n a v i g a t i o n of the w o r l d , one of the most ambitious human undertaking yet. The journey beyond the h o r i z o n w h i c h i n v o l v e d r o w i n g u n s u p p o r t e d across two oceans and t r e k k i n g , canoeing, skiing and cycling through 17 countries and three continents took them two years to complete. Legendary Canadian/British Arctic explorer John D u n n comes to V I M F F w i t h a m u l t i - m e d i a presentation on e x p l o r i n g the D e v o n Island in the C a n a d i a n N o r t h . J o h n is previously k n o w n for his w i l d expeditions to the B a f f i n Island and for his crossings of B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ARTS C O U N C I L · · %mm · t t · JANUARY|FEBRUARY 2007 EVENTS Rejuvenated - The Annual Art Rental Show CityScape Community Art Space January 4 - 20 Over 300 pieces from 100+ artists are on display salon-style with more than 150 new additions to the Art Rental Programme. Pi Touching Home CityScape Community Art Space January 26 - March 3 Opening Reception: Thursday January 25, 7-9pm Jacquelin Connelly. Shawna Muhic and Kerri Reid explore the changing relationship between the sculptural object and the surface aesthetic in the process of disintegration. Art in Public Places District Hall o( North Vancouver, 355 West Queens Road January 11- February 8 - Terry Peters & Linda Prystay February 8- March 15 - Norman Cotoma & Jessica de Haas | North Shore International Film Series January 10 - Stranger than Fiction January 24 - Shut Up and Sing February 7 - The Journals of Knud Rasmussen February 28 - Driving Lessons North Vancouver Community Arts Council CityScape Community Art Space 335 Lonsdale Avenue. North Vancouver. BC V7M 2G3 Tel: 604-988-6844 Email nvartscounciietelus.net 16 January|February