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DURHAM
ADVENTURE
FESTIVAL
2019 PROGRAMME
26 – 28 APRIL 2019
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
KENDAL
MOUNTAIN
FESTIVAL
WELCOME TO
DURHAM
ADVENTURE
FESTIVAL CONTENTS
Introduction
The Programme
02 – 03
04 – 05
Events Friday 06 – 07
When we started planning the very first Durham
Adventure Festival, our aim was to build an event which Events Saturday 08 – 10
celebrated everything about the great outdoors. We Events Sunday 12 – 13
had aspirations for the festival to be fun and inspiring, Films
where people could share their experiences and love for
Family Adventure 14 – 15
adventure.
Collection A:
The thing that pleased us most, was that while many
Bike & Snow 16 – 17
visitors came to see the headline speakers, many also
took a chance on speakers they had never heard of. Collection B:
Others came to pick up tips from the professionals about Climb & Mountaineering 18 – 19
how to begin their first adventure, while some were just Collection C:
intrigued by the climbing wall outside the theatre, and Adventure & Exploration 20 – 21
came in to find out more. But everyone who came, left Collection D:
inspired and uplifted by what they saw. Run 22 – 23
It was this spirit of openness and adventurousness which Basecamp 24 – 25
drove our first festival. And from those small beginnings,
Booking
the event has grown, and we are again welcoming some
Information &
speakers who are leaders in their field, as well as some
Getting Here 26 – 27
ordinary folk, who have done some extraordinary things.
So with the great outdoors as popular as ever (and
even a climbing film - albeit, the extraordinary Free
Solo... winning an Oscar), it feels like we’ve tapped into
something special. So we hope we can once again inspire TICKET DEALS!
you to enjoy the outdoors and share the adventure. Film Pass for £20: see all five
Robin Byers film packages for just £20.
Service Manager, Place & Experience Book for any speaker event
Durham County Council (Chris Bonington, Leo Houlding,
Shauna Coxsey or Doug Allan)
Cover image: © Kalob Grady ‘We Are Send’ in Film Collection C and save £6 when booking an
(Adventure & Exploration) & Family Film Session Adventure Talk session (Jenny
Background image: ‘Dreamride 3’ in Family Film Session Graham, Ash/Jenny or Helen/
Back page image: ‘Surfer Dan’ in Film Collection C Jason).
(Adventure & Exploration) & Family Film Session
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THE PROGRAMME
Leo Houlding/Spectre
Delve into our overflowing programme of events; with speaker sessions from some of
the world’s top explorers and film sessions brimming with award-winning adventure
films. Use this handy schedule to create your own customised weekend and get ready
to celebrate exploration of some of the wildest places on earth.
FRIDAY 26 APRIL SATURDAY 27 APRIL SUNDAY 28 APRIL
17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00
ADVENTURE TALK
SPEAKER SPEAKER JASON SPEAKER SPEAKER ADVENTURE TALK SPEAKER
FILM
MAIN HALL
FAMILY FILM FAMILY FILM
JENNY LEO SESSION MALLINSON SIR CHRIS DOUG SESSION ASH BHARDWAJ SHAUNA
FREE SOLO
GRAHAM HOULDING & HELEN BONINGTON ALLAN & JENNY TOUGH COXSEY
12:30 – 14:00 GLOVER 13:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 16:40
17:30 – 19:00 20:00 – 21:30 17:30 – 19:00 20:00 – 21:30 17:30 – 19:30 20:00 – 21:30
15:00 – 17:00
FILM COLLECTION B FILM COLLECTION C FILM COLLECTION B FILM FILM COLLECTION C
FILM COLLECTION A FILM COLLECTION D FILM COLLECTION A FILM COLLECTION D
SCREEN 1
CLIMB & ADVENTURE & CLIMB & THE YUKON ADVENTURE &
BIKE & SNOW RUN BIKE & SNOW RUN
MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION MOUNTAIN ASSIGNMENT EXPLORATION
20:15 – 22:15 15:15 – 17:15 17:45 – 19:45 18:00 – 20:00
17:45 – 19:45 12:15 – 14:15 20:15 – 22:15 13:00 – 14:30 15.15 – 17.15
FILM COLLECTIONS
FAMILY FILMS p12 – 13 COLLECTION A COLLECTION B COLLECTION C COLLECTION D
BIKE & SNOW CLIMB & MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE & EXPLORATION RUN
Dreamride 3 06’
p14 – 15 p14 – 15 p14 – 15 p14 – 15
Wild Ice 03’
Slaydies 08’ A Time to La Congenialita: The Chasing Monsters 05’ The Passage 25’ The Communal Art of
Big World 13’ Remember 05’ Attitude of Gratitude 30’ The Green Kayak Life Coach 13’ Footracing 06’
Skier vs Drone 04’ Treeline 40’ LIV Along the Way 23’ Challenge 04’ AMA Chasing the Frog 09’
09’
My Mom Vala 10’ Wild Ice 03’ The Ant and the The Swimmer 12’ Surfer Dan Trailpike 10’
08’
Flashes of the Altai 05’ Every Few Winters 10’ Whale 03’ The UK in 100 Seconds 02’ Tonic of the Sea 08’ Aziza 07’
Blue 04’ Divided 40’
Slaydies 06’ S’Abandonner Surface 07’ Keep Going 07’
Tom Seipp: The Point of a Ride 09’
Zabardast 54’ Au Sauvage 06’ We Are Send 04’ The Runner 15’
A Mountain Journal 07’ Skier vs Drone 04’
Big World 13’ Dreamride 2 08’
A Christmas Carrot 02’
Surfer Dan 08’ Ar Gefn Y Ddraig
Ace and the (Riding The Dragon) 56’
Desert Dog 09’
We are Send 04’
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SPEAKERS
FRIDAY 26 APRIL
ADVENTURE TALK: JENNY GRAHAM LEO HOULDING
17.30 – 19.00 | AUDITORIUM 20.00 – 21.30 | AUDITORIUM
Jenny Graham is a Scottish endurance cyclist who in 2018 Leo Houlding is a world-renowned climber, known for
became the fastest woman to cycle around the world. audacious ascents of epic faces, as documented in The Asgard
Project, The Wildest Dream and The Last Great Climb.
Jenny only got hooked on cycling in her 30s and life has never
been the same since. Starting out on 16 June in Berlin, Jenny Twenty years of extreme adventures have taken him from BBC’s
Image © Jenny Tough
Images © Leo Houlding/Spectre
set out to become the fastest woman to cycle round the world Top Gear to the top of Everest, from devastating injury to major
completely unsupported - carrying all her own kit, sourcing her own world firsts, and from terrifying BASE jumps to glorious summits
food and water along the way. Cycling for an incredible 15 hours of the most remote and difficult peaks in every continent.
each day, bivvying in fields most nights, to keep up her morale Leo talks about his life of climbing and his amazing expedition
Jenny attached a mirror to her handlebars to watch the sunset to summit the most remote mountain in the world – Antarctica’s
each evening. Spectre.
Jenny crossed 18,000 miles across four continents and through 1000 miles, 200+ kgs, 60 days, 1 incredible mountain. This
16 countries, returning on 18 October, smashing the previous is a tale of ambition, adventure, friendship and endeavour –
women’s record by 20 days! Along the way, Jenny witnessed the uncovering some of the less known facts and history of the great
Northern Lights, encountered bears and moose and fell asleep at white continent as well as other stories of cutting edge, vertical
the side of the road. exploration.
A member of the Adventure Syndicate (a collective of female
TICKETS £16
endurance cyclists) and Cycling UK, Jenny tells the tale of her
incredible bike ride.
TICKETS £12.50
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SATURDAY 27 APRIL
Backshall and son on Pen-y-Fan
Helen with her husband Steve
ADVENTURE TALK: SIR CHRIS BONINGTON
JASON MALLINSON & HELEN GLOVER 17.30 – 19.00 | AUDITORIUM
15.00 – 17.00 | AUDITORIUM Sir Chris Bonington tells the extraordinary and very personal
J ason Mallinson is a cave diver whose exploits have led him to set story of a lifetime journey of discovery, pushing the limits
distance and depth records in caves all over the world. A member from his discovery of climbing at the age of sixteen through
of the UK’s international cave-dive rescue team, naturally Jason to repeating his epic first ascent of the Old Man Hoy to
became part of the high-profile and unprecedented rescue of the celebrate reaching the age of 80.
Wild Boar football team from Thailand’s Tham Luang Cave.
In between are thrilling accounts of his first British ascent of the
After taking up rowing just four years before the London 2012 North Wall of the Eiger, Annapurna South Face, Everest South West
© Chris Bonington archive
Olympics, Helen Glover (alongside Heather Stanning) won Team Face, his epic first ascent of the Ogre with Doug Scott, one of the
GB’s first gold, becoming Britain’s first female rowers to win an great survival stories of all time, and in more recent years sailing
Olympic title. A feat which they repeated four years later, after a with Robin Knox-Johnston to climb an unclimbed peak.
Jason Mallinson
50-race winning streak. Helen has a passion for adventure, and
He introduces some of the great characters of the last sixty years –
has since used her fitness and strength to develop skills in kayaking,
Hamish MacInnes, Tom Patey, Don Whillans, Dougal Haston, Doug
mountaineering plus attempting to combine the above with
Scott, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker and many others.
motherhood! As an athlete, Helen is passionate about the physical
and psychological investment required to take on a big challenge. There are also insights into the challenges of making a living
around climbing and bringing up a family.
A mammoth year for both, hear Mallinson and Glover discuss their
extraordinary events of 2018. His spellbinding narrative is illustrated with pictures and video clips
from many of his climbs, making for a very special evening.
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SPEAKERS
SATURDAY 27 APRIL
Doug Allan swims besdie Humpback Whale
and her calf, Tonga, South Pacific
DOUG ALLAN
20.00 – 21.30 | AUDITORIUM
Doug is one of the world’s best known and respected
natural history photographers, documentary filmmaker,
diver and author.
With four Emmys and five BAFTAs among his many accolades
Doug Allan films in the Arctic
to date, Doug is legendary for his expertise in polar regions and
other extreme environments. He has filmed some of the most
memorable natural scenes on television including his work for
The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Human Planet, Frozen Planet,
and Forces of Nature with Brian Cox.
His book, Freeze Frame – a Wildlife Cameraman’s Adventures
on Ice, is packed with stunning polar photography and
fascinating stories that include tracking polar bears, eye to eye
with killer whales and up close with leopard seals. The upper
slopes of Everest to the deserts of Namibia have become his
natural habitats.
In the words of Sir David Attenborough: “Wildlife cameramen
don’t come much more special than Doug”.
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SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
SUNDAY 28 APRIL SUNDAY 28 APRIL
Jenny Tough
ADVENTURE TALK: SHAUNA COXSEY
ASH BHARDWAJ & JENNY TOUGH 20.00 – 21.30 | AUDITORIUM
17.30 – 19.00 | AUDITORIUM Two Bouldering World Championships, the first British woman
Ash Bhardwaj is a travel-writer, film-maker and storyteller who to boulder 8B+, founder of an award-winning women’s
explores the world with curiosity, excitement and a sense of climbing event and an MBE all under the age of 25 underlines
adventure. He has just finished an 8500km overland from the top the ambition, talent, and determination of Britain’s top
of Norway to Romania, exploring former Soviet countries and their female boulderer.
neighbours, at a time of increased tensions between Russia and
© Red Bull Media House
Having climbed since the age of 4, Shauna set her sights high,
the West.
committing herself to the goal of winning the overall IFSC
Shauna Coxsey
Jenny Tough is on a mission to run solo and unsupported across Bouldering World Cup. In 2016 at the age of 23, she claimed the
Ash Bhardwaj
a mountain range on every continent – a series of fastpacking title and that same weekend received an MBE. Despite incurring a
expeditions set in some of the most remote mountain regions of shoulder injury in 2016, Shauna recovered to reclaim the World Cup
the world. In 2016 she became the first person to run across the title the following year. Her competition success is mirrored through
Tien Shan of Kyrgyzstan (980km, 23 days), and in 2017 the Atlas her outdoor achievements, becoming the first British women to
Mountains (860km, 21 days), and in 2018 the Bolivian Andes climb the bouldering grade of 8b+.
(650km, 17 days). She will be joining us in Durham fresh back
With the inclusion of Sport Climbing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,
from her fourth attempt, the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
Shauna is taking on perhaps her toughest challenge yet: to find
Join Ash and Jenny in discussion as they talk about their recent success on the biggest sporting stage of all.
adventures.
Shauna talks about life on the World Cup circuit, her climbing
TICKETS £12.50 philosophy and the road to Tokyo 2020.
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FILM PROGRAMMES
FAMILY ADVENTURE
Inspire your children for life with a
selection of short films on the big screen.
Expect thrilling stories of wild adventure
from around the world.
Suitable for ages 5+.
TICKETS £4.50
Big World
Saturday 12.30 – 14.00 MAIN HALL
Blue
Sunday 13.00 – 14.30 MAIN HALL
DREAMRIDE 3 BIG WORLD FLASHES OF THE ALTAI SURFER DAN
MIKE HOPKINS DAVID MORTON & FITZ CAHALL JOEY SCHUSLER TIM KEMPLE
The final chapter in the ‘Dreamride’ series. David and his son Thorne, embark on a week- Three friends set out for the far western corner Surfing in Lake Superior in the heart of winter
Driven by a Dr. Suess inspired narrative this long, stand-up-paddleboard journey down the of Mongolia to combine mountain biking and isn’t for the uncommitted, but Dan’s having the
mountain bike film is sure to take you places like Karnali and Bheri Rivers in Western Nepal. packrafting in an adventure into the unknown. time of his life.
no other. 13’ / USA 05’ / USA 08’ / USA
06’ / Canada
SKIER VS DRONE BLUE ACE AND THE DESERT DOG
WILD ICE: BACKCOUNTRY MIKE DOUGLAS ALY NICKLAS BRENDAN LEONARD
SKATING ALASKA Man vs Machine: Olympic Bronze Medalist skier Diving into a young girl’s imagination, we Adventure photographer Ace Kvale and his dog,
CALE GREEN & PAXON WOELBER racer, Victor Muffat-Jeandet, faces off against explore mountains, glaciers and rivers by fat Genghis Khan, set out for a 60-day backpacking
Mesmerising insight into Alaska’s backcountry 2x World Drone Racing Champion, Jordan bike with boundary-pushing female athletes. trip in Utah’s canyon country. The pair tells
skating community as they hunt for wild ice Temkin, in a race to see who is the fastest down 04’ / USA the story of their trek, friendship with Genghis
on rivers, lakes, glacial lagoons, and inside an the mountain. recording it on his ‘Desert Dawg Adventure
ice cave. 04’ / Canada TOM SEIPP: Blawg’.
03’ / USA A MOUNTAIN JOURNAL 09’ / USA
MY MOM VALA DOM BUSH
SLAYDIES RC CONE Tom is 11 and just loves riding his bikes with WE ARE SEND
COLETTE MCINERNEY Vala lives in Iceland but travels to Greenland his dad, no matter what the terrain, no matter BREN ORTON
& TARA KERZHNER for work, immersing herself in a landscape what the weather. ‘Send’ are a group of the world’s best
Climbers Margo Hayes, Paige Claassen and that’s as beautiful and fertile as it is barren 07’ / UK whitewater kayakers united with a common
Emily Harrington explore the abundant sport and unforgiving. But for Vala’s 10-year old desire; to do things bigger and better than
climbing and deep water soloing available on daughter, Mathilda, Greenland lives only in A CHRISTMAS CARROT ever before. This is them paddling some of the
the island of Mallorca. the stories that her mother tells and her own biggest and scariest waterfalls in the world!
SUMMIT FEVER MEDIA
08’ / USA imagination.
A day out on the mountain of Blencathra, 04’ / UK
10’ / USA Cumbria with fell runner Ricky Lightfoot.
02’ / UK
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FILM COLLECTION A
BIKE & SNOW
Snowy adventures from the Scottish
mountains to Alaska’s frozen lakes and tales
on two wheels from the streets of New York
to the Great Divide.
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Friday 20.15 – 22.30 SCREEN 1
Treeline
Divided
Saturday 17.45 – 19.45 SCREEN 1
A TIME TO REMEMBER TREELINE EVERY FEW WINTERS THE POINT OF A RIDE
BEN PAGE & JAMES HAMER JORDAN MANLEY MATT PYCROFT & RYAN GOFF PETER GERARD
Travel across the wild winter highlands of Quietly, patiently, trees endure. They are the From the peaks of Glen Shiel with seasoned An avid cyclist tries to let go of his obsession
northern Scotland as one man recollects a oldest living beings we come to know during steep skiers to the Back Corries and slopes of with the competitive redistribution of NYC’s
youth spent exploring the hidden corners of our time on earth. Treeline takes us to the Aonach Mor with 4-year-old Murray, the film bike share program.
his homeland. enshrined cypress groves of Japan, the towering explores the unique community of Scottish 09’ / USA
05’ / UK red cedars of British Columbia, and the ancient skiers who epitomise dedication to their sport
bristlecones of Nevada, following a handful of and an unrivalled tenacity.
skiers, snowboarders, scientists and healers as SKIER VS DRONE
10’ / UK
they explore a connection older than humanity. MIKE DOUGLAS
40’ / USA DIVIDED Man vs Machine: Olympic Bronze Medalist skier
racer, Victor Muffat-Jeandet, faces off against
LEE CRAIGIE
WILD ICE: BACKCOUNTRY 2x World Drone Racing Champion, Jordan
Story of two mountain bike racers, Lee Craigie Temkin, in a race to see who is the fastest down
SKATING ALASKA and Ricky Cotter who raced from Banff, the mountain.
CALE GREEN & PAXON WOELBER Canada to the Mexican border on the Tour
Mesmerising insight into Alaska’s backcountry Divide. The film is entirely self shot, whilst 04’ / Canada
skating community as they hunt for wild ice, riding an average of 120 miles off-road per
on rivers, lakes, glacial lagoons, and inside an day and sleeping for 4 hours a night by the
ice cave. side of the trail.
03’ / USA 40’ / UK
Every Few Winters
Skier vs Drone
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FILM COLLECTION B
CLIMB & MOUNTAIN
From Nepal’s 8000m peaks to the sea cliffs of
Mallorca – this collection of films is all about
friendship, adversity and vertical adventures
around the world.
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Liv Along The Way
Friday 17.45 – 19.45 SCREEN 1
Saturday 20.15 – 22.15 SCREEN 1
Slaydies
LA CONGENIALITA: LIV ALONG THE WAY SLAYDIES
THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ANTHONY BONELLO COLETTE MCINERNEY
CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT & MIKE DOUGLAS & TARA KERZHNER
As an alpinist, Simone prefers to take the Since she first summited Mont Blanc as a teen, Climbers Margo Hayes, Paige Claassen and
hard way and has nearly 30 years of winter Liv Sansoz knew she would make her life in the Emily Harrington explore the abundant sport
climbing experience. Tamara, on her way mountains. At 40 years old, Liv set out from climbing and deep water soloing available on
to achieving a successful career in ski her base in Chamonix, France to attempt to the island of Mallorca.
mountaineering, is just 30 years old. Despite climb all 82 4000m peaks in the European Alps 08’ / USA
the age difference, these two shared a similar in a single year. As she’s learned several times
goal and their roles were clear — he the wise throughout her life, things don’t always go as ZABARDAST
mentor, she the eager student. But as the planned.
JÉRÔME TANON
team heads for Kanchenjunga to attempt the 23’ / Canada The intimate travel diary of an incredible
highest traverse across 8000 metre peaks,
freeride expedition into the heart of the
their roles begin to shift. THE ANT AND THE WHALE Karakoram range as they search for one of
30’ / Germany DOM BUSH the most beautiful mountains to ski on the
Having committed his time to climbing, Ian planet, standing at 5880m. A meeting point
Almond looks back on the sacrifices and of Freeriding and Mountaineering and a true
achievements of a life spent in the mountains, mountain adventure.
and what happens when that privilege is taken 54’ / France
away.
03’ / UK
Zabardast
The Ant and the Whale
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ADVENTURE &
EXPLORATION
Adventures come in all shapes and sizes: from
The Passage
a kayak journey through Scotland to paddling
the world’s biggest white water rapids, storm
chasing in America to surfing in Lake Superior,
these films will change your perceptions of THE UK IN 100 SECONDS
what it means to adventure. DANIEL RAVEN-ELLISON
TICKETS £6 (whole collection) What does the UK really look like? Let’s go on a
Surfer Dan
100 second walk across our nation. Each second of
the walk reveals one percent of our lands and how
Saturday 12.15 – 14.15 SCREEN 1 they look from above.
Sunday 15.15 – 17.15 SCREEN 1 02’ / UK
LIFE COACH TONIC OF THE SEA
CHASING MONSTERS S’ABANDONNER AU SAUVAGE TAYLOR REES JONATHAN J SCOTT
KRYSTLE WRIGHT & TOBY PIKE LIONEL PRADO When conditions became unfavourable for Katie swims off the rocks of Penzance, UK
Australian photographer, Nick journeys through Travelling alone through the wilderness of the a first ascent on Alaska’s Ruth Gorge, Alex nearly every day of the year. Swimming has
the famous Tornado Alley that stretches the Yukon and Alaskan territories, covering over Honnold turns the camera on Renan Ozturk for helped her overcome some of the struggles
through the American midwest, producing 500km in 25 days by canoe, all on a quest to find a discussion about life’s big questions. that life all too often throws our way.
catastrophic yet beautiful storms that earn the the grizzly bear. 13’ / USA 08’ / UK
appropriate nickname; monsters on the plains. 06’ / France
05’ / Australia AMA SURFACE
BIG WORLD JULIE GAUTIER JOHN RODOSKY
THE GREEN KAYAK CHALLENGE DAVID MORTON & FITZ CAHALL The rain falls like so many tears on a young Surface follows award-winning photographer
STEFAN MORROCCO David and his son Thorne, embark on a week-long, woman dressed in a little black dress. We dive Ben Thouard as he works to capture a new
A 50-year-old handcrafted wooden kayak takes stand-up-paddleboard journey down the Karnali into her eyes as we dive into her soul drowned perspective of the underwater world.
on the biggest river in Scotland, the River Tay. and Bheri Rivers in Western Nepal. by sorrow. At the bottom of the water, the 07’ / USA
The paddlers, Piotr and Jane find it much harder 13’ / USA woman, lying on the floor, gently gets up and
than they anticipated... begins to dance.
WE ARE SEND
04’ / UK THE PASSAGE 09’ / France BREN ORTON
NATE DAPPEN ‘Send’ are a group of the world’s best
THE SWIMMER In 1974, a group of 20-year-olds built their own SURFER DAN whitewater kayakers united with a common
THOMAS BEUG canoes, and paddled from Washington to Alaska TIM KEMPLE desire; to do things bigger and better than
This film delves into the peculiar, solitary psyche up the Inside Passage. Nate Dappen and his Surfing in Lake Superior in the heart of winter ever before. This is them paddling some of the
of open-water swimmer, Stephen Redmond, brother grew up with those wooden canoes and isn’t for the uncommitted, but Dan’s having biggest and scariest waterfalls in the world!
who spends much of his time immersed in a the adventure became legend in their family. In the time of his life. 04’ / UK
world underwater. 2017, they renovated those canoes and with their 08’ / USA
12’ / Ireland aging parents completed their 1974 journey.
25’ / USA
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RUN
Running means so many different things
to so many different people. In these films
you will find out about Morocco’s most
successful female trail runner, discover the
poetry inspired by running in ‘Trailpike’
and experience the attempt by mountain
running legend Kilian Jornet, to break the Bob
Graham Round record.
(Riding The Dragon)
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Ar Gefn Y Ddraig
Saturday 15.15 – 17.15 SCREEN 1
Aziza
Sunday 18.00 – 20.00 SCREEN 1
THE COMMUNAL ART TRAILPIKE KEEP GOING AR GEFN Y DDRAIG
OF FOOTRACING RICHARD BERRY MIKEL PEÑA (RIDING THE DRAGON)
DEAN LESLIE We identify as runners, but in doing so, we must Irene has been running for forty out of her sixty HUW ERDDYN
Every weekend, tens of thousands of people, fully accept the reality of what that means. There nine years. She began to mountain run when Follow Huw Jack Brassington’s attempt to
line up to run a footrace. Why? Running and will be hard miles, and the miles that fly: we will these types of races were not even known complete the hardest five day mountain race in
competing is such a historic and intrinsic part savour success, sweet with celebration and the about and since then she has participated in the world, ‘The Berghaus Dragons Back Race’,
of our culture that we don’t often question it. days when tired mind and broken body refuse to many of them. Despite her advanced age and 315km down the mountainous spine of Wales.
06’ / South Africa countenance our dreams. To be a runner is to be while she still has enough strength, she will not Will he manage to run five ultra marathons in
all of this. desist. five days having never before attempted one?
CHASING THE FROG 10’ / UK 07’ / Spain 56’ / UK
IAN PALMER
The Frog Graham is a swimming and fell AZIZA THE RUNNER THE BOB GRAHAM ROUND
running challenge in the Lake District, covering COLDHOUSE COLLECTIVE JON DREVER BY KILIAN JORNET
40 miles and 16,000 feet of ascent plus 4 lake The call to prayer is a familiar sound in the foothills The Runner is a story about endurance. Ben LYMBUS
swims. This is Dan Duxbury’s tale of how he of the Atlas Mountains. The people of these Abdelnoor was a child who loved to run. He love Watch on the big screen as Kilian Jornet
beat the previous record by 2 hours. villages are proud of their traditions, and many the outdoors. Then one awful day he broke his attempts to breaks the 37 year-old record of
09’ / UK are subsistence farmers who work hard to make back. This is the beautiful, heart warming story the Bob Graham Round.
a living. This is no different for Aziza Raji, it’s just of how Ben fought back from injury, defied
11’ / Spain
that despite the daily tasks that are expected of expectations and became The Runner.
her, she manages to find time to train to be one of 08’ / UK
the rising stars of Moroccan ultra-running.
07’ / UK
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FILMS
We’re also showing the following
feature length films, specially selected
to compliment our speaker and film
package programme...
FREE SOLO
DIRECTED BY E. CHAI VASARHELYI
& JIMMY CHIN
A stunning and intimate portrait of free soloist
climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to
achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of
the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National
THE YUKON ASSIGNMENT BASECAMP
DIRECTED BY CHRIS LUCAS
Park… without a rope. British adventurer Chris Lucas (34) and his At the heart of the festival is Basecamp – the main hub where
Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats actor father Niall (64) depend on each other for you can sit, relax, have a drink, and soak up the atmosphere.
of any kind, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate survival as they canoe down one of the most Join us here each day to enjoy a series of free talks and shared
standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in remote rivers in Canada. tales of adventures alongside exciting, FREE pop-up activities.
this challenge places his story in the annals Simply check out our timetable to see what’s on! It’s a great
The Yukon Assignment is a breathtaking
of human achievement. An inspiring portrait place to mingle with like-minded adventurers…
exploration of one of the Earth’s last
of an athlete on a quest to triumph over the wildernesses and the story of how adventure can
impossible, revealing the personal toll of sometimes bring us together, irrespective of age.
excellence.
The film is suitable for families and specifically
The film beautifully captures the death- made to inspire curious adventurers of all ages!
defying climb with masterful, vertigo-inducing
SUNDAY 28 APRIL | 13.00 – 14.30
SUPPORTED BY
camerawork. See the film as it was intended, on
SCREEN 1
the big screen.
TICKETS £5
Winner - Documentary, BAFTAs 2019
Winner - Best Documentary Feature,
The Academy Awards 2019
“An extraordinary gift to everyone who
believes that the limit of human achievement
is far from being reached.”
The New York Times WITH THANKS TO
SUNDAY 28 APRIL | 15.00 – 16.40
MAIN AUDITORIUM
TICKETS £5
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All events take place at the Gala Theatre
in Durham.
INFORMATION CONTACT
OPENING HOURS TICKET DEALS!
Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 8.30pm Latecomers The Gala Theatre
Film Pass for £20: see all five film packages for just £20.
Sunday 2.30pm – 8.30pm Latecomers will be seated at a suitable point & Cinema
Times may vary on public holidays and in the event, to minimise inconvenience to Millennium Place, Book for any speaker event (Chris Bonington, Leo Houlding,
event days. others. Durham, DH1 1WA Shauna Coxsey or Doug Allan) and save £6 when booking
an Adventure Talk session (Jenny Graham, Ash/Jenny or
Access Box Office Helen/Jason).
BOOKING METHODS
Gala has lifts to all levels and accessible toilets 03000 266600
Online available 24 hours a day at located throughout. Our Main Auditorium and
www.durhamadventurefestival.co.uk both cinemas have wheelchair spaces available.
In person at the Gala Theatre during the If using a wheelchair, please advise the Box
above times Office when booking to ensure your seats/
spaces are allocated accordingly. We request
By phone 03000 266600 that our wheelchair-using patrons attend with an
Reservations are held for 3 days. able-bodied companion whose ticket is free of OUR PARTNERSHIP
Group bookings of 10+ must be paid two charge. Guide Dogs are welcome in all parts of WITH KENDAL
months before the show. the theatre.
MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
Ticket Exchanges/Refunds We operate the Sennheiser infrared amplification
Tickets may be exchanged for other events (for system in our Main Auditorium. Headsets for the Durham County Council and the Gala Theatre have partnered FIND OUT MORE!
a fee of £1 per ticket) up to 24 hours before hard of hearing are available at Box Office. with Kendal Mountain Festival to bring you this three day
Kendal Mountain Festival
an event, at the management’s discretion. Adventure Festival in Durham.
Travel 14 – 17 November 2019
Unless an event is cancelled, all tickets are non- Kendal is held over four days in November delivering to over
There is parking on-site at Walkergate (DH1 www.mountainfest.co.uk
refundable. By purchasing our tickets you agree 15,000 visitors, a highly respected international film competition,
1SQ), which is easily reached via the slip road
that these can’t be re-sold for profit through a packed lecture programme bringing together world-class @kendalmountain
under Milburngate Bridge or via Freeman Place.
any means. This will result in tickets being filmmakers, athletes and adventurers, nine Specialist Sessions, a
An evening tariff is available. Prince Bishops Car @kendalmountainfestival
declared void. visionary Arts & Literature programme, Family Adventure events,
Park (DH1 3UJ) is also nearby. A list of all bus
routes can be found on the Gala Theatre website. a 10K trail run, live music, and free Basecamp talks and demos @kendalmountainfestival
from the world’s leading brands. And of course it’s the main
annual social gathering for outdoor enthusiasts!
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KENDAL MOUNTAIN
FESTIVAL
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