Mountain Scene
By PHILIP CHANDLER
A world tour of inspiring action, environmental and adventure films from Canada’s latest Banff Mountain Film Festival hits Queenstown for the 10th time next week.
Seven films screen at Queenstown Memorial Centre on Wednesday and a different eight the following night.
Each session includes a 45-46-minute film, a 32-36-minute film and a bunch of short films.
The longest on Wednesday,
Climbing Blind, features Jesse Dufton attempting to become the first blind person to lead-climb Scotland’s Old Man of Hoy.
The next-longest,
Return to El Guayas, sees three paddlers attempt the first descent of one of Colombia’s wildest rivers.
What to expect at the first ever virtual BT Young Scientist exhibition
Sinethemba Masina and Anga Singqandu from Borrisokane Community College, Co Tipperary. Image: Fennell Photography
Free registration has opened for the virtual BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition taking place in January 2021.
The 2021 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) will be like no other in its long history as the event has gone fully virtual amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year’s main exhibition will showcase 550 student projects selected from more than 1,300 entries. Students from all over Ireland will be represented with projects exploring such varied topics as Covid-19, social media, ethnicity, gender studies, domestic abuse, sexual assault, sports science and socio-economic challenges.