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.
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