Arc’Teryx Films Back in London
They were shown at the IMAX cinema near Waterloo in South London this week.
Arc’teryx film festival. Image © PlanetSKI
Arc’teryx film festival. Image © PlanetSKI
Refreshment is on hand ahead of the films.
Arc’teryx film festival. Image © PlanetSKI
The screen at the IMAX is the size of two tennis courts and is 26m by 22m.
Huge.
Arc’teryx film festival. Image © PlanetSKI
Here’s what was on offer this year as the film tour takes in nine venues in Europe.
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- Fifty-Fifty
- Elsewhere
- Between Days
- Mountains of the Moon
Fifty-Fifty was doubly appropriate for me.
Firstly, it dealt with continuing to explore and push limits in the mountains as one’s age marches on.
The world-famous ice climbers and alpinists, Ines Papert and Sarah Huenekin, are now 50-years old with their award-winning climbing days behind them.
I am now of pensionable age, and some of their comments in the film resonated with me.
“Age is an attitude, it’s just a number.”
“The concept of time shifts when you get older.”
“The more I get older the more I live in the present.”
“I don’t go to the mountains for success, I go for experience.”
“Aging is a priviledge.”
“Physically I am not stronger, but I’m way smarter.”
And the second reason the film, Fifty-Fifty, was appropriate?
Much of the ice climbing was filmed on location in Canmore in Alberta in Canada.
I write this post one day after the Arc’teryx films at 40,000 feet above Greenland.
I’m now on an Air Canada flight from Heathrow as I head to – Yes, you’ve guessed it – Canmore in Canada.
Leaving on a Jet Plane. Heathrow to Calgary. Arc’teryx film festival. Image © PlanetSKI
I am based in Canmore near Banff for a couple of months until late February.
Skiing the nearby resorts of Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and Mt Norqay.
Plus, no doubt, undertaking a few road trips further afield in Canada to resorts such as Marmot Basin, Kicking Horse and Revelstoke.
Adventures await.
I am also leading PlanetSKI’s annual gear and equipment tests from Canada this winter as we focus on backcountry and cold weather gear.
Last season’s test came from the slopes of Japan:
We are testing jackets, touring gear, heated gloves, trekking poles, belts with avalanche trackers, warm-weather socks, thermals, walkie-talkies, helmets, beanies, skis and much else besides.
And, of course, putting some gear from Arc’teryx through its paces.
It is a Canadian brand after all.
Though I doubt we’ll be quite as adventurous as the athletes in the four films at the Arc’teryx film festival.
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