Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to the CUB

By Communications staff, Washington State University

The Banff Mountain Film Festival will make its way to WSU at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in the CUB Auditorium.

WSU students and UREC members get in to the showing for free, and tickets can also be purchased at the door for $15.

The festival showcases a collection of films that highlight the outdoors, adventure-based activities and mountain culture. The festival will include films ranging from two minutes in length to a full feature-length piece. The films center mostly around adventure-based sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking, base jumping and mountain biking.

Possible films that will be included in the WSU showing are: “2.5 Million,” about American skier Aaron Rice tackling 2.5 million vertical feet in the backcountry; “Above the Sea,” about Chris Sharma deep-water soloing on the island of Mallorca; “Ascend,” about Jon Wilson bking his way through life after loosing a leg to cancer; and more than 30 other films.

More information about the event can be found at on the WSU UREC website, and more information about the Banff World Tour can be found here.

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