Three new films with the most exciting climbing and adventure stories of the year will be shown on Thursday, 8 June as part of the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Bressanone. The well-known and renowned film event REEL ROCK 17 will celebrate its Italian premiere in Bressanone/Brixen. It kicks off at 8pm – outdoors – with the first of three short films about a wild expedition at Nameless Tower in Pakistan, a new, groundbreaking route in a massive limestone cave in France and a journey to the Palestinian West Bank. The film evening is presented by La Sportiva. Jacopo Larcher, one of the world’s best climbers and protagonist in “Burning the flame”, will also be present in Bressanone. After the films he will talk about his personal experiences in an interview. Tickets are already available online for 15.90 euros at https://climbingfestival-brixen.it/. In case of rain, the film evening will be moved to the Forum Brixen, Romstraße. More information at reelrock.it.
Duration: 2 hours: Language: OV (English) with German subtitles
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Burning the Flame
Featuring: Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher
Locations: Nameless Tower, Pakistan
Big wall free climbing masters Babsi and Jacopo seek their greatest challenge yet: a free ascent of Eternal Flame, an elusive 3,000-ft. route up the legendary Nameless Tower in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. Facing extreme conditions and 5.13 trad climbing at high altitude, a two-year quest comes down to one short weather window. Captured with drones and on-mountain cameras in one of the most stunning places on earth, Burning the Flame transports viewers to a place normally off-limits to all but the world’s best climbers.
DNA
Featuring: Seb Bouin
Location: Verdon Gorge, France
29-year-old French sport climber Seb Bouin has been quietly working his way through the elite grades, culminating in his attempt to establish a long pitch out an overhanging cave in the Verdon Gorge of France. His proposed line is so futuristic, the moves so improbable, that if Seb can put it all together it may be the most difficult route ever climbed.
Resistance Climbing
Featuring: Andrew Bisharat
Location: Palestine
In the strife-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse crew of Bedouins, dirtbags and urban professionals embraces climbing as a much-needed respite from the burdens of the Israeli occupation. American writer & climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.
