8:00 p.m.

Lincoln Hall — Dead Lucky (simulcast)

Lincoln Hall is one of Australia’s best-known mountaineers. Hall’s eighth book, Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest, is his personal account of his climb of Everest and of a tragic season on the mountain.

9:00 p.m.

Announcement of the 2007 John Lauchlan Memorial Award (simulcast)

9:10 p.m.

Break

9:25 p.m.

Set in Stone

UK, 2006, 37 minutes
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Canadian Premiere
In person: Alastair Lee

U.K. trad-climbing legend Dave Birkett and his numerous hard climbs are profiled in this humorous and innovative film.

8:00 p.m.

Ain’t Got No Friends on a Powder Day

Switzerland, 2007, 5 minutes
Directed and produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
North American Premiere

Loris is a “classic” freerider. Jean-Yves, however, has a more or less “accidental” style. This film draws a parallel between two styles and two approaches to the same mountain, which are otherwise worlds apart.

10:09 p.m.

Un Désert Vertical (Vertical Desert)

France, 2006, 48 minutes
Directed and produced by Daniel du Lac
In person: Daniel du Lac

In this film about desert rock climbing in Mali, Africa, Daniel Du Lac, 2004 world champion and European bouldering champion, attempts an ascent of Harmattan Rodeo, a 400-metre route comprising 13 pitches graded between 5.12a and 5.13b. The culture of the people living in the Gourma desert forms the backdrop to the film.