Peaks and Valleys - Mixed Films | Live
Set yourself on a course for setting new records, changing old mindsets and reconciling the past and on the way you’ll have time to pause and reflect on the beauty that surrounds you. Peaks and Valleys takes us to Scotland, the forests of the American Midwest, the Alps, the Canadian Rockies and the mighty Himalaya.
Rockies Repeat: Caroline Hedin, Jamie Wensley
Sonder: Jay Macmillan, Laura Beth Ward
Breaking Trail: Jesse Roesler, Emily Ford
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