Climbing Trips & Activities

Co-Sponsored by UPS Climbing & The Mountaineers, Tacoma Branch

When: Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m.

Where: University of Puget Sound’s Raush Auditorium (located in McIntyre Building)

Admission: $7.50 for Mountaineers & Puget Sound Community members
$10.50 general admission

Tickets: at the door or in advance at the Information Center 253-879-3419

First Half - Introduction & Shorts:

• 3 minutes - REEL ROCK intro montage with thanks to national sponsors.
• 6 minutes - REEL ROCK Filmmaking Competition Winners The winning 3-minute films in two categories: action/drama, and humor/spoof. Entry info available at REEL ROCK website.
• 10 minutes - Grand Canyon Walls Produced by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden raft through The Grand Canyon, searching for adventurous first ascents.
• 15 minutes - The Dosage Series Produced by Josh Lowell & Big UP Productions The latest cutting-edge ascents from the world's best sport climbers and boulderers.
• 10 minutes - The Aerialist Produced by Brad Lynch, Jim Hurst, & Many Monkeys Productions An excerpt from the new feature about renowned climber/BASE jumper/slackliner/adventurer, Dean Potter.
• 5 minutes - On Sight Produced by Alastair Lee & Posing Productions From the UK, an exploration of the purity of on-sight climbing.

Intermission and Gear-Giveaways

Second Half - The Feature:

• 50 minutes - The Sharp End Produced by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen & Sender Films A film about the climbers who risk everything to do the world’s most dangerous and committing climbs. Run-out traditional routes, scary highball boulder problems, ice-covered alpine walls and all-or-nothing free-solo ascents are all part of the game.
• FEATURED ATHLETES The 2008 REEL ROCK athletes include: Lisa Rands, Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden, Dean Potter, Steph Davis, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods, Matt Segal, Alex Honnold, Heidi Wirtz, Renan Ozturk, Vera Schulte-Pelkum, and many more.