Mountainfilm On Tour

Eddie Bauer’s First Ascent Guides and Legendary Mountaineers– Jim Whittaker & Ed Viesturs- Speak on Mountaineering at MountainFilm On Tour in Chicago. Whittaker was the first American to summit Everest in 1963. Viesturs was the first American and 5th person in the world to summit all 14 of the world’s highest peaks without use of supplemental oxygen. His new book - K2: Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain - releases on Oct. 13th MountainFilm on Tour Presents the following films: Fitzroy Lito Tejada-Flores 27 Minutes - 1969 One of the first features of Mountainfilm in Telluride was Fitzroy, directed by one of the Mountainfilm festival founders Lito Tejado-Flores. This definitive climbing film tells the story of the 1968 first ascent of the The Southwest Ridge in the Patagonian Andes with Yvon Chouinard, Dick Dorworth, Chris Jones, Doug Tompkins, and Lito. The Red Helmet Tyler Young 6 Minutes - 2009 In a dark and drab world, a fearful young child discovers a bright red helmet that transforms everything. Running Down the Man Ben Knight & Travis Rummel 22 Minutes - 2007 They said it couldn't be done. One man's quest to prove Baja's Rooster fish could be tamed with a fly rod. Starring champion fly fisher Frank Smethurst, this documentary tells the story of a man who has spent almost a decade trying to pioneer a way to catch this magnificent fish by chasing it down on foot with only one chance at a perfect cast. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.