The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival returns to the Rio Theatre on April 4-5, with Reel Rock 17.

Don’t miss three heart-stopping new films featuring the year’s biggest climbing & adventure stories: a wild expedition on Nameless Tower in Pakistan; a new cutting-edge route in a massive limestone cave in France; and a journey to Palestine’s West Bank to explore the power of climbing to change lives. Presented by The North Face and supported by Black Diamond & Yeti.

Tuesday, April 4
Doors 6:30 pm | Event 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets available HERE

Wednesday, April 5
Doors 6:30 pm | Event 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets available HERE

*Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event.
*Information and advance ticket purchases for all Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival events can be found at www.vimff.org. Please direct all your queries about upcoming shows or tickets to www.vimff.org.

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.