FEAT Canada Talks

Tuesday Nov 15, 7:30 pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Where: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
Tickets: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

FEAT Canada Talks is an evening of short presentations by nine Canadian adventurers. These talks are time-limited; each speaker is allowed a limited number of slides, which scroll automatically to give a total duration of seven minutes. No more, no less. FEAT stands for "Fascinating Expedition & Adventure Talks"

Kevin Vallely

In 2003 Kevin Vallely was named one of Canada's leading adventurers by the Globe and Mail. His adventuring resume is stacked with compelling expeditions to all parts of the world including skiing Alaska's 1,860-kilometre Iditarod Trail; attempting to bike and climb the island of Java's 13 -10,000-foot volcanoes (a trip cut short when post-9/11 Indonesia became too dangerous); competing on the only Canadian team to finish the last and most difficult Eco-Challenge adventure race held in Fiji in 2002; retracing a 2,000-kilometre Klondike-era ice-bike route through the dead of an Alaskan winter, and most recently, with teammates Ray Zahab and Richard Weber, breaking the world record for the fastest unsupported trek from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole.

Scott Frandsen

Scott is a two-time Olympic rower, winning a Silver Medal in the Men's Pair in Beijing. He 'retired' after Beijing but resumed training in January, 2011 in hopes of competing in the London Olympics. Scott and his pair partner, Dave Calder, qualified for London at the World Champs in August. In his time away from rowing Scott raced twice in Ironman Canada (2009, 2010) and also took his athletic talents to the reality TV show - Wipeout Canada.

Sebastian Salas

Sebastian Salas is a professional cyclist for Team Exergy. In just 3 full years after taking up the sport, he has become one of the best climbers in North America (both on and off the bike). Current Grouse Grind record holder. Philosophy graduate from UBC, IT graduate from BCIT. Owner and founder of VO2explode.com

Megan Rose

Event Manager for 4 What Matters Foundation for the past 3 years and organizes a National Ride across Canada for various Charities. Background in Mountain Biking, Expedition Adventure Racing, Trail running, road riding and coaching.

Gary Robbins

North Vancouver based Gary Robbins holds ultra distance race records across BC and as far away as Hawaii. In 2010 he ran speed records upon BC's 75km West Coast Trail (10h08m) and Newfoundlands 215km East Coast Trail (35h17m), all within a fourteen day period, while also raising $5000 for the children's charity Right To Play.

Jennifer Olson

The 7th female internationally certified mountain guide (ACMG/IFMGA) in Canada, as well as an avid rock, ice, mixed and alpine climber twelve months per year. She guides throughout western Canada and in the european alps in the ski, rock and alpine disciplines. Jen loves sharing her expertise in climbing with others at festivals and through her guiding. She has competed in ice climbing competitions in Quebec, Canmore, Bozeman and Ouray - placing 1st, twice in Bozeman and placing 2nd in Ouray. She has been on remote alpine climbing expeditions with other women, pioneering alpine rock first ascents in Alaska, Pakistan and in the Canadian Rockies.

Nicki Rehn

Nicki loves to run. Period. It is simple, solitary, fun, and just plain good for you. She has run through the Alps, up and down Mt Cameroon, across the south west of Australia, at international marathons, across the Grand Canyon (and back), and any where a trail leads off into the wilderness or mountains. When not running, Nicki is teaching new teachers at a university. She grew up in Australia, where she discovered her love for adventure and my natural tendency for endurance in the desert that bordered her back yard. She now hods dual citizenship and even though she sounds Australian, she is Canadian at heart.

Paul Gleeson

In 2003, Paul Gleeson, who hails from Limerick in Ireland cycled 5,000km across Australia from Perth to Sydney. After 2 months on the road, which included being run down twice by cars, Paul arrived into Sydney. On the 30th of November 2005, Paul, rowed out of a small marina in the Canary Islands and 85 days later after enduring the tail end of a hurricane and 2 tropical storms that dished up 45ft swell and some of the worst weather ever recorded for that time of year, Paul arrived into the Caribbean island of Antigua to complete his epic rowing voyage. What makes Paul’s story even more interesting is that he only learned how to row one year before the race began. Paul wrote a book about this adventure, entitled “Crossing the Swell” was published in Ireland in 2006 and across Canada in 2009.

Philip McKernan

Philip McKernan, an international speaker and best selling author Philip supports individuals to climb the biggest mountain of all, their life. Philip works with high achievers in business and in life on cultivating the right mindset so they can get out of their own way and achieve extraordinary things. Philip lives in North Vancouver and speaks all over the world and is recognized as a leading authority on cultivating confidence and inner belief in oneself in business, sport and life in general.

Reel Rock Tour 2011

Wednesday Nov 16, 7:30 pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Where: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
Tickets: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

Sender Films and Big UP Productions are bringing audiences a mind-blowing, palm-sweating pump-fest of climbing flicks for the 6th annual REEL ROCK Film Tour. We've gathered the wildest climbing stories from around the globe: The legendary race for The Nose speed record; A nine year old bouldering prodigy; Tommy Caldwell's efforts on the hardest big wall free climb; A crazed high-lining champion; The most insane ice climbing action ever and more. It's all part of the cinematic tour de force that is REEL ROCK VI. For more details, photos and trailers go to www.reelrocktour.com.

Origins: Obe and Ashima

There's a nine year old girl from New York City taking the bouldering world by storm, and her name is Ashima Shiraishi. Under the tutelage of her passionate coach, Obe Carrion, this tiny master is crushing competitions and raising the bar for climbing's youth.

Race for the Nose

Welcome to the wildest competition known to man -- the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan. We follow Dean Potter and Sean Leary on their attempt to break this legendary record on the classic route that has been the scene of epic rivalries, brutal accidents, and remains to this day a hotly contested prize.

Sketchy Andy

American climbing dirtbag Andy Lewis is taking the discipline of slacklining into the future as he solos the world’s longest high-lines and masters the hardest aerial tricks, all the while pushing his equipment to the limit. As Andy goes higher, harder and faster with climbing, slack and BASE, we all have to wonder how far he can go before it’s one step over the line.

Ice Revolution

At British Columbia's spectacular Helmcken Falls, a revolution is taking place, led by Canadian maniac Will Gadd. After 30+ years of ice climbing, Gadd has finally realized his dream of climbing radically overhanging, heinously difficult ice. Gadd and Tim Emmett dodge exploding 30 foot icicle bombs and send the hardest pure ice climb in the world, but they swear it's just the first step in a whole new direction for the sport.

Project Dawn Wall

Tommy Caldwell is the master of big wall free climbing. He's devoted the last decade of his life to opening free routes on Yosemite's El Capitan, rewriting climbing history in the process. Now he's three seasons deep into his ultimate project - the seemingly impossible Dawn Wall.

Cold

Over the past 26 years, 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of Pakistan's 8,000 meter peaks in winter. In February 2011, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, and Corey Richards became the first to achieve this alpine dream by summiting Gasherbrum II, surviving -50 degree temperatures and a massive avalanche.

Pete Brennan:
India to Ireland by Bicycle

Thursday Nov 17, 7:30 pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Where: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
Tickets: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

Pete & Keara Brennan, a brother sister team cycled 12,000km from India to Ireland. Their route passed through 16 countries including the "axis of evil" countries Iran, Pakistan and Iraq. Over 6 months, Pete and Keara experienced many ups and downs on the trip, including stolen gear and an over zealous Iranian cop refusing to let Keara ride through his village because she's a woman!

Pete, a professional photographer will be sharing some amazing images and hilarious stories from their journey. Keara and Pete completed their journey to raise $1/km for Room to Read, a fantastic charity that raises child literacy rates in the developing world.

Pete Brennan

Pete, an Irish Canadian came to BC on a ski holiday ten years ago and never left. Pete is an avid outdoorsman with a passion for climbing, surfing, cycle touring, backcountry skiing, and ice climbing. Pete has currently cycled 25,000 km in 3 separate expeditions and is now one step closer to his goal of cycling around the world. Pete and Keara spent last summer sea kayaking up to Alaska through the Inside Passage, a 500 km journey. When not playing in the mountains, Pete works as an Emergency RN and runs a successful wedding photography business in Vancouver.