As part of the Dingle Film Festival, the film "Skiing Everest" will be shown on Saturday 20th March in the Cinemobile, Marina Car Park, at 8pm.

 

Admission €10

 

Bookings can be made on 085 7788743 or bookings@dinglefilmfestival.com.

There are strictly 100 seats, so be sure to book early.

 

DIRECTOR/WRITER - Les Guthman
PRODUCER/EDITOR - Mike Marolt
96mins/Colour/USA/35mm/2009/Digibeta

Many consider the world’s toughest physical challenge to be climbing 8,000-metre peaks - in the notorious “death zone” - without the aid of bottled oxygen. Yet it’s a challenge willingly undertaken by a small fraternity of ski mountaineers who tackle the highest peaks in this pure Alpine style. They then lock into their skis and descend the most dangerous slopes on Earth, navigating hidden crevasses, sheer 10,000- foot drops, and perilous weather. In this freshly edited, fast-paced profile of this elite group, filmmaker Mike Marolt, his brothers Steve and Roger, and their intrepid friends passionately push the limits of skiing to its highest frontier. Fourth generation Aspenites whose father was on the 1960 Olympic ski team, the Marolts take us for thrilling rides on Mustagh Ata, on the China-Pakistan border; Ojos del Salado, the world’s highest volcano, in Chile; and a Himalayan trio of renowned peaks, including Mount Everest.