Summit Stories

The evening will contain a variety of exciting off piste adventures such as ski mountaineering, mountain climbing and mountain biking. The feature films are created by elite athletes from around the world and contain scenes that will take your breath away. The film set is structured as follows:

Skiing was born here. For thousands of years in Mongolia’s Altai Mountains, nomadic herders crossed these peaks and plains on wooden skis; long before the sport we know today came about. In the newest Faction feature film, we followed that thread back to its origin. 150 hours from home, into the Altai.

A Scottish mountaineering challenge to hike, ride and showcase the 10 highest mountains in the UK, all in a weekend. The team of three – Blair Aitken, Gavin Carruthers, George Treble – take on some of Scotland’s best ski descents, aiming to complete an epic skiing adventure and make it back to Edinburgh in time for work on Monday morning. “Worth It Every Time” is a specific Scottish ski film celebrating the resilience and unique appeal of skiing in Scotland, highlighting local talent and the determination needed for seasons with less-than-perfect snow, rather than endless powder days. It showcases the “bloody-mindedness” of Scottish skiers.

It took Kilian Bron fifteen years to accumulate enough experience and confidence to charge the most exposed lines of the Dolomites in Italy.  Kilian offers an inside look at the dedication it takes to make a project like this happen, while sharing his unique take on high-alpine mountain biking. “I chose the Dolomites for the sheer richness these mountains have to offer. It’s here, with my crew, that I feel free. DOLOMITES isn’t just a mountain biking edit; it’s a reflection of all the adventure and connections I’ve been working on for the past few years. This is just the start. DOLOMITES kicks off a new trilogy, and next up, we’ll be hitting the slopes of Nepal.” – Kilian Bron.

Is crack climbing the last forgotten art? Perhaps there are certain artistic aspects when learning how to contort yourself, on rock so steep you are practically upside down in cracks that are perfectly sized to take a hand jam, in rock that’s so sharp it’s like climbing a sharp, pebble-dashed crevice. In ‘The Last Forgotten Art’, the film places emphasis on a different style of climbing that requires a certain amount of creativity to climb them, focusing on the fringes of the climbing community drawn to all things wide at its heart. From hand sized splitters, chicken wings to wedged knees, and whole body wriggles, the film follows crack afonciados Mel, Vicky and Steve in their pursuit of climbing slightly more unusual, so called ‘off-width climbs’ found at Ramshaw Rocks in the Peak District. Ranging from ‘VS’ to E4, the climbs not only require brute strength and mental fortitude, but a sense of play and tough skin to succeed in tackling some of the roughest, maddest, widest cracks in town. ‘The Last Forgotten Art’ is a film directed and produced by award winning filmmaker Jessie Leong, about finding connection to oneself, connection to nature, and the special connection from the bond formed through sharing a rope.

This collection of films is being shown in conjunction with the film makers and producers to raise funds for the Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team that not only support local adventurers when things go wrong but also day to day searches and rescues off the beaten track.

To celebrate these amazing films and to help support the team we have an amazing array of raffle prizes available to win on the night supplied by the film producers as well as some great prizes offered by local supportive businesses. Prizes vary from a brand new pair of Faction Dancer Skis, merchandise, signed books, meal and outing vouchers plus many more.