Mountainfilm on Tour

A fundraiser for The Environmental Center
Save the date: February 28-29, 2020 at the Tower Theatre

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. Each February, we host two nights of films that will inspire you to create a better world, featuring different playlists each evening.

Intermission features a raffle with awesome prize packages from local shops. Purchase raffle tickets online in advance and pick them up in the Tower lobby that evening; you can also buy them at the event.

2018 information below.

Friday, Feb 22 Films

Intersection: Micayla Gatto | 5 mins
Professional mountain biker and artist Micayla Gatto paints the sweeping vistas of ridgelines she rides on her bike, taking us inside the vibrant space where artist and athlete collide

Climbing Out of a Disaster | 9 mins
Bryant Huffman spent his days deep water soloing, sport climbing and bouldering as founder of Climbing Puerto Rico. When Hurricane Maria destroyed much of the island, Huffman and his climbing buddies put their skills to good use by morphing into emergency arborists.

Escape | 8 mins
There is something gloriously incongruous — and almost incomprehensible — about a risk-averse, non-athletic, native Rwandan DJ finding the real meaning in his life by pedaling across Canada to its frozen Arctic Ocean shore in an attempt to break the record for the longest, continuous, fixed- gear bike ride.

Break On Through | 26 mins
Meet Margo Hayes. This petite former-gymnast surprised the world in 2017 when she tackled Spain’s La Rambla — a brutal 5.15 that features giant moves, tiny crimpers and a small chance of success — and sent it, shattering the glass ceiling.

Hayley: 90 seconds about fear | 2 mins
“I will face my fear.” That’s the mantra of Hayley Ashburn as she walks a 170-foot highline between outcroppings in the wintry Dolomites.

Why Not Now: Vivian Stancil | 3 mins
Blind and afraid of water, Vivian Stancil learned to swim at 48. Two hundred and twenty-one medals later, at half her former body weight, she’s still at it.

For the Love of Mary | 7 mins
The first time 97-year-old runner George Etzweiler completed the race up the northeast’s tallest peak, Mount Washington, he was 69 years old. Despite having a pacemaker, he continues to break his own record each year for oldest finisher.

Follow Through | 22 mins
Follow Through chronicles the journey of Caroline Gleich as she attempts an audacious goal: completing all 90 routes of the Chuting Gallery, a collection of the Wasatch Range’s most classic and gnarly lines.

RJ Ripper | 20 mins
Rajesh Magar has been obsessed with bikes since he was a small child growing up in Kathmandu, Nepal. His drive and raw talent got noticed, leading to a job as a mountain bike guide and a path to professional racing.

A New View of the Moon | 4 mins
Wylie Overstreet was hanging out in his L.A. apartment one night and decided to take his high-powered telescope out to the street to peer at the moon. People began wandering up and asking him what he was up to. When he showed them, they nearly fell over in awe.

Saturday, Feb 23 Films

A Letter to Congress | 3 mins
Christopher Newman’s short, lyrical visual poem was inspired by and is an homage to Wallace Stegner’s 1960 “Letter to Congress,” in which the writer advocated for the preservation of the wilderness that then remained.

Wildlife and The Wall | 5 mins
You may know the Big Bend region. You may know that the stunning landscape free from human “improvement” is itself tantamount to a border wall. Now, think about what Trump’s imaginary wall on the ecosystem’s lifeline, the Rio Grande, would do if built.

The Wolf Pack | 13 mins
High in the San Juan Mountains above Silverton, Colorado, a pack of runners jog through meadows, hike over mineral-stained peaks, and explore the rugged landscape of their backyard. The Braford-Lefebvre family has used running both as a healing mechanism and a tool to help them experience life together.

Loved by All: The Story of Apa Sherpa | 14 mins
For many Sherpa, the hard, dangerous work of hauling gear and guiding westerners on Everest is undertaken not for glory, but to provide for their families. Apa Sherpa is now devoted to providing educational opportunities to children of the Khumbu Valley, hoping to spare them his fate.

Free Like the Birds | 10 mins
Precocious Sophie Cruz convinced her martial arts teacher to let her attend classes when she was just 3 years old. She is a luchadora, a fighter. When her parents, who are undocumented immigrants, told her they could be deported back to Mexico, Sophie vowed to keep her family together.

Drop Everything: Full Michelle Parker Segment | 3 mins
Fast, fearless, steep and deep. That about sums up Michelle Parker as she carves graceful lines into the spines of Alaska.

Brothers of Climbing | 7 mins
Go to a typical climbing gym and you’re not likely to see many people of color. Brothers of Climbing co-founder Mikhail Martin aims to change that. The group’s positive energy is increasing diversity and challenging stereotypes in the climbing world.

My Mom Vala | 10 mins
Rivers run through Vala Árnadóttir’s blood; she was raised by fishing guides. When Vala travels to Greenland, her daughter Mathilda doesn’t come along. Not yet. This film paints the mysterious country of Greenland through Mathilda’s fantasies and Vala’s eyes.

Riccarda de Eccher: Montagna | 7 mins
Riccarda de Eccher found her passion as a climber when she was young; and she discovered her passion as a painter when her climbing years were past. We can feel the harmony that has come to Riccarda from realizing her two conjoined passions.

Stumped | 25 mins
“I don’t want to be good for a girl, I don’t want to be good for just having one hand, I just want to be good, period.” That’s climber Maureen Beck. Born without her lower left arm, Beck scales overhanging boulders, takes whippers off of 5.12s and wins competitions.

Corbet’s Couloir Segment of Rogue Elements | 4 mins
A right of passage for any Jackson Hole skier, Corbet’s Couloir is conquered here not on two planks, but two wheels.