T he best Mendi Film films can be enjoyed in autumn in numerous Spanish cities. From September to November the Mendi Tour will have stops in Autonomous Communities and will offer sessions of the best mountain cinema extreme sports adventure and nature.
In almost all locations it will be the first time that award-winning and acclaimed films around the world such as The Dawn Wall Everest Green The Weight of Water The Search for the Wooo Viacruxis are shown in cinemas... An excellent opportunity full of premieres to be inspired by mountain themes mountaineering skiing climbing mountain biking whitewater paragliding…
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More than spectators have enjoyed the Mendi Tour mountain and adventure film series so far this year. A Tour that starting from Bilbao reaches all of Spain as a traveling exhibition of the best documentary films of the BBK MENDI FILM BILBAO BIZKAIA festival.
BBK MENDI FILM BILBAO BIZKAIA acquires new energy for the th edition that CXB Directory will be held between December and with the help of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia the Bilbao City Council and the BBK Banking Foundation. A team that reinforces the spirit that has taken the festival to the highest international levels.
In January Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their free climbing effort The Dawn Wall ; a wall almost meters high apparently impossible to climb located in El Capitan in Yosemite National Park California.
But for Tommy Caldwell The Dawn Wall meant much more than just a climb being the culmination of a vital project during which he had to overcome many obstacles. Pushing the limits of dedication to obsession Caldwell and his partner Jorgeson spend six years meticulously planning and rehearsing their route. During the final attempt and with everyone watching over them they must make extreme decisions.
In Everest beyond the adventure lies a tragic environmental and human reality. This tragedy begins at meters above sea level and ends in the open landfills of Kathmandu the most polluted city on the planet. Where lies the difference between mountaineering and tourism? What consequences does this situation entail?
Despite his blindness Erik Weihenmayer is a person who wants to face his fears. In this case his terror of drowning. Well what better than traveling to the Grand Canyon to get on a kayak and face the rapids of the Colorado River.