A Rope Awakening

One of the blogs we occasionally follow is The Mountain World. A recent post of theirs told the story of some rope testing results.

The story should serve as a reminder to all of us who use ropes for climbing (I have an old one I use only for winching down trees, so it doesn't count!).

The message is: ropes wear out and need to be retired, probably more often than is actual practice.

It's a short story and interesting reading. See if your ropes qualify to be withdrawn from active duty.

Tis the Film Festival Season

Yes, it's that time of year again. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is coming, once again , to Saskatoon.

Hosted by the Saskatchewan Section of the Alpine Club of Canada, this year's Film Festival will be held on Monday, January 18th, 2010, at TCU Place. (That's the place that once was called Saskatoon's Centennial Auditorium).

Doors open at 6 pm and the show starts at 7 pm. A selection of videos (see a tentative list here) lasting about 2.5 hours will fill out the evening's entertainment along with door prize draws during the intermission.

Tickets have been available for a couple of weeks now from all the local sponsors, TCU Place and even Table Mountain. For other related information, ticket prices and such, you can visit the Section's Film Festival page.

In past years, and there have been quite a few, the Film Festival has provided a great evening's entertainment with videos featuring outdoor adventure in its many forms. Join in the fun on Monday, January 18th. See you at the Festival.