American free solo climber headlines mountain film festival

The 14th Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival (EMFF) from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 February 2017, at George Square Lecture Theatre, is headlined by American BASE-jumper, wingsuit flyer and free-solo climber Steph Davis.

She knows how to push it,  but has endured more than her share of tragedy, as both of her former husbands have been killed in BASE-jumping accidents.

Jamie Andrew, a well-known quadruple-amputee-mountaineer, is another speaker. He lost his limbs after becoming stranded on a mountain ridge in the Alps in 1999.
Luke Robertson had a pacemaker fitted in his 20s and had to under-go emergency brain surgery. Rather than submitting to a low-key life, Luke has transformed himself into an all-round adventurer who shot to fame when he became the youngest Brit, the first Scot and the second youngest in history to ski 730 miles, unsupported, unassisted and solo, to the South Pole.
Scottish climber Greg Boswell, attacked by a grizzly bear, is also featured and the two-day festival is at George Square Lecture Theatre in Edinburgh. Tickets start at £7 and are on sale now at www.emff.co.uk.

Stevie Christie, the Festival Director, said: “We’ve had over 150 film entries from across the globe. It’s a hard task to narrow that down to about 20 films to screen.”

The festival, staged in association with Tiso, Mountain Equipment, Alien Rock and Wilderness Scotland, has grown to be one of the most popular events in Scotland’s outdoor adventure calendar, attracting in excess of 2,000 outdoor enthusiasts annually.

Full details are on the EMFF website