Pat Morrow to show "A Life Ascending" in Kimberley on May 19

KIMBERLEY, BC - Well known Kimberley native, Pat Morrow will be in town on May 19 to show the award winning film A Life Ascending,  filmed in the nearby Selkirk Mountains.  Morrow, a cinematographer for the film, will share his experiences in the making of the film with the audience.

A Life Ascending has won numerous awards including the Banff Mountain Film Festival's  Best Film on Mountain Culture and People’s Choice Award.

The event will take place at McKim Theatre at 7:30pm onThursday May 19. Tickets are $12 in advance, available in Kimberley at Black Bear Books & Video and Sprout Grocery and in Crabrook at Lotus Books, and are $14 at the door.

A Life Ascending chronicles the life of acclaimed ski mountaineer and mountain guide Ruedi Beglinger. Living with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the Selkirk Mountains, Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the top mountaineering guides in the world. Also in the film’s cast are well known Kimberley skiers Monte Paynter and Dan Maddel.

The film follows Belinger’s family’s unique life in the mountains and their journey in the years following a massive avalanche that killed seven people.  Documenting the sublime beauty and ever-present risk of a life lived on the edge, the film ultimately explores the power of nature as both an unforgiving host and profound teacher. More information and the trailer is available at www.alifeascending.com

A Life Ascending marks the inaugural showing on the new, 20ft wide, screen that Wildsight has worked for two years to bring to Kimberley. The 60 minute film is directed and produced by Stephen Grynberg. The event is a Wildsight fundraiser, an organization Pat and Baiba support,  and proceeds will go towards local environmental projects. For more information call Wildsight at 250 42702535 or email kimcran@wildsight.ca.

More about Pat Morrow

Growing up in Kimberley Morrow developed his climbing and photography skills that led him to his future. As an adult his desire to experience and document life in wild places has led him on countless assignments and expeditions, including being first person in the world to have climbed the highest peaks of all seven continents: Mount McKinley, Aconcagua, Mount Everest, Elbrus, Mount Kilimanjaro, Vinson Massif, and Puncak Jaya. Recent projects include a film for the BBC Nature’s Great Events series; shooting in the Canadian Rockies for the NFB documentary The Sweetest Embrace – Return to Afghanistan; and a film shot on location in Baltistan and Afghanistan. Pat and his wife and filming partner Baiba now live in the Columbia Valley.

For more about Pat and Biaba's recent adventures and achievements go to www.patmorrow.com