Save the date! Thursday November 7th

$15 Adults $5 Child (12 and under)

Join The SLCA and Momentum

WHERE

Momentum Indoor Climbing Millcreek

3173 E 3300 S, Salt Lake City, UT

WHEN

Thursday November 7th

Doors at 7 PM, show starts at 7:30 PM

WHY

A benefit showing for the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance to support advocacy and stewardship of Wasatch climbing.

Film Lineup:

Las Locas (13:21)

• Director: Anna Hazlett

• Cast: Anna Hazlett, Aleksandra Taistra

• Videographer: Nils Ohlendorf

• Female Director

Aleksandra "Ola" Taistra is a Sardinia expert, having ticked off impressive lines including five 8b multi-pitches on the island already. After being inspired by up-and-coming trad climber Anna Hazlett's (Hazelnutt) Instagram adventures, Ola spontaneously invites Anna to come try a new project with her! Of course, having never met each other, their main adventure unexpectedly becomes forming a lifelong friendship. Their personalities are diametrically opposed, but they share a fire and passion for excelling on the rock that unites them.

Luminoso (35:00)

• Director: Kai Axmacher

• Cast: N.S. David, Kai Axmacher, Ernesto Magallanez, Eric Wzientek

N.S. David loves rock climbing more than anything, but sometimes she wonders why – it hurts, it smells, it makes her toenails fall off. Looking for an answer, she sets off to Mexico with an ambitious goal: climb “El Sendero Luminoso.” At over 1500 feet, this towering limestone mountain is – she freely admits – “way too hard” for her. But as she makes friends, eats too many tacos, attempts to go running, and battles other, more daunting, obstacles, the answer becomes clear.

LOVE (14:45)

Director: Tara Kerzhner

Producer: Sarah Steele

Female Director + Producer

Recipient of the 2023 “Fem-Wow” Award (All-Woman Production)

Love is a story of motherhood through the eyes of professional climber Paige Claassen as she redefines strength as a pregnant athlete through loss and growth.

The Destiny of a Sherpa Woman / Le Destin d’une Femme Sherpa — Yangji) (12:07)

Directors: Louise Thaller, Stanislas Giroux

Cast: Yangji Sherpa, Maya Tamang, Louise Thaller

Female Director + Producer

Step by step. To the rhythm of Yangji's sure and steady pace, we walk through her life journey, as she returns after many years of absence to the poor village in the Everest region where she grew up. She who turned her back on the mountain as a teenager in the hope of escaping the misery that reigns in the valley of her childhood never thoughtshe would come back, and even less so with the title of mountain guide... This portrait is part of a series entitled 'Altitudes' which explores the many facets of the relationship between man and mountain across the world and cultures.

Ascend (19:40)

• Directors + Producers: Kathryn Francis, Campbell Brewer

• Executive Producers: Alex Lowther, Monika McClure, Justin Roth

• Director of Photography: Campbell Brewer

• Editors: Campbell Brewer, Will Lee, Mattias Evangelista

• Cast: Mina Bakhshi, Haniyan Tavasoli, Rabia Hussain, Raihana Ahmady, Sughra Yazdani, Marina LeGree, Batool Behnam, Merryn Venugopal, Michelle Pellette,Alison Kaplan

• Female Director + Producer

Mina Bakhshi, Haniya Tavasoli and Rabia Hussain had a fair amount of latitude for women in Afghanistan, able to pursue their education, go to work, and explore hobbies and interests. Joining Ascend, a nonprofit organization teaching leadership and rock climbing to women, gave them the chance to test their personal and cultural limits and explore the mountains of their home country. But when the Taliban took over in August2021, Ascend became their one chance to escape a regime that would restrict their freedoms and future. While the women of Ascend were being resettled in other countries with volunteer host families from Ascend’s network—often other climbers wanting to help—Merryn Venugopal and Michelle Pellette, two members of Yosemite Search and Rescue, were also looking to find ways to support fellow climbers in need. They invited the women to spend a week in Yosemite, where they could safely reunite and find solace in the climbing community. Now, as they build new lives in a country separated from their families, the women find that meeting other climbers in Yosemite is also a connection to home.

DETAILS

Be sure to bring a low seat

Fun Raffle prizes during intermission

 This film is a fundraiser that supports the stewardship and advocacy work of the SLCA. However, the SLCA does not want the price of this ticket to create a financial barrier for attendance. If you require financial assistance, please email events@saltlakeclimbers.org and we will work with you so that you can attend. 

Financial Assistance is to support individuals facing long-term, systemic, and/or circumstantial challenges beyond their reasonable control. We understand that financial hardships can make it difficult to meet financial obligations, such as paying bills and settling loans or debts. Please note that financial hardship differs from financial need.