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It's a first for ShAFF. A short video competition - open to everybody - with £500 up for grabs in prizes. Deadline is Feb 14th. Details here: http://www.shaff.co.uk/content/49/jagged-globe-video-comp

Ian Parnell is an acclaimed mountaineer and photographer. He recently took over as editor in chief of Climb Magazine, the UK's favourite publication for climbers and mountaineers. He's summited Everest and climbed the Eiger with Sir Ranulph Fiennes. As part of the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Expert Nights Series he will give an illustrated lecture on climbing and mountaineering photography, both entertaining (he's a gifted public speaker) and inspiring (he'll be giving tips and advice on how to take better photographs). Friday Jan 28th. Showroom Cinema. 8pm. More info at http://www.shaff.co.uk

All the info's in the link :-) We are setting up camp on the edge of Sheffield, just minutes from the Peak District and a short walk from this year's Cliffhanger festival, giving easy access to some of the best climbing in Britain, picturesque rivers, as well as miles of bridleways and footpaths for bikers and walkers to enjoy. So head out during the day then join us in the evening for camping, food, films, live music and dancing. The Big Shake Out is a great place from which to base a multi-activity weekend, meet up with like minded outdoor souls and enjoy the delights of Cliffhanger. This will be Alpkit's first Big Shake Out and we are keeping things small and manageable, so ticket numbers are limited. Tickets will allow up to 3 nights camping on the campground, entry into Cliffhanger and the World Cup bouldering event, as well as access to all the entertainments at the Shake Out. On Friday evening we'll hoist the Alpkit projection screen and, courtesy of Heason Events, will be showing some classic adventure films. We will then turn things up a little on Saturday Night as The Big Shake Out reaches its climax. So when the time comes you can let it all go, bust some funky moves and pull some awesome shapes. There will be live music onstage followed by a DJ set as the sun sets over the Peak District, playing a mix of mellow and funky tunes late into the evening. Facilities will include camping around a central entertainments marquee, communal BBQs, cooked food from our kitchen and drinks from a licensed bar. Tickets are available now through Alpkit.com. Bands / DJ's playing at The Shake Out: Thursday Night Early Birds Party: Renegade Brass Band King Capisce Neil McSweeney Friday Night Best Of ShAFF Films Saturday night Cliffhanger Party Na Zdrove Balkan Bandits All arranged by Opus / Regather / Alpkit / ShAFF

Are you aware of the camping up at Alpkit's Big Shake Out at Whirlow Playing Fields the same weekend as Cliffhanger? Live music, films, beer tent, BBQ. http://cliff-hanger.co.uk/whatson/130/camping-evening-entertainment MattH (Cliffhanger organiser)

Hi, Anybody Travelling From Sheffield to Harrogate Today or Tomorrow? I need to get some fliers to a distribution centre in Harrogate by lunch time tomorrow. Can offer some free tickets to Cliffhanger in exchange for picking up and dropping off. 07966 529219 / [email protected] Thanks, Matt

The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival is back. Showcasing the best BLANK films from the past year, as well as adding a couple of newbies to the mix, ShAFF is really beginning to show its credentials in the adventure sport festival arena Split into 2 hour slots specific to their genre (such as adrenaline and mountains), a total of 44 films and 24 premieres will be shown over the course of three days. Add live music, photo exhibitions, book readings, and a kit sale to this and you can really appreciate the enormity of it all. Now 6 years old and with a 100% approval rating in the first 5, this year’s festival is surely a non miss. ShAFF 2010 will be held at the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield between the 12th and 14th March. Check out the trailer: http://www.shaff.co.uk/content/11/watch-trailer

Check out the trailer to ShAFF http://www.shaff.co.uk/content/11/watch-video MattH

For the last 5 years we have held a series of Best Of Kendal film nights at The Showroom in Sheffield and The Broadway in Nottingham. This year's festival took place on the weekend of Nov 19-22. Sheffield (note that the two programmes will be different from each other): Mon 30th November 8.00pm & Tue 1st December 2009. 8.15pm Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, Sheffield. Tickets £6.50 concessions, £7.50 full. Box Office 0114 275 7727 http://www.showroom.org.uk Nottingham: Sun 6th December 2008. 8.30pm Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad St, Nottingham, NG1 3AL Tickets £6.50 concessions, £7.50 full Box Office: 0115 9526611 http://www.broadway.org.uk Programme 1 Showroom Cinema, Sheffield - Mon 30th November. 8.00pm AND Broadway Cinema, Nottingham - Sun 6th December. 8.30pm Afghanistan - A Small Flame Of Hope - 8mins. Winner of Best Short Film Samsara - 22mins - Winner of Best Mountaineering Film Signatures - 8mins Latitudes - 17mins Red Helmet - 6mins The Asgard Project - 80mins - Winner of People's Choice Award Programme 2 - Showroom Cinema, Sheffield - Tue 1st December 2009. 8.15pm To The Rainbow - 14mins The Cable Car - 7mins - Judges' Special Prize Means Of Production - 12mins Deep / Shiniestu - 3mins Alone On The Wall - 24mins - Best Climbing Film & Grand Prize One Crazy Ride - 87mins - Best Mountain Culture Film

The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival has been running at the Showroom since 2006. This winter, to whet your appetite for 2010's event, we are presenting three programmes of the Best Of ShAFF 2009. Even if you made it to ShAFF 2009 it is unlikely you will have seen all of the multi-award-winning films across the three programmes so come along an sample the best of what went on at the festival in 2009. Best Of ShAFF Programme 1 Wed 11th Nov 2009 Trip Box 3 (10) - Winner - Best Short Film Andy Parkin - A life In Adaptation (30) - Winner - Best Film. Also Judges Special Prize, Kendal 2008 Yellow Boat, White Water (5) If You're Not Falling ( - Runner Up - Best Short Film. Also Best Short Film at Banff Mountain Film Festival 2008. Journey To The Centre (55) - Winner - Best Adrenaline Film. Also Best Film On Mountain Adventure - Banff 2008. Best Of ShAFF Programme Wed 20th Jan 2010 Committed 2: Grit Kids (22) - Runner Up - Best Climbing Film. Also Best Climbing Film - Banff 2008; People's Choice - Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival Balance (5) Seasons (25) - Runner Up - Best Adrenaline Film. Also Special Jury Award - Banff 2008 Solo (55) - Winner - Best Spirit Of Adventure Film & Runner Up - Best Film Best Of ShAFF Programme 3 Wed 17th Feb 2010 Sinners (20) This Is The Sea 4 - Circumnavigation of New Zealand (48) - Runner Up - Best Spirit Of Adventure Film. Also Best Mountain Adventure Film at Kendal 2008. Crux (12). Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: Best Film on Mountain Biking; Banff International Mountain Film Festival: Peoples Choice Award, Radical Reels Journey Of A Red Fridge (52) - Winner - Best Cultural Film. Also SILVER GENTIAN at Trento Film, Special Mention at Kendal 2008. Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, Sheffield. Tickets £6.50 concessions, £7.50 full. BOX OFFICE 0114 275 7727 [email protected] http://www.showroom.org.uk Supported by UKClimbing and The Showroom ShAFF 2010 will take place at The Showroom on the weekend of March 12-14 2010

Below is a selection of the best films from the 2008 Banff Mountain Film Festival festival which will screen at the Buxton Opera House (one of the most impressive venues in the country) on Sep 13: Crux - Jaw Dropping Mountain Biking The Fine Line - Skiing & Snowboarding The Last Frintier - White Water Kayaking The Red Helmet - a great little 5 minute short on extreme sports Shikashika - Peruvian High Mountain Culture The Sharp End (Esatern Europe) - Adventure Trad Climbing Journey To The Center - BASE Jumping and Chinese Culture Tickets £10 & Concessions Box Office: 0845 127 2190 http://www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/

Hi Munky, Sorry you went alont last year expecting a beer tent. Not sure where yuo saw that advertised as it was something we decided not to do as the event was being held in Millhouses Park for the first time. I'll admit that climbnig is the main focus of the event, but to say that it is just a climbing event is a gross understatement. Last year there was also orienteering, scuba diving, mountain biking, caving, kite flying, snowboarding and skiing, sledging, angling, films, lectures, kayaking, parkour and more that I can't remember off hand. This year we've dropped the snow based stuff, but have added additional mountain biking, kayaking and scuba diving, a fell race, adventure race, minimountainmarathon, rollerskiing, a skateboarding half pipe and more. Really not sure what you expected for your £5, but I'm confident that it's good value for money. Somebody I spoke to from Hathersage who visited the event last year said that it was the best value event she'd ever been to! as regards the food I'm sorry you had to queue - we were indeed short of a few caterers last year, something we hope we've rectified this year, but once again you understate things. There were actually 7 outlets selling food there last year including Japanese, pancakes, baked potatoes, and the brilliant Millhouses Park cafe. I guess I'm not going to persuade you to come again this year, but just wanted to expand on the points you made for the benefit of anybody else reading this. Thanks, MattH

Just flagging this up as the event is on in just under 2 weeks. Last year we received a fair amount of flack. Thankfully the event didn;t prove to be the moster that people thought it might. In fact, those who were most vocal in opposing it have welcomed it back again this year :-) It's on July 11 and 12 and there's a load of new stuff going on. Checkout the website for details. http://www.cliff-hanger.co.uk Also check out this video: Matt Heason, event organiser.

Peak District legend Ron Fawcett will take to the stage tomorrow night to launch the 4th Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. See details at http://www.shaff.co.uk

The 4th Annual Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 27 Feb until 1 Mar 2009 Showroom Cinema, Sheffield In 2006, 2007 and 2008 100% of the audience said they would come back again and recommend it to a friend. 2009 is bigger and it’s better than ever before. Why? Without a shadow of a doubt the best line up of adventure films and climbing speakers ever put together over a single weekend, anywhere, ever! What’s more, it takes place in the biggest independent cinema outside of London, also voted best cultural venue in the region. ShAFF Film Competition: The 50 or so films include award winners from Kendal, Banff, Graz, Trento, Telluride, Edinburgh, Vancouver, Llanberis and some that haven’t even been screened yet. If you’re short of time you’ll be able to watch blocks of films themed to suit your tastes. If you have time on your hands get yourself a day-film pass. ShAFF On The Edge: Around during the week beforehand? Get yourself down to ShAFF On The Edge at Café Euro on John Street, our fringe event, where you can watch films for free, yes, for free! Not sure what to watch, then use the festival’s acclaimed online film selection wizard. Jagged Globe Lectures: Chris Sharma (introduced by Jerry Moffatt), Ron Fawcett interviewed by Ed Douglas, Adele Pennington, Robert ‘Mads’ Anderson, Alastair Lee, Gaz Parry, John Arran, Niall Grimes. The Great British Grade Debate with the BMC: Jerry Moffatt, John Arran, John Dunne, James Pearson, Steve McClure, Lucy Creamer, Dave Birkett, Nick Sellars, Jack Geldard & Nick Colton (chair). Presenters / Judges: Ian Parnell, Niall Grimes & Katherine Schirrmacher. Climbing Works Party: Live bands and DJ’s from Saturday afternoon through till the early hours in the Showroom bar and restaurant. World Premiere of Ed Luke’s ‘Rock Stars’ photo exhibition featuring portraits of many of the UK’s top climbers. Also in the pipeline: Trials bikes displays, urban orienteering event, youth audience development scheme, film pitching workshop. Keep your eye on the website for more information as it is updated daily from here on in… http://www.shaff.co.uk