Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival This Weekend

Just a quick last minute heads up for the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival which takes place this weekend, 20-22 October.

As you may well have guessed, it's a festival of mountain films in Edinburgh, but there's a lot more too including lectures from the likes of Andy Cave and Tim Emmett along with a full-on festival party. There's also an ongoing mountain art exhibition at Edinburgh Fine Art Library.

Film highlights include:

Kilimanjaro which follows quadruple amputee Jamie Andrew's attempt on Africa's highest mountain in company with Paul Pritchard and two other climbers.

The Totem Pole which tells the story of two Spanish climbers' attempt on the Tasmanian stack where Pritchard had his life-changing accident.

E11 the story of Dave MacLeod's ascent of the monumentally hard Rhaphsody, the world's first E11 near Dumbarton - the route took MacLeod almost two years to climb and the film follows his progress.

Lots more too including lots of short, sharp films covering everything from base-jumping to extreme skiing. As well as Cave and Emmett, other lecturers include Guy Greive, Neil Birnie and Guy Robertson.

The event is based at the George Square Lecture Theatre at Edinburgh University and tickets are on sale from Tiso and Alien Rock and by phone from Tiso by calling 0131 554 0804 or 0131 225 9486.

Tickets will also be on sale on the door where there are places left.

Full details of everything at www.edinburghmountainff.com