Patagonia's Meltdown Lectures take you new-routing in Alaska. Looks good.
You can tell it's winter when the lectures start coming thick and fast
and the latest for your diaries is
Patagonia's
Meltdown Lecture Series which features British alpinists
Matt Heliker and
Jon Bracey and kicks
off at the Kendal Mountain Festival on November 22, 2009.
The pair - both Patagonia brand ambassadors - will be touring the UK
between 22 November and 4 December talking about their new routing
exploits in Ruth Gorge, Alaska, which they visited in May.
Apparently their visit coincided with stable weather and good ice
conditions allowing them to climb two new, tough, day-long routes in
the area and giving them a lot to talk about along with stunning
pictures and movies about their adventure.
All sounds good to uss. See the cracking trailer above for a taster
while you're here.
Venues:
Kendal Mountain Festival - Nov. 22nd
London - West Reservoir Centre (near to Castle climbing centre) - Nov.
25th
Shrewsbury - The Gateway Arts Centre - Nov. 26th
Oxford - Town Hall - Nov. 27th
Bristol - The Climbing Academy - Nov. 28th
Manchester - Manchester Climbing Centre - Dec. 1st
Sheffield - Sheffield Hallam University - Dec. 2nd
Leeds - Leeds University - Dec. 3rd
Edinburgh – Ratho - Dec. 4th
Patagonia will give away Nano Puff jackets (£130) during the
Tour. The winner will be chosen by drawing lots during each venue.
Time:
7:30pm start at all venues, except Kendal (4pm)
Tickets:
The price will be £7.50 per venue. Tickets are available in
the box office by phone 01539 725133 or on
www.breweryarts.co.uk.
