SCREEN BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Banff outdoor festival films deal in the extreme Eight selections from the 28th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival will be shown beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday at the McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St. The event is sponsored by the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Outdoor Program and REI Eugene. Admission is $8 for UO students and Outdoor Program Co-op members (if purchased at the Erb Memorial Union or REI), $10 for others. With "adrenaline factor" ratings in parentheses See parenthesis. parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis. , the films: "High Life," a 20-minute film about skiing, ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering is a sport that combines the techniques of skiing (often ski touring) with those of mountaineering. The goal of the ski mountaineer to climb a beautiful mountain by a worthy route and then ski the mountain down an elegant line, preferably from the summit. and snowboarding in Utah, Italy and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography (high). "Eiger North Face," a 52-minute film about a 2002 climb using 1930s equipment (low). "Front Range Freaks: Biscuit," a three-minute film about a rock-climbing dog (high). "Rockstars!" a 12-minute mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. film featuring wild stunts (high). "Edge Dancing," a 13-minute film about two kayakers crossing Siberia (low). "Extreme Tramping," a seven-minute mockumentary about Xtrampers (medium). "Janica Kostelic," a 23-minute documentary about a jobless family of Yugoslavian Alpine skiers who made it to the Salt Lake City Olympics (medium). "Wehyakin," a 21-minute film about an international crew of kayakers on whitewater in Norway (no adrenaline ranking available). |
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