Hope Valley Adventure Film Festival

The annual Hope Valley Adventure Film Festival entertains and inspires using a mix of adventure films, guest lecturers and activities, with easy parking and great food and beer.  This is a fund raising event with all profits used to develop facilities at Hope Valley College.

Hope Valley College is situated in the centre of the beautiful Hope Valley in the Peak District National Park.

Richard Parks Lecture

In December 2010 Richard started the unique, multi discipline '737 Challenge'. A gripping 7 month expedition to climb the 7 Summits, (the highest mountain on each of the world's continents), and venture the last degree to The South Pole and Geographic North Pole. All against a 7 month clock!

7 summits, 3 poles, in 7 months. A world first. 

Best of ShAFF

1:00 – 2:30 Main Hall - The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival is one the UK’s biggest and best, and in this programme we show award winning films from the world of caving, speed mountaineering, surfing and wild white water kayaking, all taken from the ‘Best of ShAFF 2011’. This is at the true heart of adventure film festivals and not to be missed! 

Best of Kendal

3:45 – 5:15 Main Hall - Kendal Mountain Festival is the UK’s premier Mountain Film Festival and in this selection from the ‘Best of Kendal 2011’ we show award winning films featuring climbing, sailing and music making in Greenland: the intense winter cold and commitment of Himalayan 8000m peaks and also a touching portrait of introducing skateboarding to the war weary youth of Afganistan. Best of Kendal is certainly one of the highlights of HVAFF 2012. 

Richard Parks 737

2:15 – 3:30 Music Hall - Ex Welsh International rugby player Richard Parks set out from the South Pole on 1^st Jan 2011 to attempt to climb the highest mountain on each of the 7 continents and ski the last degree to both North and South Poles, all within a record breaking 7 months. This dramatic film chronicles his adventure exposing both the raw emotion and physicality of the challenge with great footage from some of the world’s most stunning landscapes. 737 premiered at Kendal 2011 to great popular acclaim.

ShAFF Shorts

4:00 – 5:00 Music Hall - Looking for lots of action in a short time? ‘ShAFF Shorts’ features 6 varied adventure films picked from the ShAFF Young Adventurers programme and includes the best of stunt mountain bike riding, wing suit flying, wilderness canoeing and speed beard growth! Thrills, spills and laughs guaranteed.

Kendal Shorts

12:00 – 1:00 Music Hall - This action packed hour includes the best of the Kendal Family Friendly programme with award winning films from the world of biking, skiing and full action adrenaline sports. Sketchy Andy is sure to be a HVAFF highlight of 2012.

On-line advance ticket sales for Day time Films or  Evening Lecture  available here or buy at reception on the day.

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