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Touching the Void


Rich

21-May-2004
1:24:42 PM

saw it last night, really enjoyed it.. would be really good on the big screen i reckon.

Max

23-May-2004
10:44:45 PM

well what ever you do don't take girlfriend to see it - that is if you ever want to touch rock again... this movie puts the E into sense of exposure. That Joe is hard like nails.


kezza

24-May-2004
3:57:42 PM

Was checking out what was coming out soon at Hoyts and I came across Touching The Void, which is being released on the 24/6/2004.
Here's the link;
http://hoyts.ninemsn.com.au/comingsoon/default.asp


Richard

25-May-2004
12:56:39 PM

That's a Thursday night ...maybe an ideal event for an inner city chockstone garthering, just without the barby!!


neats

25-May-2004
1:06:30 PM

Perhaps a few beers afterwards


ecowain

28-May-2004
3:59:54 PM

Had our premiere last night. Fun for all, but general consensus was that it's no Hollywood no-brainer.

For some reason, the click of turning the Petzl Zooms on and off disturbed members of the audience intensely :-) Anyone remember if the old Zooms did actually click or not?


nmonteith

28-May-2004
4:08:20 PM

On 28/05/2004 ecowain wrote:
>Had our premiere last night. Fun for all, but general consensus was that
>it's no Hollywood no-brainer.

i don't get it - was it a no-brainer or a no no-brainer? i am confused!

>
>For some reason, the click of turning the Petzl Zooms on and off disturbed
>members of the audience intensely :-) Anyone remember if the old Zooms
>did actually click or not?

Nope - they didn't click - you just turned a silent barrel on the lens.


ecowain

28-May-2004
4:15:11 PM

sorry. Double negatives are never my strength. What I meant was that the movie is good! And as a result, that it would probably never do well at the mainstream box office.

I was pretty sure that the Zoom was a silent swivel. For some reason all the petzl's in the movie click.

28-May-2004
6:22:53 PM

Maybe I have real old Petzl but it "clicks". There are two lugs that act as the 'switch' to stop it turning on accidently and mine makes a noise when it's turned on or off. But wether it is the same sound that you hear in the movie I'll find out later.

MikeR

29-May-2004
9:57:58 PM

Finally its here. And not a bit too soon as it is already out on DVD.

Hoyts have a release on 24/6/2004 but through a web search I found this link to the Outdoor Education Association who have an advanced showing on Friday June 4th.

http://www.voea.vic.edu.au/pdfs/Touching%20the%20Void.PDF


rodw

30-May-2004
9:06:37 AM

I actually just got back today from the UK on a British Airways flight and its actually one of the inflight movies they have on offer from Uk to Oz flights...I fully recommend it...its really well done


vwills

31-May-2004
12:17:48 PM

Welcome back Rod. Get any climbing done in the UK? Hope Alana didn't watch the movie or you'll never be allowed out again.
( I suppose you want your drill back soon?)


rodw

31-May-2004
2:40:05 PM

Yeah got a day at portland, good climbing on great limestone formations. Alana di watch it, doubt she'll let me go mountaineering anytime so...damn:)...have to stick to my 10m sport routes.


nmonteith

31-May-2004
3:13:59 PM

damn - for a moment i thought you meant you did good limestone climbing in Portland, Australia - then i realized you were talking about the UK.


rodw

31-May-2004
3:28:01 PM

Sorry to get your hopes up Neil, but if your ever over there its well worth the visit.


oweng

2-Jun-2004
1:58:19 PM

For anyone in Tassie, the State Cinema in Hobart has the Australian Premiere of Touching the Void on Friday 18 June 2004. I think it is on at 8:30pm (best to check though).


shmalec

9-Jun-2004
1:04:45 PM

Come along, see it on the big screen only a few days after release and know that much of your ticket price goes to sharing the climbing experience with young people who need it most.

For tickets please email me or

info@climbforlife.org

Cheers

Alec.

glacier-rat

15-Jun-2004
8:17:44 PM

anyone going to the sydney national geographic do on wednesday night??


Romfrantic

16-Jun-2004
8:34:15 AM

I will be, as well as 'Mr Eagle' ....see ya there Dan! -Carolina.

PS - for those you who have a ticket and are coming to this Sydney event, please don't forget to bring your gold coin donation to the Australian Himalayan Foundation. Much appreciated! Cheers!

JohnK

21-Jun-2004
10:45:38 PM

Great movie! Watched it tonight and thanks to Petter for the free tickets.
Also impressed that the crampons were real (sorry...but believe it or not the crampons in movies like Vertical Limit were all plastic.....I kid you not!) although not sure they looked like mid 80's vintage.
....and don't leave your base camp without your prussics so you can escape the system, otherwise the only choice you will have it to cut that damn rope!

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