Rock Mill and Rock Candy are proud to bring REEL ROCK 17 back to Akron on March 11th! Don’t miss three heart-stopping new films featuring the year’s biggest climbing & adventure stories: a wild expedition on Nameless Tower in Pakistan; a new cutting-edge route in a massive limestone cave in France; and a journey to Palestine’s West Bank to explore the power of climbing to change lives. Presented by The North Face and supported by Black Diamond & Yeti.
WHEN:
Saturday, March 11th
5:30pm // Doors open at the theater, raffle tickets for sale to support Rock Mill’s youth climbing team.
6:00pm // REEL ROCK 17 begins. Raffle during intermission.
8:00pm // After-party at Rock Mill
WHERE:
University of Akron Student Union Theater
303 Carroll St.
Akron, OH 44325
After-party at Rock Mill
677 Carroll St.
Akron, OH 44314
THE FILMS:
Approx run-time: 2 hours
Burning the Flame | Austrian climbers Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher attempt a coveted free ascent of The Nameless Tower in Pakistan
DNA | Seb Bouin tackles what may be the world’s hardest sport climb in the Verdon Gorge of France
Resistance Climbing | In conflict-torn Palestine, a diverse group of climbers finds community, solace and redemption