FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 :

7:30 p.m. Community Center (admission $10/person)

Official opening of the 10th Festiglace du Quebec The North Face

                            - word of welcome

                            - presentation of athletes

Lecture #1: "The Mountain Sleepwalkers : A summer without sleep in Alaska and Pakistan" by Louis-Philippe Ménard and Maxime Turgeon

 

Lecture # 2: "Nemesis, a chapter of the movie Higher Ground" 17 minutes
The Canadian Rockies is known for it's world class ice climbing. Ines Papert and Audrey Gariepy came to the Rockies to climb the classic
Nemesis WI6. Climbing for the first time together Ines and Audrey had what could be described as the perfect day of ice climbing.

Lecture #3:  Aljaz Anderle present "Transcience captured"

Fragile icicles, translucent curtains, face-whipping wind gusts,frostbitten fingers, relieving sunrays, warm shelters, friendly
smiles, icy roads and long flights, ...Impressions and feelings, taken along the endless road that has been
leading an ice climber around the world in search of elusiveteachings of mountains and ice.

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  

International team competition, amateur competition qualifying round, Courses and workshops, Free try out of equipment, intro to ice climbing, tyrolean traverse, clinics, booths, heated tent, dining area

12:15

Venez voir les givrés de l'équipe Petzl faire un saut en parachute à partir d'un hélicoptère pour atterrir dans le canyon du Festiglace !!!

Par la suite, jusqu'à 14h30, offrez vous un tour d'hélico dans le canyon pour 40$. Une vue à couper le souffle et une expérience unique !

(note: l'activité pourrait être annulé en cas de mauvais temps)

 

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. - BLACK DIAMOND - BELLE GUEULE - Happy Hour Lounge under the big tent (hot-dog and beer !)

 

7:30 p.m. - Community Center (admission $10/person)

  The North Face-A5 evening 

Lecture #1: "Ten Years of Ice, the FESTIGLACE history" by Doug Millen from NEice and the FESTIGLACE organization

 

Hommage à Hari Berger -  Mercredi 20 décembre 2006 Harald Berger, champion du monde d'escalade sur glace, est décédé dans un accident d’escalade sur glace. Le soir même sa conjointe Kirsten Buchman a donné naissance à leur fille Zoé. Un petit film de 3 minutes sur Hari vous sera présenté. Une présentation de

Lecture #2 - Mario Dutil and Maxime Jean , presents "Les deux plus hauts 8000 du monde". The Everest and K2 expedition.

 

Lecture #3 - Greg Child from THE NORTH FACE team present "Going to Extremes"

  

22:00 pm  Venez goûter au GÂTEAU du 10e anniversaire, une collaboration de

 

23:00 pm - 3:00 am

 BELLE GUEULE 10th Anniversary  PARTY !!!

PHOTOS CONTEST (see "activities" for details)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 :

 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  

Climbing competitions:  Amateur final - 10h30 to 12h30

                                   International competition -11h a.m to 3h00 p.m

 Courses and workshops, Free try out of equipment, intro to ice climbing, tyrolean traverse, clinics, booths, heated tent, dining area