Banff Mountain Film Festival: Icefall Program

The excitement continues on Tuesday with the Icefall program, featuring six stories highlighting athletes and explorers pushing the limits of human potential:

• Rogatkin – From the highs to lows, Nicholi Rogatkin has changed the sport of slopestyle mountain biking with countless world-first tricks.
• A Sense of Fight – Callan Blanchknox reflects on the deeper meaning of climbing—beyond strength, it’s about movement, connection, and the sense of fight it brings—all while tackling the first ascent of an epic upside-down cave traverse.
• The Finisher: Jasmin Paris and the Barkley Marathons – The Finisher follows ultrarunner Jasmin Paris as she takes on the notorious Barkley Marathons, attempting to become the first woman to ever complete the race in its 38-year history. Through past failures and relentless perseverance, Paris pushes the limits of endurance and possibility.
• That One Friend – Professional backcountry skier Sierra Schlag has built a career around focus, grit, and always chasing the next big line. She takes her job and her skiing seriously. But when Waverly Chin—aka Waves—her funky, free-spirited best friend, shows up with snacks and silliness, it’s a reminder not to take life (or skiing) too seriously.
• The Book of George – From Brooklyn’s concrete jungle to the heart of the Everglades, meet George McKenzie Jr., a Black photographer transforming his lens into a beacon of change. Swapping the weight of a gun for the promise of a camera, George found his calling amid nature’s raw grandeur, capturing everything from city pigeons and rats to elusive panthers.
• Arctic Alchemy – Traveling by packraft and foot through Alaska’s mighty Brooks Range, Roman Dial and his team have a goal of finding the source of a mysterious phenomenon poisoning watersheds in the Arctic.