Reel Rock 19

You’re invited to join The Gem & Stewards of Western Maine Climbing for an evening of adventure film, local art, and community. Learn about efforts to preserve Western Maine rock climbing and opportunities to get involved. Bring a friend, grab a raffle ticket, and enjoy the show – Reel Rock 19!

5:30pm Social Hour in The Gem’s lobby with pizza & drink available for purchase. Stewards of Western Maine Climbing Information Table.

6:30pm Introduction by Stewards of Western Maine Climbing + Raffle

6:45pm Film: Reel Rock 19
 

Reel Rock 19 showcases three world-premiere climbing films spanning disciplines, characters, and continents: a heartfelt story of second chances in love and climbing on Squamish’s legendary Cobra Crack; an outrageous 18-day big wall epic on Patagonia’s towering Torre Central; and the pursuit of a lifelong dream—a 5.15 first ascent—made possible by an unlikely partnership. Reel Rock 19 is on tour worldwide starting March 2025.

DEATH OF VILLAINS: A former child climbing-prodigy confronts his struggle with disordered eating to attempt his life-long dream of climbing a groundbreaking 5.15 first ascent, with the help of an unlikely, and controversial partner.

Featuring: Kai Lightner & Joe Kinder

RIDERS ON THE STORM: Three Belgian big-wallers endure eighteen days of howling snowstorms, frozen feet, and gnarly runouts in their attempt to make a long-coveted alpine first ascent.

Featuring: Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll & Nico Favresse.

THE COBRA & THE HEART: A turbulent 20-year saga of love, loss, and redemption: a whirlwind romance, a crushing defeat on a legendary climb, a religious epiphany, and family betrayal, all building to a desperate bid for a rare second chance—at love, fatherhood, and climbing.

Featuring: Didier Berthod, Thomasina Pidgeon & Cedar Pidgeon