The 18th annual 5 Point Film Flagship Festival is underway, featuring ticketed and free events that offer something for everyone to enjoy. This festival is dedicated to showcasing stories of adventure and discovery. Audiences can expect to feel inspired by the diverse and exhilarating stories shared from all throughout the world. While 5 Point officially […]
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5 Point Film Festival tickets are now on sale
Tickets for 5 Point’s 18th annual flagship film festival are now live, and the festivities kicked off with a special screening of “Papsura: Peak of Evil” at TACAW on March 14. The film — with cinematography by world-class adventure photographer Blake Gordon, a Carbondale local, in collaboration with Patagonia Films — follows the story of […]
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Waterman chronicles arctic climate change in new book
Jon Waterman — National Geographic photographer, rugged adventurer, award-winning author — is publishing a new book, “Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis,” a firsthand account of climate change in the Arctic Circle.Waterman had the first winter ascent of Mt. Denali’s Cassin Ridge in 1982; he’s kayaked North America’s Northwest Passage; boated […]
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Carbondale to host another epic 5 Point
Lights… camera… adventure!With a brand new logo and website, 5 Point Film Festival is gearing up for its 17th annual flagship event in downtown Carbondale. This will feature a weekend of adventure films screening at the Rec Center as well as many peripheral events. More than 50 films will be shown, with several premiering, Executive […]
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Lou Dawson: A tale in four skis — and a romance
Lou Dawson has had a storied, outdoors-oriented life; much of it adventure-filled and exciting but also with great challenges.A pioneer of ski mountaineering and alpine touring (AT) in this country, Dawson is probably best known as the first person to ski all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains (fourteeners) — a feat for which he was […]
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CO author unravels complexities in extreme sports
Elea Plotkin released her second novel, “The Procedure,” on Dec. 16, 2022. The novel tells of the adventures and challenges of an extreme skier and single mother, Whitney Olson, traveling and competing all over the United States and the world. She contends with a manipulative coach, sexism and double standards in the world of athletics […]
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5Point expands its flagship festival
The film event of the year is gearing up for its 16th annual flagship festival. That’s right, the 5Point Adventure Film Festival is right around the corner, kicking off Wednesday, April 19 and wrapping up on Sunday, April 23. This year, there are 50 films to enjoy. Of those 50, 10 are showing in Colorado […]