Opening of the festival and announcement of the awarded works from the photography competitions , "The Balkan hides its secrets” and “People of the mountain" , part of the "Profession „HIJAR“.
DAY 1 / Start 18:00h.
Complete the history of the rivers
18:30ч
Did you know that there are no rivers in Bulgaria unaffected by human activity? WWF will show what is happening to Bulgarian rivers and possible solutions. But more importantly, sign the petition for the rivers so that together we can protect Bulgaria's water wealth: WWF.BG/REKI
18:40ч
Mael Bage
Look out for the premiere of his new film at this year's festival.Mael Bage is a Skier, Mountaineer, Climber and Basejumper. Born in Grenoble, France in 1989. Biography and Facts:
2004 participated for the first time in a climbing competition
2007 became the high school champion in climbing and mountaineering
2008 First expedition to New Zealand
2010 Climbed in Morocco and participated in an expedition to South America at 6000m.
2011 Joins the French Youth National Team, climbs a mix in Ben Nevis /Scotland/ and passes the mountain guide exams.
Makes ascents in China.
2012 Started BASE jumping.
2013 Joins the French national mountaineering team and makes trips to the USA and Albania. Makes 150 jumps
2014 Participated in a trip to Canada / ice climbing /, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Italy and Switzerland .
19:00ч
Boyan Petrov - guest
After more than 15.000 meters of vertical ascent above 5000 m and in the death zone in the Karakoram massif / Pakistan /, the pride of Bulgarian mountaineering Boyan Petrov - Sunny returned to Sofia. Climbing two of the deadliest peaks on the planet - K2 (8611 m, Chogori, Pakistan) and Kanchedzonga (8586 m, Himalayas, Nepal) and Broad Peak (8047 m) without an oxygen mask, without expeditions and often beating the parchment alone, in less than 100 (hundred) days in one season is an achievement that ranks Sunny among the best on the planet. Another Bulgarian who showed he could. We are proud of him and look forward to hearing all about this challenge at this year's festival. Read more and more
19:40ч
"85 years of mountaineering and climbing in Bulgaria"
On November 19, 1929 the Bulgarian Mountain Club was founded in Sofia - the organization of mountaineers in Bulgaria. Eighteen active mountaineers put their signatures as founders. Today, 85 years later, the Bulgarian Climbing and Mountaineering Federation has 33 clubs with over 900 individual members, and the BFCA is a member of three international sports federations - the International Union of Alpine Associations (UIAA), the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Presentation on the current status and achievements of the organization.