Prospective students invited to MC for outdoor adventures, “Radical Reels” screenings.

September 9, 2009
Contact: Penny S. Gibbons, Office of Communications
865.981.8209; penny.gibbons@maryvillecollege.edu

Hurtle down steep untouched powder. Feel the cold spray of stomach-dropping kayak first descents. Fly high with the world's wildest BASE jumpers and much more in extreme mountain sports.

All without leaving the security of your seat.

Local high school students are invited to Maryville College on Sept. 25 for the Banff Mountain Film Festival's Radical Reels Film Tour.

To set the tone for the film series, students are invited to experience a little adventure of their own. Mountain Challenge, an organization that provides high-quality, safe outdoor experiences on the Maryville College campus, will be assisting students on its 60-foot climbing tower and climbing cave from 3 until 6 p.m.

Prospective MC students are invited to a complimentary picnic dinner from 6 until 7 p.m. at McArthur Pavilion. Parents and other participants are welcome to purchase dinner at Pearsons Hall. Students who would like to attend the picnic must register by contacting Holly Sapp, special event and visit program manager for admissions, at 865.981.8094.

Radical Reels Tour includes nine films

Hosted by Clayton Center for the Arts, the tour includes nine high-adrenaline outdoor sport films, which will be screened at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Alumni Gym. Admission is $5 at the door.

A representative from the Banff Centre in Canada will be here to present the short films and give away outdoor gear.

“Cliff Notes” explores the beautiful but deadly cliff-jumping culture in North Vancouver's Lynn Valley . The locals seem to know the locations, the lines and the safe times to jump. Everyone else is terrified – or at least they should be because this is seriously deadly.

“Something Stronger” takes viewers on a journey to the frontier of snowkiting with the world's elite riders as they explore the vast snow deserts of Norway, the windblown peaks of the Alps and the bottomless powder of North America .

“Play Gravity” features amazing freeriding sequences from Alaska and breathtaking paragliding acrobatics that show where snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz and paragliding pilot Mathias Roten got their basic skills for speedriding. Together these athletes take freeriding into a new dimension, making impossible lines rideable by simply flying over massive cliffs and seracs.



For more information about the Radical Reels Film Tour, please visit www.RadicalReels.com or contact Robert Hutchens, executive director of the Clayton Center for the Arts, at 865.981.8264.

Maryville College is ideally situated in Maryville, Tenn., between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state's third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Known for its academic rigor and its focus on the liberal arts, Maryville is where students come to stretch their minds, stretch themselves and learn how to make a difference in the world. Total enrollment for the fall 2009 semester is 1,103.