3. Rijeka Adventure Festival - RAF 2008

Rijeka Adventure Festival 2008, 3 rd edition
Rijeka , 11. - 13.04.2008.

Festival sponsors:
City of Rijeka – www.rijeka.hr
City of Rijeka tourist board– www.tz-rijeka.hr

Festival impresum:
Idea and realization: Elvir Sulić, Vlatko Crvić, Vedrana Simičević

FRIDAY, 11.04.2008.

Croatian cultural home on Sušak

19.00h – Movie
« Fatima 's Hand» , Director: Jens Hoffmann, duration: 38 min.
Karina Hollekom, well known, 27 years old, Norwegian BASE jumper, started adventure of her life. Her goal is to jump from mythological African rock formation, known as „ Fatima 's hand“ situated in the heart of Mali.
But her project is not going according to the plan and it turns out like dangerous adventure, colored by local myths and poverty. Director Jens Hoffmann and his crew followed Karina during two weeks in the wildest African region . Free entrance!

20.00h – Lecture
«Crossing Atlantic - alone» - Šime Stipaničev
The young skipper from Tribunj becomes the first Croat who passes the Atlantic in the soloist regatta. He did it last year, sailing in the 6,5 meter long sailboat, his only home at that time.
How much pain and hard work is necessary to enter one of the most prestigious regattas on the world, and how to withstand all challenges of the mighty ocean? This will be explained by Šime in his multimedia lecture. Free entrance!

SATURDAY, 12.04.2008.

Gat Karoline Riječke

10.00h
Start of the 6th international adventure race «KI CHALLENGE 2008»
150 km of race, across picturesque Kvarner bay, Nature park Učka and Ćićaria region.
Disciplines: trekking, kayak, mountain biking, orienteering, caving, rope-work.

10.00h - 19.00h
Demonstrative climbing on the boulder and climbing for citizens.

Croatian cultural home on Sušak

19.00h – Movie
«Velebita 2007» , Directors: Lovro Čepelak and Darko Bakšić, duration: 28 min.
Documentary from the Zagreb speleologists witch discover all complexity and challenges of speleological research. Expedition „Velebita 2007“ took place from 4th to 19th of August 2007. During this exploration reached depth of cave system was -1026 m. Velebita become 3rd cave in Croatia deeper than 1000 m. Free entrance!

20.00h - Lecture
«The year of classic alpinism» – Miha Valič
Miha Valič, one of the best Slovenian younger generation alpinists becomes first man on the world who climbed 82 summits higher than 4000 m in one year.
But he was not satisfied with this, so he closed last year with established new route in southwest face of Nepal Pyramid Peak (7140 m). Free entrance!

Club «Discordia»

21.30h
«Climber ' s party» - DJ AREXX
Hanging out and party with climber videos and music. Free entrance!

SUNDAY, 13.04.2008.

Gat Karoline Riječke

09.00h - 13.00h
Boulder competition « RIJEKA OPEN 2008» - Qualifications.

14.00h - 19.00h
Boulder competition « RIJEKA OPEN 2008» - Finals.

Slatina , Opatija

11.00h - 19.00h
Finish of 6th international adventure race “KI CHALLENGE 2008”
150 km of race, across picturesque Kvarner bay, Nature park Učka and Ćićaria region.
Disciplines: trekking, kayak, mountain biking, orienteering, caving, rope-work.

Croatian cultural home on Sušak

18.45h – Movie
" Broad Peak " , directors: Alma Lapajne and Viki Grošelj, duration: 50 min.
Broad Peak , 12th summit of the world, magnificent eight-thousand-meter peak in the Pakistan Karakorum is a master actor of this documentary, a kind of movie remembrance on legendary alpinist Herman Buhl. This movie will show us some of the most successful climbs to the summit of this mountain. Free entrance!

20.00h – Lecture
"On the Rock's" - Tanja Grmovšek
Tanja Grmovšek, presumed one of the best female climbers today. She was member of two first female rope teams climbing on the two greatest big wall climbs: Cerro Torre and Trango Tower . Tanja is living evidence how female climbers can push the limits in the traditionally male, demanding and dangerous world of alpinism. Beside the photographs, Tanja will take us in her world showing the movie from magnificent Trango Tower . Free entrance!

RAF 2008 - info:

- Marketing
Vlatko: adnatura@adnatura.hr , 091 763 4465

- Sports competitions: "KI challenge 2008", “ Rijeka Open 2008”
Elvir: elvir@adnatura.hr , 091 590 7065

- PRESS, movies and lectures
Vedrana: vedrana_simicevic@yahoo.com , 098 221 037