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Last of the Great Unknown

2012 USA / Duration: 22 mins
Directed by: Dan Ransom

The Grand Canyon, a barren labyrinth of light and shadows, was one of the last places in the American West to be surveyed. John Wesley Powell, before he made the first descent via the Colorado River in 1869, called it “The Great Unknown." Much of it still is today, and river runners, backpackers, lithic hunters and butte baggers seek prestigious “firsts” in the Grand Canyon’s innumerable technical slots. These canyons within canyons with their remarkable features that no human has seen before are what beckons Rich Rudow, Todd Martin, Dave Nally and a passel of other canyoneers to explore deep drainages. It’s no easy task, demanding knowledge of route finding, backpacking, climbing, technical rope work and pack rafting — so much so that Rudow was nominated for Outside magazine’s 2012 Adventurer of the Year.

2012 Official Selection Mountainfilm in Telluride
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Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Nov 1 2013Durango Nature StudiesDurango, COWebsite
Apr 26 2013Dolores, COWebsite
Apr 3 2013Cafe IstanbulNew Orleans, LA
Feb 27 2013Berry CollegeRome, GA
Feb 22 2013Tower TheaterBend, OR
Feb 22 2013Alta Community CenterAlta, UTWebsite
Feb 7 2013New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM
Feb 1 2013Ouray, COWebsite
Jan 17 2013The Bear Tooth TheatreAnchorage, AKWebsite
Jan 17 2013Hi-Pointe TheaterSt. Louis, MOWebsite
Jan 16 2013The Blue NoteColumbia, MOWebsite
Dec 8 2012CinemapolisIthaca, NY
Dec 7 2012CinemapolisIthaca, NY
Dec 1 2012Throckmorton TheaterMill Valley, CA
Nov 15 2012Laramie, WY
Sep 30 2012Hannaford TheaterPortland, ME
Sep 21 2012Sao Paulo, SP, BR
Sep 14 2012Gjendesheim, NO
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