TALKS & MOVIES
MORE MOVIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON
MOVIE "FREJA'S BACK" with Freja Shannon
Follow Freja’s journey—from an accident that kept her off the rock to gradually rebuilding her strength and skills, facing setbacks and frustrations along the way, and eventually returning to high-level adventure climbing. A story of persistence, resilience, and the realities of getting back on the wall.
SATURDAY 19.00@ INDOOR MAIN STAGE
TALK with Jan Liljemark
One of the pioneers of climbing in Bohuslän in the 70’s. Jan started climbing at the age of 16 and did many first ascents in Bohuslän, especially at Heller. He also climbed on the Troll wall, Aiguille de Dru and Civetta. In Yosemite he took a 20 fall which resulted in him taking a step back from adventure climbing, mainly focusing on first ascent in the Stockholm area and climbing in the UK.
Today he is retired and tries as well as he can to catch up with climbing.
The theme for his presentation at Bohusfest will be ”Maybe not everything was better back in the day…” with stories from then and now, how climbing has changed through the year in Sweden and globally.
SATURDAY 19.30 @ INDOOR MAIN STAGE
TALK with Hannes Puman
One of the world’s most talented climbers with impressive performance on both rock and competition to his credit. Sport, trad, multi-pitch, bouldering, comp - he does it all. Hannes has climbed pretty much all routes in Bohuslän at this point as part of a new generation of climbers in the area. He will talk about what the climbing and scene looks like today, in contrast to how its was back in the day when Jan Liljemark was active.
SATURDAY 19.30 @ INDOOR MAIN STAGE
TALK with Freja Shannon
Swedish-Irish alpinist, climber, and aspirant mountain guide. From Bohuslän to the Alps, Kyrgyzstan and beyond, Freja is one of Swedens most driven climbers, not backing down for any style or element. Among many ascents in Bohuslän, ”Electric Avenue” at Skälefjäll might be one of her most inspiring FFA. At Bohusfest she will talk about her life as a travelling climber and aspirant mountain guide.
SATURDAY 19.30@ INDOOR MAIN STAGE
TALK with Pete Whittaker
Professional climber specializing in crack climbing and big wall solo climbing. One half of the duo Wideboyz with Tom Randall. In his presentation Pete will talk about how big wall free solo climbing continues to be a domain that both climbers and the general public struggle to comprehend fully. Pete delves into the intricacies of free solo climbing, leading audiences on a narrative spanning from his initial experiences soloing to his monumental 800m big wall free solo ascent of Kjerag in Norway.