Cinema and reflection close the 16th Palma Mountain Film Festival

PalmThe 16th Palma Mountain Film Festival (MCMP) concluded this Tuesday with a day combining film, experience, and reflection at the Teatro Principal in Inca. The closing event served as the premiere of the latest documentary by Mallorcan filmmaker and mountaineer Tomeu Rubí. Breaking new ground. Diary of the 1st graduating class of the Balearic Islands mountaineering training groupA film that follows the opening of a new route, the Directísima Mallorquina, on the 5,800-meter Santa Cruz Chico in Peru's Cordillera Blanca. Rubí, along with Cati Lladó, Pep Roig, and the young climbers featured in the film, participated in a discussion afterward, sharing anecdotes from the expedition and reflections on the future of mountaineering in the Canary Islands. "We want to move away from the economic aspect that is overcrowding the mountains and creating a lot of problems," emphasized Rubí, who has been combining her passion for film and mountaineering for over 25 years. The second part of the day featured Sílvia Vidal, one of the most prominent climbers on the international scene, who spoke with Hugo Biarge about her career and her outlook on life. Vidal captivated the audience with accounts of his solo expeditions and reflections on human limits, solitude, and mental fortitude. "When they tell me it can't be done, I say: let's try it," he stated.

The Catalan mountaineer also shared details of her latest adventure in Chilean Patagonia, where she opened the route Sincronía Mágica after more than a month of solo climbing on a virgin 1,200-meter wall. With this event, the Mostra closes an edition that has brought together twenty films, a conference, and a talk, and which has championed cinema as a meeting point between nature, culture, and the spirit of adventure. "The lights in the theaters are going down, but its 17th edition is already beginning to take shape," sources from the organization revealed.