Film Synopsis;

On January 5 1956, a man named John Stuart died in remote Southwest Tasmania on a climbing & exploration expedition into the region. Although it was summer, John died of exposure to freezing conditions 9 days into his journey, shortly after summiting Federation Peak & spending the proceeding 3 days walking through snow in cold & wet equipment. After suffering a fall & subsequent concussion, John's condition was deteriorating rapidly & in such conditions, turned life threatening. His condition worsened & despite their best efforts, his expedition partners were unable to bring his body temperature back to a reasonable level due to the extreme cold & poor equipment that was available at the time. John perished on Scoparia Saddle which was subsequently renamed Stuart Saddle in his memory. John Stuart just happens to be the great uncle of local South East Queensland rock climber, Rob Saunders. Rob took it upon himself to research the history of his deceased relative and decided to embark on a journey to find John's grave (of which there is no recorded location) and pay his respects on behalf of his Godmother Marie Morcom (John Stuart's sister) as well as four generations of his family, with a goal to ensure that this particular part of both his family history and Australian climbing and bush walking history was not lost with time in the minds of the very few who knew about this tragedy.

See the Trailer for the film below.

Screening Time & Place;

Alpine Indoor Climbing - 86 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina, QLD 4230

Saturday November 14 from 7:00pm

Event Info;

This is the first public screening of the film & therefore will be the world premiere!

The gym will close to the public at its regular closing time of 6pm Saturday. Doors will re-open at 7:00pm for the screening. Prior to the premiere of 'In the Footsteps of John Stuart', a series of shorts & trailers will be aired thanks to Adventure Reels. After the film we will be having a Q&A with some of the team from the trip.

BYO cushion or bean bag or simply sit on the gym matting (no chairs).

Every ticket holder will be given a free Builders protein bar upon arrival thanks to our friends at Clif Bar. We also have a bunch of spot prizes from Clif Bar & Climbing Anchors & we will be holding a raffle to win an Osprey duffle (x2)!

20% of all proceeds from the night will be donated to the Australian Climbing Association of QLD (ACAQ) to help them as they continue to fight for access for climbing in QLD.

Tickets are strictly limited to 75 in order to comply with the QLD Government COVID Safe requirements so get in quick & don't miss out.

For anyone thinking of travelling down from Brisbane, we will be hosting another screening the following weekend at one of the Urban Climb gyms. Time & location TBC.