If it’s not fun, why do it?

Summer is still going strong, and as we all flock outside to stock up our melanin supplies before winter once again embraces this campus, we are all suddenly reminded of how out of shape we all are. Sure, everyone made plans to get/stay in shape over the summer, but that nine-to-five job with accompanying after-work drinks really got in the way. Now you’re stuck running up East Buffalo Street or pretending like you know what you’re doing in the gym, all in the name of reclaiming the figure and endurance you had in high school.

Rock out: The author (left) demonstrates bouldering, getting some help up a rock in the Gunks.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival, a collection of outdoor adventure, environmental, and mountain culture films, rolled into town once again last Friday to dazzle a filled-to-capacity Kennedy Auditorium. This year’s festival, which ran from Oct. 31 through Nov. 9, received some 300 submissions from 37 countries. After the festival, the Banff Mountain Film World Tour hits the road, visiting 200 locations in North America and 28 other countries in a span of six months. Ithaca residents get to vote ahead of time on the eight to ten films they wish to see from the selection of 50 finalists, totalling about two and half hours worth of footage.