Mountain Festival

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2016 Award Winners

The award winners for the 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition have been described as “irreverent”, “intoxicating”, and “magical”, and were picked from a longli

Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2016 Long List

Check out our long list for the 2016 Book Competition, chosen from the best in mountain and adventure literature, mountain fiction, mountain image, mountain gui

Hot Topics Nepal

In this episode, we revisit the 2015 panel that Ed Douglas moderated featuring sherpas, mountain climbers and journalists as they discuss the devastating April

Yvon Chouinard

An interview with Yvon Chouinard, the outspoken environmental activist and founder of Patagonia Inc.

Climbers Lynn Hill and Catherine Destivelle headline 2016 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is proud to announce Lynn Hill and Catherine Destivelle as headline presenters for the 2016 Festival.

Wilderness on the Razor's Edge

Will our grandchildren still have wilderness areas? A panel of conservationists discuss whether or not there is still hope for preserving the world’s wildest la

Lydia Bradey

Climbers and authors Greg Child and Lydia Bradey talk about the controversy surrounding the climb that made her the first woman to summit Mt. Everest without su

Jon Griffith

In this episode, mountain sport photographer Jon Griffith talks about how in order to be a good alpine climbing photographer, you first have to be able to keep

Canadian author Lawrence Hill

Passion, Locomotion, and Writing about the Unknown: Crucial Writing Tips from Lawrence Hill

Bestselling author Lawrence Hill talks about the importance of following your own heart and intellect when writing.

Alex Honnold on his memoir, Alone on the Wall

Daring solo climber Alex Honnold shares a more personal side in a conversation about his memoir Alone on the Wall.

The Wide Boyz

The U.K.'s Wide Boyz are featured live on stage talking about their love for the brutish pursuit of off-width crack climbing.

Charlotte Gill

Charlotte Gill

Award-winning Canadian Writer Charlotte Gill speaks about her writing and her 17 years living in the woods as a treeplanter.

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