Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Medicine Walk

Book Review: 'Medicine Walk' by Richard Wagamese

Richard Wagamese has a rare gift for storytelling, which turns every sentence into gold and, in turn, this novel shines as a highly crafted masterpiece.

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.

Taking on the World Tour With My Co-Author, Alex Honnold

Author and Festival Friend David Roberts attends one of the most popular World Tour screenings in North America in Boone, North Carolina to talk with his "Alone

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.

Kelly Cordes

Writer and climber Kelly Cordes talks about his book, The Tower, which won the Mountain and Wilderness Literature award at the 2015 Banff Mountain Book and Film

Climber Alex Honnold on Taking Risks and Breaking Records

Professional climber Alex Honnold tells Brandon Pullan about his risk-taking, record-breaking solo climbing. Here are some memorable moments from that conversat

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.

Ormiston Gorge

Banff Mountain Festival Contest Winners on Australia's Larapinta Trek

The winners of the 2014 Banff Mountain Film Festival Contest are back from their trip to Australia with World Expeditions

The Next 40 Years

The sport of climbing has seen amazing advances in 40 years of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. In this episode, Ed Douglas moderates a panel of some

Ian McAllister

The conservationist Ian McAllister takes us on a deeply personal journey to British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.

From the film A Line Across the Sky Credit: Austin Siadak

Tommy Caldwell on The Dawn Wall

Tommy Caldwell recounts his record-breaking climbs of 2015, including the Dawn Wall and Fitz Roy Traverse.

Artist Marten Berkman and his work "Hart to Heart"

How This Artist Is Using 3D Video to Connect You to Nature

Artist Marten Berkman inserts pixelated versions of viewers into his 3D video piece as a reminder that modern people and nature are still deeply connected.

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