Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Majka Burhardt's "Namuli" and the Act of Discovery

Climber, author and activist Majka Burhardt embarks on an expedition up Mount Namuli, Mozambique's second highest peak, with a team of scientists and climbers.

Voyagers Without Trace

From a Nervous Pitch to a Full-Fledged Film

"I came to the Adventure Filmmakers Workshop feeling curious, enthusiastic, but under-qualified." A few years later, his film screened at the Banff Mountain Fil

Jimmy Chin, Hazel Findlay & Mark Synnott

Three top climbers from the North Face Team talk about their adventures, including exploring Oman’s Musandam Peninsula.

Candace Savage

Canadian Author Candace Savage speaks about her adventures in Southern Saskatchewan in her book A Geography of Blood.

Five Mountain Storytellers Share Their Yarn-Spinning Secrets

Mountains inspire stories. We asked five old-school storytellers to share what they seek in a good story and how to tell a good campfire tale.

The Great Alone takes the Grand Prize at the 2015 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

The Great Alone, which captured the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, Lance Mackey, has won the Grand Prize at the 2015 Banff Mountain Film a

Author James Raffan on What the Liberal Government Could Do for the North

Canada's new government is already starting to make big changes. Author James Raffan hopes a relationship with those who live above the 60th parallel is part of

Dervla Murphy

The remarkable octogenarian Irish traveller and author tells stories about her many world adventures via bicycle and foot.

1989 BMF Poster

Festival History: Moving Onto the International Stage

From 1986 to 1990, the festival in Banff became international — both in the guests that filled the stage as well as with the growth of the tour.

Nick Bullock Mountain Writing Fleck Scholarship

The Dream

Nick Bullock spends a month at Banff Centre trying to finish his second book. What does writing 40 hours a week feel like when you're following a dream?

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, The Banff Centre, 2015

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Tom Hornbein

Legendary American mountaineer Tom Hornbein talks about his first ever ascent on Mount Everest's west ridge in the 1960s.

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