Thursday, October 31, Eric Harvie Theatre, 8 p.m.

Karsten Heuer:  "Walking the Big Wild"

In June 1998, Karsten Heuer set out on a 3400-kilometre hike from Yellowstone Park to the Yukon in order to establish whether an untouched wilderness corridor still exists along the spine of the Rockies. During his travels, he overcame extraordinary physical challenges: ferocious storms, avalanches, raging rivers, and bears that mistook him for dinner. "Walking the Big Wild" is a story of adventure and a passionate plea for the preservation of our vanishing mountain wilderness.

Presentation of the 9th Annual Banff Mountain Book Festival Awards

Lynn Hill:  "Climbing Free"

In 1994, Lynn Hill succeeded on a climb that no one has been able to repeat. Her just-released biography, "Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World", co-authored with Greg Child, is the story of her extraordinary free ascent of El Capitan and of her drive to become one of the world’s top rock climbers. A favourite with Banff audiences, Hill took us into the heart of her vertical world.