Mountain Festival

Jacques Olek

Announcing the 2018 Summit of Excellence Award winner, accomplished Quebec climber Jacques Olek

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival announces 2018 Summit of Excellence Award winner, accomplished Quebec climber Jacques Olek

Book covers for all finalists

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2018 category award winners

Banff Mountain Book Competition unveils category award winners set to compete for the Book Competition’s Grand Prize on November 1 at this year’s Banff Centre M

The Climbers takes the Grand Prize in the 2017 Banff Mountain Book Competition

The Climbers takes the Grand Prize in the 2017 Banff Mountain Book Competition

Acclaimed Mountaineer Don Serl Announced as 2017 Recipient of Summit of Excellence Award

Acclaimed Mountaineer Don Serl has received the 2017 Recipient of Summit of Excellence Award.

2017 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival lineup announced

Sir Chris Bonington headlines the 2017 Festival in Banff, Canada.

Roundtable: The Risks and Rewards of Adventure FIlmmaking

We talked to Jeremy Jones, Angie Payne and Jon Griffith about what it's like to be in front of and behind the camera, their challenges and favourite moments, an

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

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