Mountain Festival

Candace Savage

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

Jules Lines

In this episode of Basecamp, recorded live at the 40th Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, British soloist Jules Lines talks about climbing, falling and writ

Alex Honnald relaxing on El Cap's Texas Flake

How Google Captured El Capitan Through Alex Honnold's Eyes

In January, a small team of climbers, photographers and software engineers tackled a tall task -- creating a 3,000-foot photo tour of one of rock climbing's cro

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

Dervla Murphy

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

Tom Hornbein

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

1976 Banff Festival Poster

Mountain Fest 1976-80: The High Point on Banff's Cultural Calendar

Looking back over the years of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Writers Kelly Cordes, Jonathan Griffith and Bernadette McDonald among 2015 Banff Mountain Book Competition winners

A handful of the world’s leading mountain sports photographers, alpinists, adventure cameramen and critically acclaimed journalists are among the winners of the

Alastair Lee

Citadel: An Interview With Filmmaker Alastair Lee

The film "Citadel" follows two alpinists as they attempt the first ascent of the north-west ridge of the famed mountain. We caught up with filmmaker Alastair Le

Justin Jones & Aleksander Gamme

Adventurers Justin Jones and Aleksander Gamme find both competition and friendship in their trek from Coastal Antarctica to the South Pole.

Climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell headline 2015 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Both are known for their ascents of big walls, speed records and unflinching dedication to rock climbing. The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is proud to

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