Mountain Festival

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2013 shortlist

An international jury for the 2013 Banff Mountain Book Competition has chosen six shortlisted finalists, winners in six individual categories, to compete for th

Rival Antarctic explorers headline 2013 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival marks the largest festival of its kind, a gathering of filmmakers, photographers, writers, adventurers, conservationis

From the film Crossing the Ice, James Castrission, Aleks Gamme, Justin Jones

Australians’ South Pole adventure, Crossing the Ice, awarded 2012 Banff Mountain Film Competition Grand Prize

The film Crossing the Ice has won the Grand Prize at the 2012 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.

Fire Season awarded Grand Prize in 2012 Banff Mountain Book Competition

Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout has been awarded the Grand Prize in the 2012 Banff Mountain Book Competition.

2012 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival to screen world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films

Over the nine-day festival, audiences will experience the world’s best in the mountain genre -- films and books chronicling the passions and obsessions of mount

David Suzuki, Dasho Kinley Dorji headline 2012 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

This fall, the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival will host Canadian conservationist, writer, and broadcaster David Suzuki who will be live onstage in conver

2011 Banff Mountain Film Competition Grand Prize winner a visceral image of the world at 8,000m

Filmmaker Anson Fogel took Richards’ footage and created Cold, a haunting and visceral film about the climb, which has won the Grand Prize at the 2011 Banff Mou

2011 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival to screen world’s best in outdoor, adventure, environment, adrenaline sports, and cultural films

Over the nine-day festival, audiences will experience the world’s best films chronicling the passions and obsessions of mountaineers, endurance and extreme athl

Legendary travel writer Dervla Murphy and adventurer Leo Houlding headline 2011 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Passionate about cycling, politics, the conservation of the natural world, and a fine pint, Dervla Murphy will make a rare public appearance at the 2011 Banff M

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