Mountain Fest

Yvon Chouinard

An interview with Yvon Chouinard, the outspoken environmental activist and founder of Patagonia Inc.

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 landscapes.

Charlotte Gill

Charlotte Gill

Award-winning Canadian Writer Charlotte Gill speaks about her writing and her 17 years living in the woods as a treeplanter.

Christian Beamish

American surfer and writer, Christian Beamish, retells his three month excursion down the Pacific Coast on a hand-built boat.

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.

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.

Wade Davis on his best-selling book, Into the Silence

Explorer and adventurer Wade Davis discusses the story behind his best-selling book, Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest.

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.

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