Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

The Next 40 Years

The sport of climbing has seen amazing advances in 40 years of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. In this episode, Ed Douglas moderates a panel of some

Ian McAllister

The conservationist Ian McAllister takes us on a deeply personal journey to British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.

From the film A Line Across the Sky Credit: Austin Siadak

Tommy Caldwell on The Dawn Wall

Tommy Caldwell recounts his record-breaking climbs of 2015, including the Dawn Wall and Fitz Roy Traverse.

Artist Marten Berkman and his work "Hart to Heart"

How This Artist Is Using 3D Video to Connect You to Nature

Artist Marten Berkman inserts pixelated versions of viewers into his 3D video piece as a reminder that modern people and nature are still deeply connected.

Majka Burhardt's "Namuli" and the Act of Discovery

Climber, author and activist Majka Burhardt embarks on an expedition up Mount Namuli, Mozambique's second highest peak, with a team of scientists and climbers.

Voyagers Without Trace

From a Nervous Pitch to a Full-Fledged Film

"I came to the Adventure Filmmakers Workshop feeling curious, enthusiastic, but under-qualified." A few years later, his film screened at the Banff Mountain Fil

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.

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

Author James Raffan on What the Liberal Government Could Do for the North

Canada's new government is already starting to make big changes. Author James Raffan hopes a relationship with those who live above the 60th parallel is part of

Dervla Murphy

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

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