Don’t Miss These Local Stories at the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
Here are a few Rockies-based stories or storytellers you don't want to miss at the 2020 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival. [...]
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Bruce Kirkby’s “Blue Sky Kingdom” and The Gift of Attention
Adventures can often be adrenaline-fuelled undertakings. In Blue Sky Kingdom, author Bruce Kirkby treks into Zanskar with his family and learns how to slow it all down. [...]
Three Things I’ve Learned: Lloyd “Kiwi” Gallagher
As a climber, member of Canada's 1982 expedition to Mt. Everest, ACMG guide, Summit of Excellence Award winner, and beloved member of the Banff community, Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher has had many such moments. Turning 80 this year, Kiwi shares what he's learned throughout his many decades spent in the mountains. [...]
What You Missed at Life @ Altitude 3.0
Each year on December 11th, mountain enthusiasts gather at artsPlace for Life@Altitude. Hosted in celebration of International Mountain Day, the evening program features presentations by prominent locals, as well as short films from Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival. Here's a little recap of what you missed! [...]
What You Missed at Life @ Altitude 2.0
To celebrate International Mountain Day in the Bow Valley, Life@Altitude was born. Back in December, mountain enthusiasts gathered at artsPlace Canmore for a night of presentations, movies from the Banff Mountain Book + Film Festival, a mountain tradeshow and prize giveaways. [...]
A Shot in the Dark: Interview with SHIFT’s Kelly Milner
SHIFT tells the story of a group of aboriginal youth in Carcross, Yukon, who have spent the past 10 years converting historical trails in the mountains around their community into a world-class mountain biking destination. Writer and director Kelly Milner shares her creative process, and the importance of telling positive stories about Indigenous people and the North. [...]
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival: 8 Events to Take You Deeper
Each year, thousands of mountain enthusiasts descend on the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity for nine days of epic events at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. The program is chock-full with inspiring speakers, adrenaline-pumping films, and educational workshops. With such a full schedule, how do you choose what to attend? Here are just eight of many events we think will deepen your festival experience. [...]
Three Things I’ve Learned: Eddie Hunter
At 90 years old, Eddie Hunter is still skiing harder than most people half his age. People can't seem to get enough of this "Wise Man," so prominently featured in the Sherpas Cinema Sculpted in Time series back in 2015. The spotlight keeps shining and Eddie can't seem to figure out why. Kevin Hjertaas sat down with Eddie to find out what he thinks of his own 'celebrity' status, and what a lifetime in the mountains has taught him. [...]