British Mountaineers

FAYE LATHAM

BRITISH MOUNTAINEERS

10.15 – 11.15am Saturday 19 Nov Kendal Town Hall Chambers Tickets £7.50

Faye Latham joins us to raise questions regarding our relationship with a history which has glorified the conquering of mountain lands to rewrite and remove the stories of so many. She explores the ways in which a mountain might change us; what it might reveal, and what it might erase. It is a visual collection taking F. S. Smythe’s British Mountaineers (1942) as its primary text and transforms the pages through the subtractive process of erasure. Each page is reworked into poetry; landscapes to be experienced through the collage and stitching techniques with which they have been written. Faye will be in conversation with Anna Fleming.

“At once luminous, haunting, and unforgettable—the kind of book that changes how you see the mountains and the world.” Katie Ives “Vibrant and vital. The trials of ten treasured species that we can’t afford to fail. A biological romp with a real mission.” Chris Packham

SOPHIE PAVELLE FORGET ME NOT

11.15am – 12.15pm Saturday 19 Nov Brewery Arts Maltroom Tickets £7.50

Join Sophie Pavelle on a low-carbon journey around Britain in search of ten animals and habitats threatened by climate change. Sophie is a writer, presenter and science communicator, and she’s determined to demand action on climate change. Hear about the trips she took to see ten of the UK’s rare species first-hand: species that could disappear entirely by 2050 if their habitats continue to decline at their current rate. She also makes the journey a low-carbon one, travelling by bicycle, by kayak, and in lots of trains. Sophie will be in conversation with Immy Sykes.

Available to watch on Kendal Mountain Player MICK CONEFREY

EVEREST 1922

12.15 – 1.15pm Saturday 19 Nov Kendal Town Hall Chambers Tickets £7.50

A chance to uncover the epic story of the first attempt on the world’s highest mountain. Mick Conefrey goes back to the world before all the queues and commercial operators to tell the tale of the first attempt to climb Everest. It’s a story full of drama and incident, populated by an extraordinary set of characters who are both fascinating in their own right and archetypes for future expeditions. Using their diaries, letters, published and unpublished accounts Mick Conefrey explores the motivations, narrative and dramas of key individuals. Mick Conefrey is an award-winning author & film-maker specialising in mountaineering and exploration.

“Mick Conefrey re-illuminates one of the greatest mountain adventures of all time.” Stephen Venables