Kendal Mountain Festival programme 2017

KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL

SHARE THE ADVENTURE

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”

That’s what Robin Williams believed, and it’s a belief we share in. Authors, filmmakers, all of us have the power to change opinion.

At Kendal, we’re lucky enough to work with filmmakers and adventurers who are passionate in their work, and its ability to influence actions. We share that passion. And in a world of ever-increasing change, we recognise we can also play a role in shaping opinions.

The truth is that we cannot continue the way we are. This earth is a finite resource, and we are abusing it. We might feel powerless, but people can change, people can make a difference, and the best place to make a start is to examine yourself and your own actions.

That’s why we’re making changes at this year’s Festival, both visible and behind the scenes. We’re working in partnership with the University of Cumbria to develop a new, sustainable model of operation and we have a PhD student on board, Seonaid Lafferty, to help drive this forward. We’re reducing plastic use and working with venues on recycling. Increasingly we’re choosing to work with partners such as Columbia, Patagonia, Hydro Flask and others to create actions and messages – even entire lecture tours – that influence opinion. And, of course, we’re championing inspirational content from filmmakers and athletes.

We hope that you will be inspired to help us make Kendal a model of sustainability, and equally motivated to make changes in your own life. As Jonathan Bamber, alpinist and scientist, recently wrote in The Alpine Journal on glacier change; “Time is rapidly running out for us to implement affordable and palatable mitigation strategies. We all have choices. Our future on the planet depends on those choices.”

Have a great Festival and we thank you and our fantastic sponsors (especially our presenting sponsor, Columbia) plus supporters, funders and the hundreds of wonderful volunteers for your vital support.

Share The Adventure!

Clive Allen and Steve Scott, Festival Directors Image from ‘Pillars’ © Richard Berry Film details on p39

Cover image © Into Twin Galaxies – A Greenland Epic Details for the special film screening on p20

Adam Ondra

Charlie King

Emma HendersonEmily Chappell

Jérémie Heitz

Luke Brown

Nicky Bayley

Rok Rozman

Sir Chris Bonington

Steve McClure

Steve SwensonSteve WakefordStuart Gardiner

Tanya Shadrick Tom Musgrove Tom Randall

Paul Diffley

Rickie Cotter Richard HamblynRick Ridgeway Rob Collister Rob Warner Robbie Britton

Marian Veevers

Menna Pritchard

Nahida EsmailNatalie White

Nick Hunt

Nick Shoolingin-Jordan

Jim Crumley Jim Herrington

Karen Lloyd Keith Partridge Keme Nzerem Lee Craigie

Leslie Hsu Oh

Fanny Schmutz

Frank Pearson Gary Perkin Graham Mort

Jen Randall

Jenny Jones Jenny Landreth

Christopher NicholsonChristopher SomervilleColin Hill

Fiona Edmonds

Adam Perry

Billy Bland Calvin Ligonoa

Aldo Kane

Amy Gigi AlexanderAndy HousemanAndy KirkpatrickAntoine Girard

Jenny Tough

Find out where to see these athletes, authors, filmmakers, artists, photographers, poets and everyone in between over the next few pages...

Jediah Doohan

Sarah Rowell Seb Rogers

Tommy CaldwellVeronica Della Dora

Vivian Bruchez

Simon Bray

Simon Sylvester Steph Dwyer

Steve BackshallSteve Greenwood

Paul Ramsden Pauline YarwoodPete Catherall

Pete Whittaker

Polly Atkin Prof. Jonathan PitchesRichard Else

Mark BeaumontMark Burkey Martyn Farr

Mary-Ann OchotaMatt Jones Matt Kirby

Megan Hine

Jochen Schmoll Joe Bowman

Johnny Dawes

Jon Otto

Jonathan Humble Judith Matloff Justin Anderson

Harvey WilkinsonHelene DiamantidesHelen Mort

Holly Rush

Hugh WarwickJackie Morris

Damian Hall Dani Arnold

Dave Ryall

David Rose

David Shearing

Anton Krupicka

Ashley Cooper Ben Page

Ben StookesberryBernadette McDonaldBeth French

Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

Ed Douglas Elizabeth Jane-Burnett

GET THE MOST OUT OF KENDAL!

ARRIVAL

Start the Festival by picking up a free printed programme (looks like you’ve already achieved this) at any of our major venues, which allows you to orientate yourself and start planning.

STRATEGISE

You can’t do it all. We recommend that you pick a few priority film programmes or lectures, and arrive early for them. Remember: apart from a few one-off feature film screenings, all film programmes are repeated several times. So if there’s a lecture you really want to attend and it clashes with a film programme, check when else it is being screened. Use the handy fold out planner at the back of the programme to plan your weekend!

KEEP INFORMED

Festival updates, including any programme changes, is communicated via Twitter @mountainfest #Kendal17 and Facebook @kendalmountainfestival plus old-skool noticeboards at the Brewery Arts Centre box office and Info Desk in the Basecamp Village.

KEY TO EVENTS

TALKS & SPECIALIST SESSIONS

Any live event with a speaker, or two!

SPECIAL FILM SCREENINGS

Film premiéres featuring filmmakers and/or stars of the films.

LITERATURE EVENTS

A wide variety of talks from authors.

ARTS EVENTS

MORE THAN FILMS

Want a break from movies? Check out the Basecamp at the Brewery Arts Centre, packed to the rafters with engaging partner stands, plus we host free interviews and mini-lectures on the Marmot Basecamp Stage.

MERCHANDISE & SHOPPING

An array of Festival merchandise is available on our booth in the Shackleton Tent next to the Basecamp, plus our retail partners Cotswold Outdoor are in the same location with their Festival Store; expect top brands and great deals.

FESTIVAL FUEL

There’s food and drink available at all our major venues. Lots of choice in particular at the Brewery Arts Centre, plus check out the Eden Brewery bar at the Kendal Town Hall venue (more on p64)

GETTING AROUND

All our venues are accessible by foot or bicycle. You shouldn’t need to walk more than 20 minutes between any venues. Check out the map on the fold out page at the back.

There’s so much going over the Festival weekend, so to make these next few pages a little simpler to understand, we’ve used these icons to let you know the type of event.

SHERPA SECRET SESSIONS

Intrigued..? There are five secret events taking place, we won’t tell you what’s going on. Apart from when they are and the fact a certain Mr Andy Kirkpatrick is involved...

PUB QUIZ

Test your climbing knowledge!

ADIDAS TERREX 10K TRAIL RUN

For a break from marathon film viewing, take part in the adidas 10k trail run!

Catch our exhibiting artists talking about their work.

MUSIC

We’ve got bands and DJs playing at venues all over Kendal, all weekend!

FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS

Film sessions and events aimed specifically at families.

FREE EVENTS!

Join in on the Festival fun for FREE!

THE PARAGLIDING WORKSHOPS

13.30 – 17.30 THURSDAY 16 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

A rich programme of diverse content for our flying fans on Thursday afternoon. The six 30 minute workshops will cover publishing, survival, security in flight, safety, hike & fly and Flyability.

TICKETS £12.50 FOR 6 SESSIONS

Book both the Paragliding Workshops and the Ozone Free-Flight Session for £20!

OPENING CEREMONY

17.30 – 19.00 THURSDAY 16 NOV

GREENSIDE (THE RIFLEMAN’S ARMS)

THEN BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE, SCREEN 2 & STUDIO

Celebrate the start of Kendal Mountain Festival 2017 at 17.30 with a grand welcome from Sir Chris Bonington. Then join us on our very own ‘Alpine Descent’ - down Captain French Lane complete with flag waving, cow bells and a live band! Once the procession reaches the Brewery Arts Centre join us to watch some of the films from the competition and view the Festival trailer, ‘Spark in the Dark’ on the big screen. Festivities will be finished by 7pm but you are welcome to make a night of it and stay on at the Brewery and enjoy a ‘Burger and a bottle of beer for £12.50’ (usually £17.50,) and/ or a ‘Pizza and bottle of beer for £10.50’ (usually £13.50) plus (limited) options off the main menu.

FREE TO ATTEND

Please note: numbers are limited and a ticket will be required from the team up at Greenside.

BEST OF KENDAL PAST

19.30 – 21.30 THURSDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2 & STUDIO

A special screening of our best and award-winning films from past years. A chance to see the directors’ personal favourites for just a fiver!

TICKETS £5

OZONE FREE-FLIGHT SESSION

19.30 - 22.00 THURSDAY 16 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

An inspirational evening embracing the amazing gamut of free-flight. Expect stunning films and world-class speakers showcasing all things flight - paragliding, BASE, speed riding, acro and much more.

We’ll be joined by Antoine Girard who, in his July 2016 solo vol-bivy Himalayan flight of 1250km, topped out over Broad Peak at more than 8,000m – a world first. Antoine’s film of this epic flight, Pakistan Airway, is as bold as it is breathtaking.

We’ll also hear from paraglider pilot Charlie King to tell her story of being the first woman to fly solo from the summit of Kilimanjaro. Charlie also combines her love of trail running with paragliding by participating in hike-and-fly events. Thanks to headline sponsors Ozone and Cross Country Magazine. Flyability, the BHPA’s disability initiative, will be recipient of raffle funds raised on the day.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

Book both the Paragliding Workshops and the Ozone Free-Flight Session for £20!

INOV-8 FELL RUNNING SESSION

19.30 – 22.00 THURSDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING PARENTS AND BABIES WELCOME!

09.30 – 11.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV | MOVIE TRUCK

An opportunity for parents (alongside their babies) and anyone else who wants to enjoy a selection of our highlyvisual, adventure Festival films in an relaxed atmosphere. Nappies welcome and dribbling encouraged!

TICKETS £4 / BABES IN ARMS FREE

BBC MOUNTAIN BEHIND THE SCENES

11.30 – 13.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

A journey over fells, crags and peaty trods, celebrating the grass roots of this unique and historical sport.

Adam Perry will join us – he of multiple Lakeland 24-hour record attempts. He says, “From having a blind punt and very nearly managing it in 2014, via the wheels coming well and truly off in Wasdale in 2015, and a disastrous navigation cock-up above Honister in 2016 that derailed an attempt that seemed to be ‘on’ as we reached 20 hours, I will share the many highs of committing to something which (on paper) is well beyond my capabilities!”

We’ll also hear from fell running legends Helene Diamantides, and Billy Bland. Plus Geoff Cox will première his new film Trailpike.

Anyone coming to the event wearing their club colours will receive a little memento from inov-8 on the night! Plus there’ll be lots of special prizes and general tomfoolery.

Presented by inov-8.

TICKETS £9.50 / £7.50 (U18S)

This spectacular documentary series reveals the extraordinary people and remarkable animals who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world. Series producer Steve Greenwood reveals his reasons for making the series and shares first hand stories of the series coming to life.

TICKETS £7.50

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY FILM SCREENING

11.30 – 12.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV | MOVIE TRUCK

An opportunity for people living with dementia and their carers to watch a programme of highly-visual short films.

TICKETS £4 / CARERS FREE

A VERY SPECIAL FILM SCREENING REVISITING THE DUBHS RIDGE

13.00 – 13.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV | MOVIE TRUCK

Two friends sail to the island of Skye in order to revisit the location of mountaineering adventures of their youth. Although they have years of exploring wild places, on this trip they need help to overcome a greater challenge than anything the sea or mountains can throw at them.

Howard Steen and Roger Chisholm will present.

NO TICKETS REQUIRED – JUST TURN UP AT VENUE

THE BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATURE

13.00 –17.45 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

The Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature is THE premier mountain literature award worldwide and commemorates the lives of Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker who were lost on the North East Ridge of Everest in 1982. It is awarded to the author of an original work, which has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature. The afternoon, which is hosted by mountaineer and author Stephen Venables, will include interviews with and readings from authors and, of course, the nail-biting wait for the winner to be announced.

The authors present for the award will be Tommy Caldwell, Rob Collister, Ed Douglas, Christopher Nicholson and Bernadette McDonald.

TICKETS £12.50

The Push by Tommy Caldwell

A candid, bold and compelling book which doesn’t shy away from delving into psychoanalytic territory. A fascinating insight into big wall free climbing and the unexpected challenges that characterise a life in sport.

Days to Remember by Rob Collister

A thoughtful, varied and highly literate book, evoking journeys in mountain landscapes that are often solitary, but seldom lonely. There’s a sense of honesty and humility in Rob Collister’s prose and his reflections on life as a mountain guide.

The Magician’s Glass by Ed Douglas

A finely crafted set of essays exploring climbing controversies, failures and the impact mountaineering has on local communities. Ed Douglas trains his keen eye on some of the most celebratedand infamous - stories and personalities in the climbing world.

Night Naked: A Climber’s Autobiography

by Erhard Loretan with Jean Ammann

This first account of Erhard Loretan’s achievements in English is well paced, characterised by a, lively, thoughtful choice of vocabulary, interesting figurative language and self-deprecating, ironic humour.

Among the Summer Snows by Christopher Nicholson

Lyrical and elegaic, this debut is a tender account of an unusual fascination with the remaining snows of the Scottish Highlands. Nicholson offers us a wry, self-aware take on the relationship between humans and the changed (and changing) natural world.

Art of Freedom by Bernadette McDonald

An accomplished biography of one of the greatest alpinists of all time. ‘Art of Freedom’ is a profound and subtle profile of one of the climbing world’s most complex and reclusive mountaineers, Voytek Kurtyka.

Ryan Pasquill preparing for landing on The Peace Line (E8 6c), Buzzard’s Roost,

Northern Ireland.

Photo Ray Wood

MONSTER CRACKS WITH PETE WHITTAKER AND TOM RANDALL

14.30 – 16.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall (aka The Wideboyz) have already spent many weeks down at The White Rim in Utah, finding and climbing huge roof climbs. But they still have the feeling that they are only just scraping the surface.

These sandstone roofs offer some of the most exciting and daunting crack projects in the world. Pete & Tom’s view is that existing routes are still way off current sport climbing standards, and reckon there is little excuse for this. It’s just a matter of motivation…

Pete and Tom will be with us, fresh (!) from their latest exploits in Utah. Expect tall tales and even wider cracks.

TICKETS £9.50 / £5 (U18S)

SHERPA SECRET SESSIONS 1 & 2

FRIDAY 17 NOV

SESSION 1. 15.00 – 16.30

SESSION 2. 17.00 – 18.30

The ‘Secret Sessions’…one-of-a-kind, wonderfully special, never to be repeated events across the Festival weekend featuring Andy Kirkpatrick and special guests. Meet at the Brewery Arts Centre under the ‘Secret Session’ sign. That’s it; our lips are sealed...

TICKETS £5

Please note due to the spontaneous nature of this session it may not be suitable for children.

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE BERGHAUS DRAGON’S BACK RACE

17.00 – 18.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

The legendary Dragon’s Back Race is a 5-day, 315km journey across the spine of Wales, with 15,500m of ascent across wild, trackless, remote and mountainous terrain.

The original 1992 Dragon’s Back Race was won by legends Martin Stone and Helen Diamantides, and ever since it has been whispered about with a mixture of awe and trepidation. Its reputation had reached legendary status with fell, mountain and ultra-runners the world over by September 2012 when the second race took place. With further races in 2015 and 2017, the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race is now respected internationally for its ‘toughest mountain race’ status.

The 2017 race proved to be as hard as ever, with high mountains and high temperatures to contend with. We host the World Première of the 2017 Dragon’s Back film, which follows teams from across the spectrum to record their reallife experiences, good and bad…

In association with Berghaus.

TICKETS £7.50

ADAM ONDRA

18.00 – 19.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

The problem with writing stuff about Adam is, the moment you think you’re up-to-date, he goes and does something bigger and better.

Adam’s recent first ascent of Silence, his long-term project at the Flatanger cave in Norway, is the first route graded 9c and the hardest sport climb in the world. The three existing 9b+ routes in the world were also put up by Adam. And he doesn’t just do single-pitch. Last November Adam turned up in Yosemite, having never climbed on granite before, and dispatched the Dawn Wall free in seven days.

So is Adam the best climber in the world right now?

Many would say so; join us to decide for yourself!

In association with Black Diamond.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE BONINGTON

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MOUNTAINEER

18.30 – 20.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Stories of friendship, love, risk and devastating loss run deep through this intimate journey of one man’s dream. The drive for exploration is echoed in the first British ascent of the north wall of the Eiger, new routes on Mont Blanc, the ascent of The Old Man of Hoy and then to the greater ranges; the Himalayas and South America.

The film looks retrospectively, from his rock climbing days in the UK through to visionary ascents on the high peaks of the Himalaya and shares the remarkable and poignant life of one of the world’s best-known mountaineers – Sir Chris Bonington. Joining us at this European Film Premiére will be Sir Chris himself, plus filmmaker Keith Partridge. In association with Berghaus.

TICKETS £15.00

KAREN LLOYD THE BLACKBIRD DIARIES BOOK LAUNCH

19.00 – 20.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

The Blackbird Diaries charts Karen’s encounters with birds and wildlife over a calendar year. It begins with the blackbird’s sub-song, pulsed into the early morning from a neighbour’s Scots pine, and culminates at the year’s end, when Nature re-established some kind of equilibrium after the devastating floods of Storm Desmond.

Karen Lloyd’s first book ‘The Gathering Tide - A Journey Around the Edgelands of Morecambe Bay’ was the winner of a Lakeland Book Award in 2016.

Karen will be joined on stage by Scottish nature writer Jim Crumley, author of ‘The Nature of Winter’.

TICKETS £10.00

© Sir Chris Bonington collection

SANTA CRUZ BIKE SESSION

19.00 – 23.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Bike Night is our legendary Kendal event for off-road bike fans. Hosts – Lee Craigie and Rob Warner will guide us through an evening curated to the brim! Unseen content, the best bike films from around the world, inspirational speakers, leading filmmakers and the added surprise of high quality equipment to win and lust after.

Expect a packed evening with something for all Bike tastes – endurance and big distances with Rickie Cotter and Lee Craigie sharing tales from their recent Tour Divide trip to a stunning digital show from top action sports MTB photographer – Gary Perkins. We have an astounding brand new film and visit from Red Bull by Cut Media featuring X-Games dirt jump phenomenon Matt Jones and Seb Rogers from ‘Cranked’ will share a magazine’s-eye summary of the year gone by. All this and more plus live music from our new ‘house band’ – ‘Ponyland’. It’s been worth the wait!

Presented by Santa Cruz Bicycles.

Supported by Sweet Protection and Five Ten. Media Partner – Cranked Magazine.

TICKETS £18.00 / £9.50 (U18S)

EMMA HENDERSON THE VALENTINE HOUSE

19.30 – 21.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Set in 1914, the book follows the story of a young French girl and an English family who disturb her Alpine village and with it, her life. This superbly evocative and intriguing novel connects love and land, language and identity in a tale of two cultures and one family’s lasting impact on a woman and a place. Emma Henderson joins us to discuss her Alpine novel and the inspiration for this intriguing tale.

TICKETS £10.00

DMM CLIMBING PUB QUIZ

20.00 – 22.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

THE NEW UNION

It’s a pub quiz. With the DMM team. What’s not to like? The format is simple. Battle it out in a white-hot competition of mountain, outdoor and crag knowledge for the honour of winning this prestigious prize. MC is George Smith, with Ben Bransby as his glamorous assistant.

TICKETS £20 PER TEAM OF 4

© Mark Burkey

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Santa Cruz

PETZL UNDERGROUND SESSION

20.00 – 23.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

An awesome mix of caving films and lectures presented by cave explorer Steph Dwyer, this is one big night!

Martyn Farr needs little introduction; he is one of the world’s best-know cave divers. In 1977 and 1982 he set British depth records in Wookey Hole. In the 1980s he set records for the longest penetration of an undersea cave in the Bahamas.

“Going where no man has been before” has been a lifelong passion, and Martyn is determined to show the world the wonders that exist underground.

Matt Kirby and Frank Pearson present ‘Under the Borneo Rainforest - 30 years exploring one of the world’s longest caves’. Journalist and caver David Rose presents underground life seen through the lenses of three of Britain’s best cave photographers: Mark Burkey, Stu Gardiner and Nicky Bayley. Plus filmmaker Paul Diffley will show exclusive excerpts from his new film The Ario Dream.

Presented by Petzl and in association with UK Caving.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

TOM MUSGROVE AND SIMON BRAY THE EDGES OF THESE ISLES

21.00 – 22.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - WAREHOUSE CAFE

Artist Tom Musgrove and photographer Simon Bray talk about their collaboration depicting seven landscape locations from across the British Isles using their respective media.

TICKETS £7.50

JIM HERRINGTON THE CLIMBERS UK BOOK LAUNCH

21.00 – 22.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Jim Herrington joins us for the UK launch of his book ‘The Climbers’ a 20 year project photographing the icons of mountaineering, from Beckey, Cassin, and Diemberger to Messner, Robbins, and Wickwire. Jim shares stories of photographing these rugged individualists.

2017 Grand Prize Winner - Banff Book Awards

TICKETS £10.00

SIROCCO®

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Tom Musgrove

Joe Brown

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE PSYCHO VERTICAL: THE ANDY KIRKPATRICK STORY

21.00 – 22.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Filmmaker Jen Randall and climber/writer Andy Kirkpatrick present the much awaited film based on Andy’s BoardmanTasker winning autobiography. By diving headfirst into his past, his present and his motivation for pushing his limits to the absolute extreme, the film explores themes of conflicting identities, the strength and futility of ambition, how our pasts shape us, drive us forward and stay with us all of our lives and of course... what it’s like to solo a frickin’ big wall... in detail. For real.

Join us for the European Film Premiére, alongside Andy and Jen, for an evening you’re unlikely to forget…

TICKETS £12.50

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING MOUNTAIN

21.30 – 23.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2

From the director of the BAFTA-nominated Sherpa and narrated by Willem Dafoe, Mountain explores the nature of our modern fascination with mountains. This cinematic and musical collaboration between acclaimed director Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa) and the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO), looks at the troubled and triumphant history of our timeless fascination with mountains…a juxtaposition of image and music exploring the powerful force that mountains hold over the imagination of so many. From Antarctica to Hawaii, the canvas for Mountain is immense.

TICKETS £9.50

FINDRA – WOMEN IN ADVENTURE

09.00 – 10.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

Megan Hine, Lee Craigie, Jenny Tough, Emily Chappell and Rickie Cotter join together to talk about being women in the Adventure business. Every one of them has traveled the world solo and have stories to tell of their adventures overseas, traveling as a lone woman with the trials and triumphs that it brings. These women will inspire and motivate everyone whether they’re male or female, to embrace who they are and to get out and enjoy every moment.

Supported by The Adventure Syndicate.

Presented by Findra.

TICKETS £7.50

RICHARD HAMBLYN CLOUDS – NATURE AND CULTURE

09.30 – 11.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

The ultimate guide to the clouds above. In this richly illustrated talk, Hamblyn examines clouds in their cultural, historic, and scientific contexts, exploring their place in our skies and landscapes, as well as in our literature, art and music.

TICKETS £10.00

DR. FIONA EDMONDS MOUNTAIN NAMES & MYTHS IN MEDIEVAL CUMBRIA

09.30 – 11.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Who named Cumbria’s Mountains? And what was the significance of this world-famous landscape in the past? In this talk, Edmonds delves deeply into the early medieval period, an era of kings, Vikings and even (allegedly) a giant.

TICKETS £10.00

FAMILY ADVENTURE FILM SCREENING

09.30 – 11.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

A selection of short films on the big screen – expect thrilling short films showcasing wild adventure from around the world. We’ll also have some of the stars of the films along to answer your questions.

TICKETS FREE

Due to limited availability, you must book tickets for this screening from the Brewery Box Office.

BLACK DIAMOND ALPINE SESSION

09.30 – 11.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

The Alpine Session aims to entertain, amaze and inspire with an exciting mix of people and films dedicated to that most testing of activities - alpine mountaineering.

Chamonix based climber and alpinist Fanny Schmutz is an Aspirant Guide. Last year, climbing with partner Elodie Lecomte, Fanny reached the summit of Bhagirathi III (6,856m) in the Garhwal Himalaya. Climbing over five days, they summited via the route dubbed ‘Impossible Star’. Fanny will relive this, and other significant ascents she has enjoyed.

Andy Houseman has completed many expeditions to the Greater Ranges, always opting to go light and fast. It’s a style Andy strongly believes in and has resulted in success (and a lot of failures!) on new routes and significant repeats in Alaska, Peru and Nepal.

Presented by Black Diamond.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

UK FILM PREMIÈRE

MAGNETIC MOUNTAINS

11.00 – 13.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

This independent documentary follows the story of an everyman who, after falling from an Alpine north face, is struggling to find a balance. Featuring some of the biggest names in mountain sports, it will explore the psychology of risk taking in the mountains, asking – is it really worth it? Join Steve Wakeford, filmmaker Menna Pritchard and guests for the première of this intriguing film.

TICKETS £7.50

ADIDAS TERREX 10K TRAIL RUN

11.00 START SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN CENTRE

A trail run of 10km taking in the landmarks that many of the locals use for training. A classic trail run, lots of great ascents, jaw dropping vistas, some hard packed and grassy trails and a great town centre finish.

ENTRY £15.00 IN ADVANCE / £20 ON THE DAY

ELIZABETH JANE BURNETT & POLLY ATKIN BODIES OF WATER AND STONE

11.30 – 13.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Introduced by poet Helen Mort this event explores the works of poets Elizabeth Jane Burnett and Polly Atkin. Burnett’s long poem ‘Swims’ documents wild swims across the UK, each conceived of as an environmental action, testing ways individuals might effect environmental change. Atkin’s poetry is deeply entangled within the Lake District. Her poems explore and reflect the landscapes she lives with, as well as how illness and disability alter not only the ways in which we access and experience places, but also the places we find.

TICKETS £10.00

HARVEY WILKINSON

BIG ROCKS: CULTURE AND THE LAKE DISTRICT’S CLIMBING LANDSCAPE

11.30 – 13.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

National Trust regional curator for the Lake District, Harvey Wilkinson asks what is a cultural landscape and how does climbing history and bouldering venues such as The Bowder Stone reflect our changing attitude to nature?

The Bowder Stone is a huge and solitary rock, which has stood sentinel in Borrowdale since the Ice Age. From its earliest literary references the stone has been an object of curiosity and fascination, and could be viewed as a microcosm of the wider discovery and objectification of the Lake District.

TICKETS £10.00

THE ART OF SURVIVAL WITH ALDO KANE, MEGAN HINE & NICK SHOOLINGIN-JORDAN

12.00 - 13.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Venture to the world’s most hostile locations and get a fascinating insight into the world of survival and safety. Wilderness guide Megan is a specialist in guiding film crews in remote locations, regularly looking after the safety of A-list celebrities and is a member of Bear Grylls’ core team. Aldo is a former Royal Marine Commando turned adventurer whose day job sees him working for the world’s largest TV and film productions as an extreme location specialist. Nick has filmed in some of the most challenging environments on the planet, from the tigerinfested mangroves of Bangladesh to the frozen deserts of Mongolia and erupting volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

With behind the scenes footage and personal stories, be prepared to be astounded by these world-class explorers.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

Fanny Schmutz

SIR CHRIS BONINGTON ASCENT: A LIFE SPENT CLIMBING ON THE EDGE

12.00 - 13.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Sir Chris Bonington’s memoir Ascent, charts not only his many triumphs in the climbing world - such as the Eiger, and in the Himalaya - but also the struggles he has faced in his life bringing up a family, and maintaining a successful and loving marriage over the decades of travelling the world to conquer mountains. Sir Chris Bonington shares stories of triumph and tragedy and brings to life his wonderful memoir, in conversation with Julie Summers.

TICKETS £12.50

JACKIE MORRIS THE LOST WORDS

13.00 - 14.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

All over the country, there are words disappearing from children’s lives. These are the words of the natural world - Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. With acrostic spell-poems by award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustration by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.

Jackie Morris shares why the book was made and the process of how the illustrations and words came together.

TICKETS £4.00

JUDITH MATLOFF THE WAR IS IN THE MOUNTAINS

13.30 - 15.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

In her groundbreaking new book, veteran war correspondent Judith Matloff shares her exploration of remote communities across the globe and describes why she believes so many wars begin high in the mountains. Reflecting on her time spent in Chechnya, Columbia, Nepal, Mexico and Albania, Matloff gives a courageous account of warn-torn communities and discusses the links between geography and conflict.

TICKETS £10.00

JIM CRUMLEY THE NATURE OF WINTER

13.30 - 15.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Jim Crumley ventures into our countryside to experience first-hand the chaos and the solitude of nature’s rest period. He bears witness to the lives of remarkable animals such as golden eagles, red deer and even whales as they battle intemperate weather and the turbulence of climate change.

TICKETS £10.00

SHERPA SECRET SESSIONS 3, 4 & 5

SATURDAY 18 NOV

SESSION 3. 14.00 - 15.30

SESSION 4. 16.00 - 17.30

SESSION 5. 21.30 - 23.00

The ‘Secret Sessions’…one-of-a-kind, wonderfully special, never to be repeated events across the Festival weekend featuring Andy Kirkpatrick and special guests. Meet at the Brewery Arts Centre under the ‘Secret Session’ sign. That’s it; our lips are sealed...

TICKETS £5

Please note due to the spontaneous nature of these sessions, they may not be suitable for children

PATAGONIA ADVENTURE ACTIVISTS TOUR

14.00 - 16.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

The 2017 Adventure Activists Tour culminates with a special event at Kendal Mountain Festival!

Featuring ‘the real Indiana Jones’, Rick Ridgeway, one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers and explorers. Part of the first American team to summit K2, he has been honoured with National Geographic’s ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award. In 2005 he joined Patagonia and embarked on a quest to help the brand to change the way the world views wilderness. Alongside Rick, will be Olympic rower, world class kayaker and river environmentalist Rok Rozman who campaigns to keep rivers flowing freely across Europe, in particular raising awareness for 2,700 dam projects planned for the Balkans.

Expect thrilling first-hand stories of adventure activism and lively debate. Find out more at adventure-activists.com In association with Patagonia.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

LA SPORTIVA MOUNTAIN RUNNING SESSION

14.00 - 16.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Hosted by Simon Freeman, editor of Like The Wind running magazine, this event features a plethora of mountain runners. Anton Krupicka has won the Leadville 100 twice, the Miwok 100K, the Rocky Raccoon 100 Miler plus many other ultras. But don’t think Anton is all about running: he says he gets the same flow from climbing and skiing and cycling as he does from running. Robbie Britton and Natalie White will share tales of their 500km traverse of the Balkans on the Kom-Emine trail in Bulgaria, and Damian Hall, the top British finisher at the UTMB delves into ultra-running. If you love running, actually even if you don’t, this event isn’t one to miss!

Presented by La Sportiva.

Supported by Ultimate Direction.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

SECRETS OF SNOW LEOPARDS

14.30 - 15.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINLOSS ROOM

For three years, Justin Anderson led a team of filmmakers into the Indian Himalaya to capture a remarkable insight into the lives of the most mysterious of mountain animals, the snow leopard. Justin shares exclusive behind-the-scenes footage – you’ll get closer than you ever thought possible.

TICKETS £4.00

CHRISTOPHER SOMERVILLE THE JANUARY MAN

15.30 - 17.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Over the hills and along the byways of the British Isles, Times columnist and author Christopher Somerville shares his story of a year of walks describing the history, wildlife, changing landscapes and people he passes and reflects upon his childhood and the relationship with his father.

TICKETS £10.00

“SILENCE”

The world's first 9c.

20 meters of 8b climbing? No problem. An 8c boulder? Now we’re talking. An 8b & 7c+ back to back? Sure thing.

Crushing all of this in one 45-meter monster pitch of rock climbing...

THAT’S BD ATHLETE ADAM ONDRA.

BERNADETTE MCDONALD ART OF FREEDOM – THE LIFE AND CLIMBS OF VOYTEK KURTYKA

15.30 - 17.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Award winning author Bernadette McDonald examines the life of one of the greatest alpinists of our time. Voytek Kurtyka was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of mountaineering that redefined Himalayan climbing in the 1970s and 1980s. Bernadette will be joined on stage by John Porter, award-winning author of One Day as a Tiger.

TICKETS £10.00

SUPER SATURDAY FAMILY DEAL

4 AMAZING EVENTS ONLY £15 U18S / £30 ADULTS

09.30 Fa mily Adventure Film Session

12.00 Th e Art of Survival

17.30 Britain’s Abandoned Playgrounds

19.15 Wild Adventures with Steve Backshall & Aldo Kane

BD Athlete Adam Ondra on Silence (9c) Flatanger, Norway

Bernardo Gimenez

LOWE ALPINE ADVENTURE & EXPLORATION SESSION

16.30 - 19.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

SATURDAY EVENTS

An afternoon of high adventure with tales from around the globe, presented by Lowe Alpine’s very own Joe White. Adventurer and filmmaker Ben Page will share captivating tales from his global biking odyssey – in 2014 Ben set off from the southernmost point of South America to undertake a very long bike ride home. Over three years the journey took him across five continents, through desert heat and arctic chill, across snow capped mountains and through dense forests.

Jenny Tough has cycled, run, hiked, sailed, trekked, kayaked, skied, surfed and camped across six continents. She is passionate about encouraging individuals to explore the incredible planet around them and push out the edge of their own comfort zones.

Presented by Lowe Alpine.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

BRITAIN’S ABANDONED PLAYGROUNDS

17.30 - 18.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

This year, Salt Street Productions took to the road with four urban athletes to hunt out six incredible locations. From a massive disused shipyard to the Tarlair swimming pool in Aberdeenshire. A freerunner, highliner, BMX rider and skateboarder were filmed exploring these places doing what they do best; backflipping, bar-spinning and vaulting; and they’ll be doing the same on stage!

Presented by C4 news correspondent Keme Nzerem, this event includes a screening of one episode, followed by a Q&A with the team.

TICKETS £5.50

IMAGINARY MOUNTAINS WHY MOUNTAINS CAPTURE OUR MINDS

17.30 - 19.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

A lively, fun, and informative talk lead by Panorama editor Amy Gigi Alexander, taking in the imaginary mountains and experiences of an eminent panel including Helen Mort; BT Judge and renowned poet, Nahida Esmail; Tanzanian writer of mountain fiction and Ed Douglas, Guardian journalist and 2017 BT shortlisted author.

Imagination is such an integral part of our experience in the outdoor; throughout time we have used wilderness to find inspiration and answers. In this session we look at how the created mythology around mountains informs our understanding of them, and how a cycle of inspiration continues as we create our own ‘Imaginary Mountains’; spaces for mental exploration!

TICKETS £12.50

WILD ADVENTURES WITH STEVE BACKSHALL & ALDO KANE

19.15 - 20.45 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Steve has been passionate about the wild world ever since he could crawl. Growing up, he counted the animals that lived around him as his best pals – from the asthmatic donkey to the grass snakes in the manure heap! He has almost been swallowed by humpback whales, swept into the guts of a glacier and endured the stings of hundreds of bullet ants in an initiation ceremony. Joined by extreme filmmaker Aldo Kane, Steve will be sharing his latest adventure; ‘Down the Mighty River’ - the Baliem River in the island of New Guinea. Prepare to be entertained by their stories of the ancient tribes that live along its banks, their exploration into unknown caves and just how dangerous the animals lurking in the river and surrounding jungle actually were.

TICKETS £16.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

FILM AWARDS CEREMONY 2017

19.30 - 20.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

The Oscars of outdoor & adventure filmmaking, hosted by Andy Kirkpatrick! What a perfect start to a great social evening – see the winners announced in our internationally renowned film competition and celebrate the success of the filmmakers.

TICKETS FREE

Entry is FREE with a Saturday or Weekend Film Pass –visit the Box Office to claim an Awards ticket.

SPOKEN WORD AND A PINT

19.30 - 22.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

WATERSIDE CAFE BISTRO

Grab a drink from the bar and settle down for some serious literary revelry! Hosted by award winning author Karen Lloyd, we will also be joined by acclaimed poet Helen Mort, writer Graham Mort, author Christopher Nicholson, poet Jonathan Humble, writer and filmmaker Simon Sylvester, storyteller Luke Brown, co-founder of the Kendal Poetry Festival Pauline Yardwood and author Marian Veevers, who will make this a spoken word evening like no other!

For an irreverent night of spoken word that packs a punch, don’t miss this wild night of poetic entertainment.

TICKETS £8.00

TOMMY CALDWELL THE PUSH

19.30 - 21.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

The Push is an arresting story of focus, drive, motivation, endurance, and transformation; we’re delighted that Tommy is joining us in Kendal once more, to give us an inside track on the book.

TICKETS £12.50

Steve Backshall

© Barny Young

ORTOVOX SNOWSPORTS SESSION

20.00 - 23.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

The best snowsports action, film and on-stage entertainment at Kendal Town Hall.

Brought to you by new sponsors Ortovox we return to our favourite venue again this year with a sensational line-up. The evening will be hosted by Festival director (and former pro skier) Steve Scott alongside our superstar Olympic medalist snowboarder Jenny Jones.

The evening will be a rich mix of the most diverse and best snowsports film from around the globe, plus an opportunity to meet the world’s two most exciting big mountain skiers of the moment – Jérémie Heitz and Vivian Bruchez, plus see the latest snowsports films in one highly entertaining evening presented by Ortovox. Included in our surprise extras we’re delighted to include Henry Schniewind’s top avalanche safety tips plus gear prizes to win on the night.

Presented by Ortovox. Supported by Movement Skis.

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING INTO TWIN GALAXIES

21.00 - 22.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Somewhere near Baffin Bay, in the frozen expanse of western Greenland’s ice sheets, are two connected rivers. It’s a neverbefore-explored area that polar adventurers Sarah McNairLandry, Erik Boomer and Ben Stookesberry have dubbed ‘Twin Galaxies. The trio are true explorers, hauling sleds of gear and kayaks across 600 miles of glaciers and crevasses to be the first to run an Arctic river that they’ve only glimpsed on Google Earth.

We are absolutely delighted that filmmaker Jochen Schmoll and adventurer Ben Stookesberry have especially travelled to Kendal to present the film and share with us just how insane it really was. It will be special.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE THE ARIO DREAM

21.30 - 23.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2

Paul Diffley’s new film profiles the exploration of the deep caves of Ario in the Picos de Europa mountains, Northern Spain, following the latest expeditions as they try to make the last few connections that could result in the deepest cave system in Europe.

A gripping account of ‘expedition-style’ cave exploration involving underground camps and complex logistics, and where the penalties for unforeseen emergencies or problems are severe. At the apex of the operation are the cave divers, pushing into the unknown in deep sumps where rescue is not an option. The tension, as each diver disappears into the blackness, is genuine…

Paul Diffley and cavers will be present to introduce and take questions.

TICKETS £12.50

*This event has sold out, but tickets are available for a second special screening on Sunday morning*

SATURDAY EVENTS

THE FESTIVAL PARTY

22.00 - 02.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - EVERYWHERE!

Kendal Mountain Festival isn’t called ‘the main social event for outdoor enthusiasts in the UK’ for nothing –and the Saturday night Festival Party plays a huge part. This year we have revamped our party night and we are happy to announce it will be a free event. Bigger and better, the party has been extended and takes place throughout the Brewery Arts Centre on Saturday night, with live music in the Malt Room, Vats Bar and Shackleton Tent!

The party line-up includes: DJs Lafouche and Said Belhaj in the Malt Room, followed by DJs GUSN8R and GALUP. DJ Lunchbox Athlete playing mellow sounds in the The Grainstore/Vats Bar GRAINSTORE / VATS BAR, and singer Dawn Foster in the Shackleton Tent.

ENTRY FREE (NO TICKETS REQUIRED)

We are the kindred spirits.

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PAUL RAMSDEN FASTISH AND LIGHTISH

9.00 - 10.15 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

This year, Yorkshireman Paul Ramsden received his fourth Piolets d’Or, yet most people know very little about him.

Paul’s fourth Piolet was for making the first ascent of a 7,000m peak in Tibet last year, with Nick Bullock. Previously, Paul and Mick Fowler received three Piolets d’Or over their years as climbing partners: in 2003 for opening up the North Face of Siguniang in China, in 2013 for their ascent of the Prow of Shiva in India and in 2016 for climbing Gave Ding in one of the remotest regions of Nepal. And yet Paul is no full-time climber – as he will explain. In association with Rab.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING THE ARIO DREAM

9.30 - 11.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

A special second screening of The Ario Dream, with filmmaker Paul Diffley and expedition caver Steph Dwyer.

TICKETS £6.00

50p from each ticket sold goes towards the Cave Rescue Organisation.

ALPKIT OUTDOOR SWIMMING SESSION

9.30 - 12.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

KENDAL

TOWN HALL

An exhilarating journey through rivers, lakes and the sea, as seen through the goggles of three intrepid women. Colin Hill hosts this session and shares his infectious enthusiasm for outdoor swimming.

Tanya Shadrick introduces the life and swim diaries of visionary wild swimmer, the late Lynne ‘Rivers’ Roper. Author Jenny Landreth talks about Swell, a funny and bold account of how women fought their way into the water, and of what they did once they got there.

From wheelchair bound to world class athlete, Beth French tackles incredible feats of endurance. Find out the many faces of triumph she met in her attempt at completing the Oceans7 in a year. Also watch some amazing films, and get the chance to win top prizes from our sponsors.

Presented by Alpkit. Supported by Chillswim, Outdoor Swimmer magazine and The Outdoor Swimming Society.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

ASHLEY COOPER IMAGES FROM A WARMING PLANET

10.30 - 12.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Award winning environmental photographer, Ashley has spent the last fourteen years travelling to every continent on the planet to document the impact of climate change and the rise of renewable energy. ‘Images From a Warming Planet’ is the result: 500 images that graphically depict how climate change is already wreaking havoc across the planet, and what we can do to prevent the worst excesses.

TICKETS £10.00

Beth French training with her son

Paul Ramsden Image © Nick Bullock

ED DOUGLAS

THE MAGICIAN’S GLASS

10.30 - 12.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

In The Magician’s Glass, Ed Douglas writes about bitter controversies and the biggest stories surrounding the bestknown personalities in the world of climbing. The essays include Ueli Steck’s disputed solo ascent of the south face of Annapurna, the fate of Toni Egger on Cerro Torre in 1959 when Cesare Maestri claimed the pair had made the first ascent, and the rise and fall of Slovenian ace Tomaz Humar.

TICKETS £10.00

FAMILY ADVENTURE FILM SCREENING

10.30 - 12.30 SUNDAY 19 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Join us to be entertained by a selection of short films on the big screen and inspire your children for life with the world of outdoor adventure. Ex pect thrilling short films showcasing wild adventure from around the world. We’ll also have some of the stars of the films along to answer your questions.

TICKETS FREE

Due to limited availability, you must book tickets for this screening from the Brewery Box Office.

BMC TV BREAKFAST CLUB

11.00 - 12.45 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

Supercharge your Sunday with Niall Grimes: climber, storyteller and mischiefmaker. Special guests include Pete Whittaker, Steve McClure, Mary-Ann Ochota and James McHaffie plus new films, goody bags for BMC members and crazy amounts of spot prizes.

TICKETS £9.00 £5 discount for BMC members

STEVE SWENSON

11.30 - 13.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE THEATRE

Steve Swenson talks about his life, climbs, and new book ‘Karakoram Climbing - Through the Kashmir Conflict’. The best mountain climbing in the world, Steve will tell you, is in the Karakoram. He has been climbing there since 1980 and has a perspective on the land and its people like few others. A complex place, the Karakoram Range is located in Kashmir, a western Himalaya border region that has a long history of tension and conflict between China, India, and Pakistan.

In association with Arc’teryx.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

HUGH WARWICK LINESCAPES: REMAPPING & RECONNECTING BRITAIN’S FRAGMENTED WILDLIFE

12.30 - 14.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

It is rare to find a landscape untouched by our lines – the hedges, walls, ditches and dykes built to enclose and separate – and the green lanes, roads, canals, railways and power lines, designed to connect. In Linescapes, Hugh

Steve Swenson Collection

ANTONIA BOLINGBROKE-KENT THE LAND OF THE DAWN-LIT MOUNTAINS

12.30 - 14.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent shares stories of her thrilling and dangerous solo 2000 mile adventure through Arunachal Pradesh (meaning ‘land of the dawn-lit mountains’), the uniquely isolated far north-eastern corner of India. A fragile buffer against Chinese expansionism, Arunachal Pradesh was closed to foreigners between 1950 and 1998, and even today the need for permits and restrictions makes this a little-visited region.

Antonia gives us a unique and fascinating account into one of the world’s least explored places.

TICKETS £10.00

SECRETS OF SNOW LEOPARDS

13.00 - 14.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

For three years, Justin Anderson led a team of filmmakers into the Indian Himalaya to capture a remarkable insight into the lives of the most mysterious of mountain animals, the snow leopard. Justin shares exclusive behind-the-scenes footage – you’ll get closer than you ever thought possible.

TICKETS £4.00

MAMMUT MOUNTAIN SPEED SESSION

13.00 - 14.30 SUNDAY 19 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Mammut hosts our first Mountain Speed Session with tales of speed in ascent and descent, featuring Swiss speed climber Dani Arnold. Dani has a phenomenal list of climbing achievements including the north face of the Eiger in just 2 hours and 28 minutes and the Matterhorn north face in 1 hour and 46 minutes.

On stage along with Dani we are excited to host big mountain skier-of-the-moment Jérémie Heitz.

Presented by Mammut.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

MARK BEAUMONT AROUND THE WORLD

IN 80 DAYS

14.00 - 15.30 SUNDAY 19 NOV BREWERY ARTS CENTRE THEATRE

On 2 July 2017, Mark set off from Paris and returned to the same spot 79 days later having completed his cycle around the world. The tour saw him pedal through Europe, Russia, Mongolia, China, Australia, New Zealand and North America before heading back into Europe for the final stretch.

In total Mark completed an incredible distance of 18,000 miles, meaning he spent on average over 16 hours a day in the saddle and had only five hours sleep a night. Mark overcame a range of climates and terrain and still pushed on to keep on top of the time challenge, completing it a day early.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

VERONICA DELLA DORA MOUNTAIN - NATURE AND CULTURE

14.30 - 16.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Veronica Della Dora, Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, explores the way mountains have functioned spiritually as a boundary between life and death, a bridge between the earth and the heavens. Interlacing science, culture and religion, she cleverly sketches the mountain as a geological phenomenon, which has profoundly influenced and been influenced by the human imagination, shaping our environmental consciousness and helping us understand our place in the world.

TICKETS £10.00

BLACK ROCK: FROM CLIMBING TO PERFORMANCE (WITH JOHNNY DAWES)

14.30 - 16.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

An exciting panel discussion with Johnny Dawes, writer Claire Carter, artist David Shearing and Professor Jonathan Pitches. Plus a film showing of ‘Black Rock’, a Kendal Mountain Festival commissioned multimedia performance translating the experience of rock climbing to an audience on the ground. The project explores Johnny Dawes’ first ascent of Indian Face (E9 6C) in Snowdonia and the wider concepts of risk, vertigo, adventure and the physical boundaries between body and rock. Using video projection, environmental sound design, written text and live performers, Black Rock immerses the audiences in a theatrical experience.

Supported and funded by University of Leeds, Arts Council England and co-commissioned by Kendal Mountain Festival.

TICKETS £10.00

Lake District Awarded World Heritage Site status July 2017

DRINK AND DIVULGE

15.00 - 16.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - STUDIO

Join us for a drink and a natter about the films shown over the Festival. What was great, what was unexpected, what would you award the People’s Choice award on Sunday night. What do you want to see next year?

Hosted by our members of our Film Jury including David Holbrooke and Michaela Tracy, our filmmakers and Artistic Director Claire Carter.

TICKETS £6.00

RICHARD ELSE WAINWRIGHT REVEALED

15.00 - 16.30 SUNDAY 19 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Join Richard in Kendal Town Hall, where Alfred Wainwright worked, as he shares a new insights into the man. Richard succeeded where others had failed, bringing Wainwright out of the shadows and into the nation’s living rooms. His BBC documentary transformed the guidebook writer into the most unlikely television star.

Richard tells a complex story of a man often at odds with himself, the ultimate outsider. No-one knew Wainwright better; in a relationship that went beyond documentary making, he became AW’s confidant. Richard gives an insider’s view into their years together; a new insight into Wainwright the man, including his lighter side and how he introduced his TV walking companion, Eric Robson, as “a Cumbrian farmer who occasionally appears on television…”

TICKETS £10.00

Black Rock

Wainwright Reveaved Image © Richard Else

WHERE THE WILD WINDS ARE

16.30 - 18.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

In his new book Nick Hunt writes about walking the invisible pathways of Europe’s local winds, to discover how they affect landscapes, cultures and psychology across the continent.

The Helm, Britain’s only named wind, led him to Cross Fell on the bleak uplands of the Northern Pennines, in the footsteps of Cumbria’s fearsome border reivers and the demons believed for centuries to inhabit the air. The freezing Bora led him three hundred miles from Trieste through Slovenia and down the Croatian coast, from the stony emptiness of the Karst plateau to a blizzard on a Balkan mountain. His final walk traced an ancient pilgrims’ path in the south of France on the trail of the Mistral: the ‘wind of madness’ that animated and tormented Vincent Van Gogh.

TICKETS £10.00

TANYA SHADRICK WATERMARKS

16.30 - 18.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Dive in with Tanya Shadrick and immerse yourself with prose and poetry celebrating the life aquatic. This bestselling anthology of new prose and poetry will plunge you in the world’s lakes, lidos, rivers and oceans. The works are by writers who find inspiration in lidos, lakes and sea pools. Full of quick turns, graceful strokes and surprising dives into the depths, this is writing to make us catch our breath, laugh in delight or shiver a little.

TICKETS £10.00

BEST OF KENDAL

SUNDAY 19 NOV AFTERNOON 16.30 - 19.30 EVENING 20.00 - 23.00

Featuring a selection of this year’s award winning films, screening over six venues across Kendal. Film titles will be publicised on Saturday night after the awards ceremony.

TICKETS £9.50

Free with a Sunday Film Pass – collect your Best of Kendal ticket from the Box Office.

THE (KENDAL) CHINA SESSION

17.30 - 19.00 SUNDAY 19 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

In 2016 we were all spellbound by our Kendal China team talking about the sheer scale and beauty of the wild places that are opening up in their country to explore. Therefore we are delighted to welcome back Kendal China and the 2017 Kendal China Session. American climber Jon Otto, who in 2012 founded the Lead Climbing School in Chengdu and wrote China’s first rock climbing guide, ‘Climbing Beijing’ will be sharing his experiences of mountaineering in China.

Sit back and relax after a weekend of festivities, enjoy a complimentary Chinese buffet and a Tsingtao beer or two and be taken on a journey to far-flung lands.

TICKETS £5.50

The Helm bar over Cross Fell © Nick Hunt

Tanya Shadrick Image

© Steve Creffield

NICK HUNT

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This year at Kendal Mountain Festival we will showcase imagination at the heart, and at the edges of mountain culture. We have looked for adventurers finding new outdoor playgrounds, building new tribes, or breaking down the barriers between them. Join us as we focus on the creativity that we believe is at the core of mountain culture; that compels us to strive to protect our world and the potential for adventure.

We invite you to view nine collections of imagination, curated to take you on a diverse cinematic adventure. In addition, we have three programmes dedicated to Rock, Mountain Ice, and Snow. Then there are our stand-alone screenings; ‘feature films with friends’. These one-off events are what cinema is all about; an opportunity to share an intimate moment with a film and its creators. We are also thrilled to introduce dementia friendly and parent & baby friendly screening sessions; creating new avenues of access ’Imagination’ at Kendal Mountain Festival.

COLLECTION 4 REACH p35

Reach for a partner for ascent, the spirituality of a summit, the identity of a win, the very core of yourself.

A Higher Crawling 03’ Climb

An Awakening 15’ Culture

Follow Through 22’ Snow

Uruca II – Bugaboos Edition 08’ Alpine climb

The Botanist 20’ Culture

Mum 44’ Climb

COLLECTION 8 OBSERVE p39

What’s right in front of you? What’s just around the corner? What’s hidden in our cities but evident in our wildernesses? Look closely….

Where The Wild Things Play 04’ Adrenaline

My Irnik 16’ Culture / Adventure

Black Dots 05’ Culture / Adventure

The Curve of Time 23’ Snow

This Way Up 30’ Bike

Pillars 06’ Culture

Skye’s The Limit 25’ Adventure / Environment

COLLECTION 1 JOURNEY p32

Follow an ancient path, make your own route, connect landscapes through flight, run even just a mile.

TrailPike 10’ Run

Following The Horsemen 20’ Bike / Culture

Now 09’ Climb

Weightless 06’ Flight

Brass, Three Down 10’ Environment / Culture

In A Mile 04’ Run

DugOut 53’ Adventure / Culture

COLLECTION 5 DISCOVER p36

Discover surprising outdoor tribes, the inner-everyman, the possibility of solitude, perfect balance after loss.

Women’s Ways* 29’ Mountaineer

Five Stone of Lead 06’ Culture

The Invincibles 03’ Swim

DreamRide 2 06’ Bike

Tarfala 27’ Snow

Ascend 06’ Bike

Ice Calling* 29’ Ice climb

Psycho Vertical** 65’ Climb

* These films will only be shown on Friday.

* * Ps ycho Vertical will be shown instead of Women’s Ways an d Ice Calling on Saturday and Sunday.

COLLECTION 9 STRIVE p40

Strive against adversity, stay patient for the prize, rise above your label, to adventure every day.

Ditch The Van 10’ Bike

Ramsay’s Round 21’ Run

Woza – The African Surf Film 05’ Surf

On Snow Leopard Mountain 15’ Culture

Dedicate – Diving Free 08’ Adventure

Stumped 27’ Climb

Place of the Gaels 28’ Climbing / Adventure

COLLECTION 2 IMAGINE p33

How far we can go with flow? Escape from prison, find a future, find a present, find a solution.

P.S.I. 02’ Adventure

Feel the Burn 12’ Run

Even When I’m Suffering 03’ Endurance

Safety Third 29’ Climb

The Hanging 15’ Climb

Frames of Mind 06’ Bike

Fishpeople 49’ Environment

COLLECTION 6

CREATE p37

Create a way to own your environment, a space to explore at home, an invention for survival, a lifestyle of adventure.

COLLECTION 10 ROCK p41

Climb alone, climb to cross community walls, climb to challenge your identity, to be silly, to be brave.

Type II Fun 03’

Beyond the Wall 10’

9b 07’

Wild and Wonderful 13’

Over the Sea 17’

100% Myself 07’

Break on Through 25’

Solo 27’

COLLECTION 3 SEEK p34

Answers hide in the wilderness of our world and ourselves. Seek a dream, a road, a rainforest, a moment of ice…

Dawn to Dusk 02’ Skate

My Big White Thighs & Me 25’ Swim

Hunting Giants 24’ Environment

Cuchulainn 08’ Run

Searching For Christmas Tree 15’ Ice climb

The Last Honey Hunter 36’ Climb / Culture

COLLECTION 7 ARRIVE p38

Arrive by finding your tribe, by going back out to sea, by leaving frequently, by trusting yourself.

The Frozen Road 24’ Bike / Adventure Slacker 09’ Slackline

Song For The Nomad 07’ Snow

Between Sky And Peaks 25’ Flight / Adventure At Sea 03’ Swim In Gora 45’ Snow / Adventure /

COLLECTION 11

MOUNTAIN

& ICE p42

Mountains: the crucible of our dreams. Wonder, partner, question, rebel in the high country…

Searching for Christmas Tree 15’

Alpinist at Large: Siguniang 1981 12’

Women’s Ways 29’

Hansjörg Auer –No Turning Back 30’

COLLECTION 12 SNOW p43

The white stuff, it can crystallise our vision of the future, its a magical ingredient, it reminds us all of the child inside.

Becoming History –20 Years Of The NCAF 15’

The Time Within 05’

The First Day of Summer 05’

Finding the Line 15’

Yas Mas –Snowmads in Greece 20’

Follow Through 22’

SPECIAL FILM SCREENINGS

These films are ticketed events – not available with a film pass. They are listed in the events pages 8 – 26.

Bonington: Mountaineer p11

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short films showcasing wild adventure from around the world. We’ll also have some of the stars of the films along to answer your questions.

from the ‘Film Active’ youth film competition.

PARENT & BABY FILM SESSION p47

Especially for parents / guardians and their babies – an opportunity to enjoy the finest selection of adventure films without the worry of disturbing other guests.

FIND A FILM!

Know what film you want to see, but not sure when it’s being shown? Use this index to ensure you don’t miss it!

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JOURNEY

Follow an ancient path, make your own route, connect landscapes through flight, run even just a mile.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 11.30 Brewery Screen 1

Friday 16 .30 Movie Truck

Sa turday 09.00 Movie Truck

Saturday 11.30 Ke ndal United Church

Sunday 09.00 Brewery Studio

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

TRAILPIKE

RICHARD BERRY*

We identify as runners, but in doing so, we must fully accept the reality of what that means. There will be hard miles, and the miles that fly: we will savour success, sweet with celebration and the days when tired mind and broken body refuse to countenance our dreams. To be a runner is to be all of this.

10’ / UK

GENRE: RUN

FOLLOWING THE HORSEMEN

TOBIAS STEINIGEWEG*

There are few roads in Lesotho. There are even fewer mountain bikers. Here the horse is supreme and the myriad horse trails that have been carved through its steep and rugged mountains are its lifeblood. Horsemen ply these trails, just as they have for generations, riding between villages that have remained unchanged over centuries.

19’ / GERMANY

GENRE: BIKE / CULTURE

NOW (AGORA) OTÁVIO LIMA

Agora is a poetic docufiction about the physical and mental journey of climber Lucas Lima who tests his determination on a difficult ascent. A story of discovery and awakening through a communion with nature.

09’ / BRAZIL

GENRE: CLIMB

WEIGHTLESS JEAN-BAPTISTE CHANDELIER

Take to the skies with Jean-Baptiste Chandelier as he brings us along for the ride on a breathtaking journey from the French Alps to the coast of South Africa, from the Azores islands to the beaches of Brazil, in his latest video short.

06’ / FRANCE

GENRE: FLIGHT

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE BRASS, THREE DOWN RICHARD BERRY*

Arctic Charr fish stocks in Windermere, have declined due to environmental pressures. Windermere Charr were a culinary delicacy, caught and preserved by potting or made into pies to be enjoyed at the tables of the upper classes. As the population declines, so have the number of those who fish for them using traditional techniques. Equally the culinary skills are being lost along with the manufacture of the pots used to preserve them in. This film brings together the environmental issues facing Cumbria and celebrates the role Arctic Charr have played in the cultural life of the Lake District.

10’ / UK

GENRE: ENVIRONMENT / CULTURE

IN A MILE NICK CARTER*

Three friends from different sides of London talk about how something as simple as a mile can change so much.

10’ / UK

GENRE: RUN

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE DUGOUT

BENJAMIN SADD*

An idea as simple as the name suggests: travel to the Ecuadorian Amazon, live with an indigenous community, learn from them how to build a canoe, then take that canoe on a journey… The film covers the two month trip, documenting time in the Huaorani community building a dugout canoe, then the journey downstream through Ecuador’s Yasuni region - one of the most biodiverse areas of the world.

53’ / UK

GENRE: ADVENTURE / CULTURE

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE P.S.I. DAN MILNER*

With slow motion capturing every nuance of the action, a trail rider takes his appreciation of the mountains to wry new levels.

02’ / UK

GENRE: ADVENTURE

FEEL THE BURN DOMINIC GILL

In a place that has a reputation for decadence and discomfort, a little known ultra marathon is attracting hundreds of runners to experience its one-of-a-kind environment of art, music, and nature.

11’ / USA

GENRE: RUN

EVEN WHEN I’M SUFFERING JONNY &

JONO

John is a former prolific high profile armed robber who has found redemption through the power of sport. Having broken both the British and World indoor rowing records whilst in prison, he is now forging a new life as an endurance athlete, coach and speaker.

03’ / UK

GENRE: ENDURANCE

SAFETY THIRD

CEDAR WRIGHT & TAYLOR KEATING

Brad Gobright is beyond bold. From his runout and poorly protected trad climbs to his unimaginable free solos, avert your eyes as Gobright recovers from a back breaking fall and attempts some of the hardest ascents of his career.

30’ / USA

GENRE: CLIMB

THE HANGING

GEOFFREY FEINBERG

Nineteen-year-old Kirill is fearless. He and his friends hang out on the rooftops of apartment buildings, where his brazen stunts have earned him the nickname ‘Russian Spiderman’. As Kirill hangs in the void between youthful freedom and adult responsibility, he says he isn’t driven by emptiness, but by his own independentminded ambition and desire for freedom.

15’ / USA

GENRE: CLIMB

FRAMES OF MIND

STU THOMPSON – CUT MEDIA

Freeriding star Matt Jones visualises his tricks and pushes MTB freestyle skills to the very limit.

06’ / UK

GENRE: BIKE

IMAGINE

How far we can go with flow? Escape from prison, find a future, find a present, find a solution.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 09.00 Brewery Studio

Friday 14 .00 Sh akespeare Centre

Friday 19.00 Ke ndal United Church

Saturday 11.30 Movie Truck

Saturday 16 .30 Brewery Screen 2

Saturday 19.00 KU RC

Su nday 11.30 Sh akespeare Centre

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

FISHPEOPLE KEITH MALLOY

To some, the ocean is a fearsome and dangerous place. But to others, it’s a limitless world of fun, freedom and opportunity where life can be lived to the full. From surfers and spearfishers to a long-distance swimmer, a former coal miner and a group of at-risk kids on the streets of San Francisco, it’s a film about the transformative effects of time spent in the ocean – and leaving behind our limitations to find deeper meaning in the saltwater wilderness that lies just beyond the shore.

49’ / USA

GENRE: ENVIRONMENT

SEEK

Answers hide in the wilderness of our world and ourselves. Seek a dream, a road, a rainforest, a moment of ice…

SHOWTIMES

Friday 09.00 Brewery Theatre

Friday 14 .00 Brewery Screen 2

Friday 19.00 Movie Truck

Saturday 11.30 Brewery Screen 2

Saturday 14 .00 Movie Truck

Saturday 16 .30 Movie Truck

Sunday 11.30 Brewery Studio

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

DAWN TO DUSK

SCOTT HARDESTY

Throughout the southwestern USA, legends surf the pavement at speeds nearing 80mph. In search of mountain passes, desert highways, and hairpin turns - embrace the spirit of Dre Nubine and Jonah Strait as they explore Colorado and Utah.

02’ / USA

GENRE: SKATE

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE MY BIG WHITE THIGHS AND ME

HANNAH MAIA*

A young(ish) woman has fallen out of love with her own body. Frustrated, she wishes they didn’t have to hang out quite so much. Committed to making a change she sets herself the simple goal of swimming in open water at least once a month for a year. As she braves the elements throughout the seasons to swim in wild places she also begins to appreciate the quiet heroism of a female life and its body. A story about womanhood, miscarriage, healing, loving your own skin and freezing your bum off in cold water. Maybe life is indeed better when you wear a swimsuit. 25’ / UK

GENRE: SWIM

HUNTING GIANTS

SEAN HORLOR & STEVE ADAMS

A thrill-seeking explorer wants to find and climb the biggest tree in Canada outside a logging community on the brink of collapse. Told through the point-of-view of the residents, the local indigenous community, and a group of big tree climbers, this cinematic adventure into the old-growth rainforests of British Columbia explores a question faced by resource communities around the world: extract profit until there’s nothing left or balance resource development with eco-tourism in pursuit of a more sustainable future?

24’ / CANADA

GENRE: ENVIRONMENT

CUCHULAINN

COLDHOUSE COLLECTIVE*

Cúchulainn. A name from the heroes of old. Evocative of the often dark and foreboding spires of the Cuillin ridge. This film passes through moments on these slopes, those who explore and find a way upon them, and those who put themselves at risk for the sake of others. Featuring Ian ‘Spike’ Sykes, a member of the Skye RAF Mountain Rescue team in the 1960s, a banjo, and Skye’s iconic ridge.

08’ / UK

GENRE: RUN

SEARCHING FOR CHRISTMAS TREE

ZHANG YUNPING*

A university teacher looking to break free from a life of routine in China and a mysterious frozen waterfall that no one knows the whereabouts of, spins this story of seemingly futile quests and ultimately transcending climb.

15’ / CHINA

GENRE: ICE CLIMB

THE LAST HONEY HUNTER BEN KNIGHT

Maule Dhan Rai is the last man in the remote Nepal village of Saadi who’s been visited in a dream by a wrathful forest spirit called Rongkemi. If no one else in the village has the dream, a generationsold tradition may die.

36’ / USA

GENRE: CLIMB / CULTURE

The

Last Honey Hunter

Hunting Giants

A HIGHER CRAWLING

ERIC BECKER*

Two tiny titans at the top of their game battle for a first ascent.

03’ / USA

GENRE: CLIMB

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE AN AWAKENING

JOHN SEDDON & VAIBHAV KAUL*

Far away from hearth, home and heritage, a young Himalayan scholar is faced with physical disablement and desolation. As he takes on his ‘mountains’, he finds solace in his spirituality, ethnic identity, and love for the wilderness. Shot in northern England on the ancient Asian spring and new year festival of Nauróz, this impressionistic ethnography brings together poetic images, words and sounds to reveal the essence of the young highlander’s being.

15’ / UK

GENRE: CULTURE

FOLLOW THROUGH

ADAM CLARK & ISAIAH BRANCH-BOYLE

People have opinions about skier Caroline Gleich: Inspirational. Gumby. Role model. Model masquerading as a mountaineer. At sixteen, she stumbled upon a copy of the cult classic guidebook The Chuting Gallery. Irreverent and wonderfully arbitrary, the guidebook lays out a set of 88 ski mountaineering lines across Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. When she first said out loud she wanted to ski them, she was met with laughter. After a decade building her skills, Gleich set out to complete her vision. A story of loss, belonging and desire for respect.

22’ / USA

GENRE: SNOW

URUCA II BUGABOOS EDITION

ERICK GRIGOROVSKI

Hugo and Felipinho are back on the wall (a remote spire, actually, in the middle of the glaciers) to face all the challenges of alpine climbing – frozen and wet rock, poor communication with each other, inner demons, selfies and the frigid, ever-changing weather.

08’ / CANADA

GENRE: ALPINE CLIMB

THE BOTANIST

MAUDE PLANTE-HUSARUK & MAXIME LACOSTE-LEBUIS

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Social Soviet Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raimberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.

20’ / CANADA

GENRE: CULTURE

MUM

WOJTEK KOZAKIEWICZ

A sport climber and a mother of two kids, after 20 years of living her passion, sets herself a new goal - to climb a route that no woman has ever done before.

A story about Kinga Ociepka-Grzegulskaone of the most important figures of the last two decades in Polish sport climbing.   45’ / POLAND

GENRE: CLIMB

REACH

Reach for a partner for ascent, the spirituality of a summit, the identity of a win, the very core of yourself.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 11.30 Brewery Studio

Friday 16 .30 Brewery Screen 2

Saturday 09.00 Ke ndal United Church

Saturday 14 .00 Brewery Studio

Saturday 19.00 Sh akespeare Centre

Sunday 09.00 Sh akespeare Centre

Sunday 14 .00 Sh akespeare Centre

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

DISCOVER

Discover surprising outdoor tribes, the inner-everyman, the possibility of solitude, perfect balance after loss.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 11.30 Brewery Screen 2

Friday 16 .30 Ke ndal United Church

Saturday 09.00 Brewery Screen 2

Saturday 14 .00 Sh akespeare Centre

Saturday 16 .30 Brewery Theatre

Sunday 11.30 Brewery Screen 2

Sunday 14 .00 Ke ndal United Church

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

WOMEN’S WAYS*

SANDRA DUCASSE & TARANTO JR. FRANCISCO

A documentary that explores the world of the mountain through the strength of women. There are three main subjects: Marion Poitevin, Liv Sansoz and Martina Cufar-Potard. Through interviews we discover what they share and also what separates them in their paths through life, but above all we discover the strength of woman in all its potential.

29’ / FRANCE

GENRE: MOUNTAINEER

FIVE STONE OF LEAD JONNY & JONO

On the west coast of Ireland, kids don’t dream about winning the world cup. They dream about being championship jockeys. This is the story of a 12 year old jockey called Dylan who is tiny, even for a jockey. Since stepping up a level he has to compete against older, stronger jockeys with more experience.

At the Glenbeigh Races, one of the biggest events in the grassroots horse racing calendar, Dylan has the chance to make a name for himself.

06’ / UK

GENRE: CULTURE

THE INVINCIBLES

ADAM PATTERSON

The film explores the story of Tom Bermingham, Mairead Ni Mhaoileóin and Tom McCarthy, three open water swimmers who are dedicated to the water all year round – rain, hail or shine.

03’ / IRELAND

GENRE: SWIM

DREAMRIDE 2 MIKE HOPKINS

Step into a dream world where the trails never end. DreamRide 2 is the follow up sequel to last year’s award winning short film, DreamRide. Combining a Dr.Suess inspired narrative, mind blowing natural landscapes, and one dreamer on a mountain bike, this film will take you on an adventure like no other.

06’ / CANADA

GENRE: BIKE

TARFALA

JOHANNES ÖSTERGÅRD

Far north of the arctic circle, right next to Sweden’s highest mountain, one old man has chosen to spend his life as a caretaker of a lonely hiking hut. Retreating to the cold arctic winter storms from obligations and everyday routines, he’s set on finding peace of mind with the life he has lived. What does a journey to find happiness look like, when life is not shared with friends and loved ones?

27’ / GERMANY

GENRE: SNOW

ASCEND

SIMON PERKINS

A short that attempts to articulate why Jon Wilson mountain bikes. As a young adult, Jon lost his leg to cancer. Mountain biking has played a critical role in helping him sink his teeth back into life. Simon is one of many who are lucky to get to call Jon a friend, as he is someone who does three important things for him in his life: he inspires; he gives perspective; and he people in their place.

06’ / USA

GENRE: BIKE

ICE CALLING*

BENJAMÍN SOTO & CRISTOBAL DE ALBA

Despite living in a country where big ice formations are now nonexistent, Hector Ponce de Leon and Daniel Araiza prepare themselves to be the first Mexican alpinists to climb Slipstream, a thousand meter high icefall in the Canadian Rockies. This documentary tells the path and obstacles that both had to overcome to fulfill their dream.

29’ / MEXICO

GENRE: ICE CLIMB

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE PSYCHO VERTICAL**

JEN RANDALL*

Based on his best-selling autobiography Psycho Vertical, this is a raw and emotive portrait of the complex life and motivations of writer, funny-man and Britain’s unlikeliest hero-mountaineer, Andy Kirkpatrick, woven into an 18 day solo ascent of El Capitan, Yosemite.

64’ / UK

GENRE: CLIMB

* Wo men’s Ways and Ice Calling will on ly be shown on Friday. ** Psycho Vertical will be shown on Sa turday and Sunday instead of Wo men’s Ways and Ice Calling after it s premiére.

SURF THE LINE

JEREMY FREY

The Flying Frenchies slice through the air on a 600m-high highline, reaching speeds of up to 75kph before using their BASEjumping skills to dismount with impressive grace and style.

03’ / FRANCE

GENRE: ADVENTURE

BRUJAS

MILES JORIS-PEYRAFITTE

A look at NYC’s female skate culture and the girls who are taking a stand to shift social norms in their city. ‘Brujas’ is an urban, free-form, creative and autonomous organization that seeks to build radical political coalition through youth culture.

07’ / USA

GENRE: SKATE / CULTURE

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE THE BOULDER PROJECT PHIL FEENEY*

A bunch of climbers living at the furthest point in the UK from natural rocks, mountains, and coastline, design and build their own personal boulder, plant it in the woods, and invite their friends for a session at the home made crag.

08’ / UK

GENRE: CLIMB

THE TIME TRAVELERS GNARLY BAY PRODUCTIONS

BRENDAN LEONARD & FOREST WOODWARD

The USA Rafting Team set their sights on breaking the Colorado River speed record in the Grand Canyon, in a 48-foot custom boat they built themselves.

23’ / USA

GENRE: ADVENTURE

A LINE IN THE SNOW –GREECE BEN TIBBETTS*

“Skiing in Greece? Really?” was the usual response. With a desperate lack of snow in the Alps, Ben was looking as far away as Morocco and Nepal for inspiration. He had been told that there was good snow in Greece, but didn’t quite believe it. With just five days planning he headed to Greece to explore the beautiful mountains of the north and meet the people that live and work there.

10’ / UK

GENRE: SNOW

IN PERPETUAL MOTION

KRYSTLE WRIGHT

A short film that explores the work of adventure hhotographer Krystle Wright and the different tangents of fear that weave between her life and her work.   05’ / AUSTRALIA

GENRE: ADVENTURE

ADAPTION BANGLADESH: SEA LEVEL RISE JUSTIN DESHIELDS*

The “new normal” of global climate change is, generally, a harrowing reality to contemplate. Cultural anthropologist Alizé Carrére helps us see, however, that it does not need to be a reality devoid of hope. In Bangladesh — the most densely populated country in the world and one that will bear a disproportionate share of the impact of global climate change –Carrere shows us the kind of resilience, flexibility and innovation that will be required for the survival of our species.

13’ / USA

GENRE: CULTURE

CREATE

Create a way to own your environment, a space to explore right at home, an invention for survival, a lifestyle of adventure.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 09.00 Brewery Screen 1

Friday 14 .00 Brewery Studio

Friday 19.00 Sh akespeare Centre

Saturday 09.00 Brewery Theatre

Saturday 11.30 Sh akespeare Centre

Saturday 19.00 Brewery Screen 2

Su nday 11.30 Movie Truck

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

COCONUT CONNECTION

SEAN VILLANUEVA O’DRISCOLL

Having previously explored Baffin on the famous Dodo’s Delight, Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva return for a big wall expedition in July for ‘better weather’. However, with the sea ice breaking up, access proves impossible. Joined by Italian climbers Matteo Della Bordella, Matteo De Zaiacomo and Luca Schiera, they ski in on the frozen sea to find themselves stranded for two months in a Yosemitelike valley full of unclimbed big walls. Nico and Sean are renowned musicians, but what instruments do the Italians bring to the party? And how good is their singing?     39’ / BELGIUM

GENRE: CLIMB

FALL IMPRESSIONS

JOEY SCHUSLER

For Sarah, a freelance fine art and commercial artist, her work – and her play – all stems from flow. It’s why her mountain biking and her painting go hand in hand. Her goal is to share with other people whatever magic she sees in the world around her.

04’ / USA

GENRE: BIKE

ARRIVE

Arrive by finding your tribe, by going back out to sea, by leaving frequently, by trusting yourself.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 09.00 Ke ndal United Church

Friday 14 .00 Movie Truck

Friday 19.00 Brewery Studio

Saturday 09.00 Brewery Studio

Saturday 14 .00 Brewery Theatre

Saturday 19.00 Brewery Studio

Sunday 09.00 Ke ndal United Church

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE THE FROZEN ROAD

BEN PAGE*

Shot and edited whilst cycling around the world, this short film charts Ben’s winter journey into the Canadian Arctic. Compelled by Jack London’s assertion, that ‘any man who is a man can travel alone’, he sought an adventure of perfect solitude. The film is an honest reflection of his solo trip; of the wonder, terror and frustration he experienced when riding through the unforgiving emptiness of one of the world’s ‘last great wildernesses’.

24’ / UK

GENRE: BIKE / ADVENTURE

SLACKER

MAX LOWE

Slacklining to many is a mystery, a line where impossible and possible collide. For Terry Acomb it’s simply a way of life. ‘Slacker’ takes you inside Terry’s life uncovering his fundamental role in the slackline community and the work he’s put into the progression and accessibility of this sport.

09’ / USA

GENRE: SLACKLINE

SONG FOR THE NOMAD BEN STURGULEWSKI

Kyrgyzstan’s capital city, Bishkek, is a modern whirlwind of sight and sound. But in a concert hall in the heart of the city, the keys of a lone piano carry out of the chaos and into the timeless Celestial Mountains beyond. Into a world of horsemen and shamans, and young souls brought to life in the heart of nature. A tale of two worlds, together they play the song of the nomad – a requiem for a time gone by.

07’ / USA

GENRE: SNOW

BETWEEN SKY AND PEAKS

NICOLAS HAIRON, JÉRÉMIE CHENAL & JULIEN IRILLI

The latest technical evolutions in paragliding have resulted in ultra-light and compact wings that fit in a very small volume. When the conditions are suitable, it becomes possible to climb and descend previously unimagined objectives. In the Mont Blanc range, Julien Irilli experiences the possibilities offered by this combination of opportunities, solo and with friends.

25’ / FRANCE

GENRE: FLIGHT / ADVENTURE

AT SEA NICK CARTER*

Based on a spoken word poem written by Ayo Akinwolere, At Sea is the story of one man’s relationship with the open water.

03’ / UK

GENRE: SWIM

IN GORA

ANDY COLLET & MATHIAS JOUBERT

A team of riders join join Val and Tim, who define themselves as “a modern nomad couple”, for a road trip through Europe. Aboard their retrofitted American school bus that they have entirely renovated into a big campervan, Val and Tim travel the world and chase powder along the way. This one month journey brings the riders into the anything but ordinary daily life of these two atypical nature lovers. In Austria, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro, they encounter the locals and ride the best mountains they find on their way.

44’ / USA

GENRE: SNOW / ADVENTURE

WHERE THE WILD THINGS PLAY

KRYSTLE WRIGHT

There’s a revolving conversation asking why aren’t there more females in the adventure industry whether its big mountain skiing, filmmakers, big wall climbers and so forth. Well it’s about time we found out Where The Wild Things Play.

04’ / AUSTRALIA

GENRE: ADRENALINE

MY IRNIK

MATTHEW HOOD

& FRANCOIS LEBEAU

Set in Arctic Canada, Conor, a young father and a native of Montreal fell in love with the northern way of life and with a woman from there. Now, with a young family, he helps to pass on the native traditions and ancestral culture to his son, as he learns them himself. In this surreal landscape and isolated community, these two are bonding over a shared love of the outdoors, dogsledding, exploration and new adventures.

15’ / CANADA

GENRE: CULTURE / ADVENTURE

BLACK DOTS

RYAN GOFF*

With baited breath and soggy feet, British landscape photographer Nicholas JR White braces himself for a typical taste of Lake District weather, high up in Honister Slate Mine, Warnscale Head bothy.

05’ / UK

GENRE: CULTURE / ADVENTURE

THE CURVE OF TIME JORDAN MANLEY

Due to climate change, by 2050 ski seasons will be markedly shorter. Lower elevations will receive significantly less snowfall. Two veteran professional skiers contemplate the impact their love for adventure has on the very environment that sustains and fulfills them. As they peer into the future, they realize there is a more sustainable path ahead, but it won’t be easy.

24’ / CANADA

GENRE: SNOW

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE THIS WAY UP ANDY MCKENNA

& ANDY MCCANDLISH*

Andy McKenna, mountain biker since the 1980’s and a professional mountain bike guide, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2007. Although he didn’t know it then, far from being the end of his mountain bike career this (apparently) incurable degenerative disease was the start of a different kind of mountain bike journey. A hysterical, ridiculous, rewarding, precious one. Finding the connection between the realities of life, and how we deal with them, strikes a chord whether you ride or not. Biking helps to cope, to escape, and to keep Andy sane.

30’ / UK

GENRE: BIKE

OBSERVE

What’s right in front of you? What’s just around the corner? What’s hidden in our cities but evident in our wildernesses? Look closely.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 11.30 Ke ndal United Church

Friday 16 .30 Sh akespeare Centre

Saturday 11.30 Brewery Studio

Saturday 14 .00 Ke ndal United Church

Saturday 16 .30 Brewery Studio

Sunday 14 .00 Movie Truck

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

PILLARS

RICHARD BERRY*

A social commentary on shared human experiences around the world, ‘Pillars’ began as an ethnographic study of life in Nepal, focusing on day-to-day life and the deeper cultural and religious belief systems which run through Nepalese society. However, during production the film evolved, giving the filmmaker the opportunity to comment on the state of Western society using Nepal as the vehicle for this, through imagery and an interview with Nepalese native Mingma Sherpa.

06’ / UK

GENRE: CLIMB

SKYE’S THE LIMIT

JAMES APPLETON & CAL MAJOR*

Paddle Against Plastic 2017: Cal Major’s solo circumnavigation of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, on stand up paddleboard highlighted that even stunning, remote and wild places such as this are affected by plastic pollution, and we can do something about it.

25’ / UK

GENRE: ADVENTURE / ENVIRONMENT

STRIVE

Strive against adversity, stay patient for the prize, rise above your label, to adventure every day.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 09.00 Sh akespeare Centre

Friday 14 .00 Ke ndal United Church

Friday 16 .30 Brewery Studio

Saturday 09.00 Sh akespeare Centre

Saturday 14 .00 Brewery Screen 2

Saturday 19.00 Movie Truck

Sunday 11.30 Ke ndal United Church

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

DITCH THE VAN MALLORY CUNNINGHAM

& KYLE ROMANEK

Cellist, singer-songwriter and political activist Ben Sollee spent a lot of time on whirlwind tours, flying over and driving through America’s towns and cities. He was becoming burnt out, and his health was suffering. So he bought an Xtracycle cargo bike, strapped his cello to it and set off on a five-year, 5,000-mile journey. His Ditch the Van Tour brings hardships, like broken wheels, tornadoes, unfriendly motorists, and takes twice as long for half the money as a traditional tour. But it also offers meaningful experiences and a more human pace of life in a frantic world.

10’ / USA

GENRE: BIKE

WORLD FILM PREMIÈRE RAMSAY’S ROUND

CLAIRE MACLEOD & DAVE MACLEOD*

American athlete Alicia Hudelson returns to the Scottish Highlands to attempt the classic Ramsay’s Round.

23’ / UK

GENRE: RUN

WOZA –THE AFRICA SURF FILM OTÁVIO LIMA

Shot in Durban, South Africa, and Ponto Do Ouro, Mozambique, the film tells the story of an African surfer who has been taken as a lover by the African water spirit Mami Wata. ‘Woza’ is the Zulu word from ‘Come’.

06’ / SOUTH AFRICA

GENRE: SURF

ON SNOW LEOPARD MOUNTAIN JUSTIN

ANDERSON*

In a remote village in the Himalaya Tsewang Norboo has grown up with snow leopards. In his own words he shares his experiences and reveals why community based conservation is vital to saving these remarkable cats. A ambient portrait of a life high in the mountains, full of silence, dark interiors and mysterious glimpses of mystical cats.

15’ / UK

GENRE: CULTURE

DEDICATE: DIVING FREE SHAMS & ALEX AIMARD*

Jacques de Vos is an underwater photographer who spends most of his time freediving with orcas. Helped by his crew, this South African became an expert in finding these incredible creatures in the ocean and spending a few seconds swimming with them underwater. Follow the man who freedives with orcas on one of his most beautiful expeditions, completed last winter in north of Norway.

08’ / FRANCE

GENRE: ADVENTURE

STUMPED CEDAR WRIGHT

“I don’t want to be known as just a onearmed climber,” says Maureen Beck, “I just want to be a good climber.”

Maureen Beck may have been born missing her lower left arm, but that hasn’t stopped her from going hard. She takes whippers on 5.12 and crushes overhanging boulders, while shot-gunning beers. But she is not here to be your inspiration.

“People say, ‘Look, a one-armed climber, now I have no excuses.’ I’m like, dude, you never had any excuses in the first place.” Maureen is here to crush the gnar –with one bloody stump helping her get to the top.

27’ / USA

GENRE: CLIMB

PLACE OF THE GAELS COLDHOUSE

COLLECTIVE*

From the climbers and skiers who live for Scottish winter to the musicians and craftspeople who make their living in the highlands, so much of our inspiration still comes from the mountains of Scotland. This film catalogues US climbers as they journey through the country discovering that the weather is just as fickle, the people just as welcoming and the climbing just as demanding as they’d always heard.

28’ / UK

GENRE: CLIMBING / ADVENTURE

TYPE II FUN DOMINIC JOYCE*

Three very average climbers suffer their way up the Nose at a snails pace. In true British style they made their ascent totally unprepared and arrogant as to how difficult it would be.

04’ / UK

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE BEYOND THE WALL RAY WOOD*

The creation of Wadi Climbing and Palestine’s first climbing wall in Ramallah has been key to developing a community of rock climbers in the West Bank. This film looks at what it means to be a climber living here, through spending time with local climbers Anas and Urwah Askar, and talking to one of the founders of the Wadi Climbing project, Tim Bruns.

10’ / UK

9B

BEN PRITCHARD*

In June, Steve McClure finally ticked his long-term super project at Malham Cove to establish the UK’s first route graded 9b. ‘Rainman’ required over 100 sessions spanning ten seasons. Steve - in his own words - is ‘weak’ and aged 46. Hope for us all…

07’ / UK

WILD AND WONDERFUL MIKE CALL

The first deep-water-solo climbing comp held on real stone in America. The catch? DWS on Summersville lake is illegal and these solos have never been attempted. A community of volunteers, athletes, sponsors and spectators converge in a once in a lifetime event.

30’ / USA

ROCK

Climb alone, climb to cross community walls, climb to challenge your identity, to be silly, to be brave.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 09.00 Brewery Screen 2

Saturday 11.30 Brewery Theatre

Sunday 09.00 Brewery Screen 2

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

ABOVE THE SEA GEOFFREY FEINBERG

Chris Sharma remains the world’s greatest practitioner of deep water soloing –climbing ropeless above the sea. Ten years after his generation-defining ascent of a majestic arch, Chris returns to the Mediterranean island of Mallorca where he discovers a beautiful, sweeping wall with small holds running up its face. If he can link the moves, and endure the numerous heart-stopping plunges into the sea, he will establish what may be the world’s hardest deep water solo climb.

17’ / USA

100% MYSELF

EUAN RYAN*

Georgia is autistic. But you wouldn’t have guessed. She’s learned to be “normal”. However, more and more, she wants to just be herself. Climbing has helped Georgia to confront her issues and realise that, for her, “normal” just isn’t.  49’ / UK

BREAK ON THROUGH REEL ROCK

In high-end modern rock climbing, 5.15 is the top of the difficulty scale, a grade achieved by only a few men and never by a woman. Margo Hayes, a little known 19-year-old from Boulder, Colorado, is determined to change that. To be closer to the world’s hardest routes, she has moved to Europe, where she trains and climbs with the goal of succeeding on two of the most iconic 5.15s in France and Spain. But pushing her body and mind to the absolute limit, she risks injury and failure in her quest to be the first..

25’ / USA

SOLO

PETE WHITTAKER & ADAM BAILES*

Late last year, Pete Whittaker attempted the first all-free solo ascent of Freerider (5.12d) on El Capitan inside 24 hours, using rope solo techniques. Only two previous attempts had previously been made; in 7 days by Stéphane Perron and 4 days by Jorg Verhoeven. So 24 hours looked pretty unlikely then…

27’ / UK

MOUNTAIN AND ICE

Mountains: the crucible of our dreams. Wonder, partner, question, rebel in the high country…

SHOWTIMES

Friday 11.30 Sh akespeare Centre

Saturday 16 .30 Sh akespeare Centre

Sunday 09.00 Movie Truck

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

SEARCHING FOR CHRISTMAS TREE ZHANG YUNPING*

A university teacher looking to break free from a life of routine in China and a mysterious frozen waterfall that no one knows the whereabouts of, spins this story of seemingly futile quests and ultimately transcending climb.

15’ / CHINA

ALPINIST AT LARGE: SIGUNIANG 1981

GRAHAM ZIMMERMAN & JIM AIKMAN

In 1981 Jack Tackle, Jim Donini, Kim Schmitz, Jim Kanzler, and Greg Thomsen travelled to the newly opened mountains of central China to attempt the South Face of then unclimbed Mt Siguniang. Retreating from the mountain in defeat, the team engaged in outrageous hijinks that, until recently, were too embarrassing to share publicly. This film gathers the four surviving members to learn about their experiences in China in 1981 and highlight their hilarious account with animated images from the expedition.

12’ / USA

WOMEN’S WAYS

SANDRA DUCASSE & TARANTO JR. FRANCISCO

Women’s ways is a documentary that explores the world of the mountain through the strength of women. There are three main subjects: Marion Poitevin, Liv Sansoz and Martina Cufar-Potard. Through interviews we discover what they share and also what separates them in their paths through life, but above all we discover the strength of a woman in all its potential.

29’ / FRANCE

HANSJÖRG AUER –NO TURNING BACK DAMIANO

LEVATI

World class alpinist Hansjörg Auer reflects on high altitude achievements and the high cost of losing friends in the mountains he loves.

30’ / ITALY

ICE CALLING

BENJAMÍN SOTO & CRISTOBAL DE ALBA

Despite living in a country where big ice formations are now nonexistent, Hector Ponce de Leon and Daniel Araiza prepare themselves to be the first Mexican alpinists to climb Slipstream, a thousand meter high icefall in the Canadian Rockies. This documentary tells the path and obstacles that both had to overcome to fulfill their dream.

29’ / MEXICO

BECOMING HISTORY –20 YEARS OF THE NCAF MIKE DOUGLAS

Twenty years ago the New Canadian Air Force and Salomon changed skiing forever with the release of the Teneighty ski. The original crew comes together in Whistler to celebrate the anniversary and look back at what has happened in the sport.

15’ / CANADA

THE TIME WITHIN BEN

STURGULEWSKI

As a light snow begins to fall on the bustling Tokyo outside his family shop, The Timekeeper delicately assembles his masterwork. In precision clockwork, the mystery lies in the finest details – and the master knows that in a single second of perfect and beautiful synchronicity, there lives an eternity.

05’ / USA

THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER ZAK EMERSON*

Arriving on the first day of summer, a national holiday in Iceland, Pete Coombs and his small group of splitboarding friends head north and back into winter. Pete begins to question the reasons, justifications and risks involved in such an expedition.

05’ / UK

SNOW

The white stuff, it can crystallise our vision of the future, its a magical ingredient, it reminds us all of the child inside.

SHOWTIME

Friday 21.30 Sh akespeare Centre

A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

FINDING THE LINE BJARNE SALÉN

Two skiing sisters from Melbourne set out to face their deepest fears. When facing dangerous situations, they deal with these obstacles differently. Nat calculates her actions, avoiding risk where possible, while Anna confronts her fears head-on without always weighing up the consequences. Both approaches have resulted in major setbacks. As the girls prepare for the ultimate trip to Alaska, they seek out the knowledge of scientific experts, performance coaches and elite athletes. In the Alaskan mountains, fear and doubt can be a fatal combination. With greater insight they negotiate the fine balance between staying in their comfort zone, and taking too much risk..

15’ / AUSTRALIA

YAS MAS –SNOWMADS IN GREECE MARCO FREUDENREICH

In January 2017 big mountain skier and adventurer Fabian Lentsch and his Snowmads Truck hit the road and headed to Greece, straight into the winter of the century in this Mediterranean country! Deep powder in Parnassos, surfing in Crete, lines in Kalavrita and conquering Mount Olympus: the Snowmads exploit the full potential of vanlife travelling in the land of the gods and dive into one of the most ancient cultures we know.

20’ / GERMANY

FOLLOW THROUGH ADAM CLARK & ISAIAH BRANCH-BOYLE

People have opinions about skier Caroline Gleich: Inspirational. Gumby. Role model. Model masquerading as a mountaineer. At sixteen, she stumbled upon a copy of the cult classic guidebook The Chuting Gallery. Irreverent and wonderfully arbitrary, the guidebook lays out a set of 88 ski mountaineering lines across Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. When she first said out loud she wanted to ski them, she was met with laughter. After a decade building her skills, Gleich set out to complete her vision. A story of loss, belonging and desire for respect.

22’ / USA

FEATURE FILMS

These longer films will only be screened once, along with a shorter film or two. A * next to the Director’s name indicates that they will be present at the Festival.

Friday 17 Nov | 19.00 | Brewery Screen 2

BANFF GRAND PRIZE WINNER BECOMING WHO I WAS CHANG-YONG MOON & JIN JEON

Padma Angdu is a Rinpoche, a reincarnation of a high Tibetan Lama reborn in Ladakh, India. The trials and tribulations of fifth grade are nothing for 10 year old Padma as he and his elderly guardian seek to overcome existential obstacles when no disciples from his former monastery in Tibet come to claim him.

95’ / REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Friday 17 Nov | 21.30 | Brewery Studio

WOZA – THE AFRICAN SURF FILM OTÁVIO LIMA

Shot in Durban, South Africa, and Ponto Do Ouro, Mozambique, the film tells the story of an African surfer who has been taken as a lover by the African water spirit Mami Wata. ‘Woza’ is the Zulu word from ‘Come’.

06’ / SOUTH AFRICA

THE ENDLESS WINTER II

MATT CROCKER & JAMES DEAN*

Europe is, and always has been a travelling surfers’ dream. Wildly diverse coastlines, curiously ‘other’ cultures and perfect waves: a beguiling mix for those hardy souls who first explored the Old World for surf and adventure. What transpired was an annual winter pilgrimage, from the bitter North to the sunlit South. A quest for perfect waves and life changing experiences in the most culturally diverse continent on the planet. 50 years on, we join a new generation of European surfers as they trace the steps of the pioneering few who first tackled Europe’s waves and sculpted its extraordinary surf scene. 74’ / UK

Friday 17 Nov | 21.30 | Kendal United Church

NIHON DEAN LESLIE

Japan’s connection with the natural world has shaped its people’s lives and culture for thousands of years. In ancient times they looked on their mountains as the dwelling places of the gods. This still continues through the Japanese practice of Shugendo which is centred around the examination of our relationship with the natural world. Rickey Gates and Anna Frost travel to the Japanese Alps to explore this shared bond with the mountains.

05’ / SOUTH AFRICA

LIFE IN FOUR ELEMENTS

NATALIE HALLA

A human journey through Earth, Air, Water and Fire, following the adventures of five unique characters and their unforgettable stories of friendship, birth, dreams and loss.

70’ / FINLAND

Saturday 18 Nov | 21.15 | Brewery Studio

Life in Four Elements

MOTHERED BY MOUNTAINS

RENAN OZTURK

When a punk rock singer from Kathmandu and world class Sherpani get together to climb a Himalayan peak, they discover what being women in modern day Nepal can really mean.

16’ / USA

DHAULAGIRI: ASCENT TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN GUILLERMO GLASS & CRISTIÁN HARBARUK

A mountaineer and audiovisual director begins a trip through Argentina to reconvene with the two friends with whom he tried to make a summit in the Himalayas. Alone and with them, he will try to understand what happened to Dario, the fourth friend, who decided to keep going up, the only one who did not return alive from the expedition.

70’ / ARGENTINA

Garrett Nazare © Tó Mané

Saturday 19 Nov | 21.15 | Kendal United Church

DEDICATE: DIVING FREE SHAMS & ALEX AIMARD*

Jacques de Vos is an underwater photographer who spends most of his time freediving with orcas. Helped by his crew, this South African became an expert in finding these incredible creatures in the ocean and spending a few seconds swimming with them underwater. Follow the man who freedives with orcas on one of his most beautiful expeditions, completed last winter in north of Norway.

08’ / FRANCE

GENRE: ADVENTURE

DIVING INTO THE UNKNOWN

JUAN REINA

Four cave divers face their worst nightmare when two of their friends drown deep inside an underwater cave in Norway. When the official recovery operation is called off by the Norwegian and British authorities after being deemed too risky, the friends set out on a secret mission to retrieve the bodies themselves. While all of the divers have years of experience in deep diving, this dive will be different. This time they’ll not only have to face the bodies of their friends, they’ll also have to return to a place where they themselves almost died just a few weeks earlier. With footage from the actual accident and multiple cameras both above water and deep below the surface, this film follows the breathtaking recovery mission from beginning to end. Diving into the Unknown is the story of a dangerous mission and the depths this group of friends is willing to go for each other - even if it means risking their own lives..

82’ / FINLAND

Saturday 19 Nov | 21.15 | Shakespeare Centre

EUROPEAN FILM PREMIÈRE DIRTBAG: THE LEGEND OF FRED BECKEY DAVE O’LESKE

Hailed as one of the most influential climbers of all time, Fred Beckey was the original ‘dirtbag climber’; one who abandons societal norms and material comforts in pursuit of a nomadic mountaineering lifestyle.

Through the 1950s and 60s, Beckey shattered records with an unparalleled string of first ascents, bushwhacking epics and pioneering new routes thought impossible. He burned bridges, eschewed fame and thrived as a loner so his only obligation would remain conquering the next summit. Beckey also authored 13 seminal books that still act as blueprints for new generations of climbers. Sadly Fred passed away just weeks before this year’s Festival, so this film stands as a memorial to a unique talent.

95’ / USA

Sunday 19 Nov | 14.00 | Brewery Screen 2

SKIDSVILLE SCOTT CARLSON & MIKE HOPKINS

Welcome to Skidsville. Remember that feeling of throwing a leg over a bike for the first time?! It was like a lightning strike of realisation blowing the doors off our childhood.

02’ / CANADA

BEULAH PANNIER.CC, BROTHER CYCLES & LUKE FRANCIS*

A bikepacking journey to discover the wild north-west tip of Scotland. Expect loaded bikes, empty roads and wilderness, campfires, bothies, tents and a steady flow of single malt...

08’ / UK

BLOOD ROAD NICHOLAS

SCHRUNK

Ultra endurance mountain bike athlete Rebecca Rusch and her Vietnamese riding partner Huyen Nguyen pedal 1,200 miles along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through dense jungle. Their goal: to reach the crash site and final resting place of Rebecca’s father, a US Air Force pilot shot down over Laos 40 years earlier.

96’ / USA

Dirtbag

Blood Road © Josh Letchworth / Red Bull

FREE – ‘FAMILY ADVENTURE’ SESSIONS

9.30 - 11.30 Saturday | 10.30 – 12.30 Sunday | Kendal Leisure Centre

IN PERPETUAL MOTION

KRYSTLE WRIGHT

A short film that explores the work of Adventure Photographer Krystle Wright and the different tangents of fear that weaves between her life and her work.

05’ / AUSTRALIA

DAWN TO DUSK

SCOTT HARDESTY

Throughout the southwest USA, legends surf the pavement at speeds nearing 80mph. In search of mountain passes, desert highways and hairpin turnsembrace the spirit of Dre Nubine and Jonah Strait as they explore Colorado and Utah.

02’ / USA

WHERE THE WILD THINGS PLAY

KRYSTLE WRIGHT

There’s a revolving conversation asking why aren’t there more females in the adventure industry. It’s about time we found out Where The Wild Things Play.

04’ / AUSTRALIA

DENALI’S RAVEN

RENAN OZTURK & FREDDIE WILKINSON

Leighan spent years as a ski guide and climber on the Alaskan range, focusing much of her energy on Denali. But after becoming a mother, she found herself unwilling to pursue guiding (and the dangers that come with it), instead taking to the skies as mountain pilot.. 09’ / USA

Be entertained by a selection of short films on the big screen and inspire your children for life with the world of outdoor adventure. E xpect thrilling short films showcasing wild adventure from around the world. We’ll also have some of the stars of the films and special guests along to answer your questions. We’ll also show the winning films from the Film Active youth film competition. Please note: Due to limited availability, you must book tickets for this screening from the Brewery Box Office.

SKIDSVILLE

SCOTT CARLSON & MIKE HOPKINS

Welcome to Skidsville. Remember that feeling of throwing a leg over a bike for the first time?! It was like a lightning strike of realisation blowing the doors off our childhood.

02’ / CANADA

DEDICATE: DIVING FREE SHAMS & ALEX AIMARD

Follow the man who freedives with orcas on one of his most beautiful expeditions, completed last winter in north of Norway.

08’ / FRANCE

A HIGHER CRAWLING

ERIC BECKER

Two tiny titans at the top of their game battle for a first ascent.

03’ / USA

A LINE

ACROSS THE SKY SENDER FILMS

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell make the first ascent of the Fitzroy Traverse in Patagonia, Argentina.

07’ / USA

DREAMRIDE 2

MIKE HOPKINS

Step into a dream world were the trails never end. Combining a Dr.Suess inspired narrative, mind blowing natural landscapes, and one dreamer on a mountain bike, this film will take you on an adventure like no other.

06’ / CANADA

SURF THE LINE

JEREMY FREY

The Flying Frenchies slice through the air on a 600m-high highline, reaching speeds of up to 75kph zipline-style before using their BASE-jumping skills to dismount with impressive grace and style.

03’ / FRANCE

IMAGINATION

DAVE MOSSOP

Imagine a skier on the side of the road, your fingers commanding back flips and roof drops, improbable rail slides and huge airs. Well what if your imagination came to life?

05’ / USA

WEIGHTLESS

JEAN-BAPTISTE CHANDELIER

Take to the skies with Jean-Baptiste Chandelier as he brings us along for the ride on a breathtaking journey from the French Alps to the coast of South Africa, from the Azores islands to the beaches of Brasil, in his latest video short.

06’ / FRANCE

INTERSECTION

LACY KEMP

Mountain biker Micayla Gatto takes the viewer into her world as a painter and as an athlete, riding through beautifully created masterpieces where colours come to life and reality blends with art.

05’ / USA

FRAMES OF MIND

STU THOMPSON – CUT MEDIA

Freeriding star Matt Jones visualises his tricks and pushes MTB freestyle skills to the very limit.

06’ / UK

P.S.I.

DAN MILNER

With slow motion capturing every nuance of the action, a trail rider takes his appreciation of the mountains to wry new levels.

02’ / UK

FILM SCREENING - PARENTS AND BABIES WELCOME!

09.30 - 11.00 Friday | Movie Truck

Enjoy the finest selection of adventure films without the worry about disturbing other guests while the films are playing. Nappies welcome and dribbling encouraged!

TICKETS £4 / BABES IN ARMS FREE

Where The Wild Things Play Krystle Wright 04’

Denali’s Raven Renan Ozturk & Freddie Wilkinson 09’

My Big White Thighs & Me Hannah Maia 25’

In Gora Andy Collet & Mathias Joubert 44’

A Higher Crawling Eric Becker 03’

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY FILM SCREENING

11.30 – 13.00 Friday | Movie Truck

An opportunity for people living with dementia and their carers to enjoy a social and sensory experience.

TICKETS £4 / CARERS FREE

Weightless Jean Baptiste Chandelier 06’

Imagination Dave Mossop 05’

Dedicate: Diving Free Shams & Alex Aimard 08’

DreamRide 2 Mike Hopkins 06’

Nihon Dean Leslie 05’

Surf the Line Jeremy Frey 03’

Intersection Lacy Kemp 05’

Afterglow (2014) Ian Derry 03’

Where The Wild Things Play Krystle Wright 04’

Dedicate: Diving Free © Alex Aimard

THE FILM JURY

KEME NZEREM (CHAIR)

Keme is a British journalist who works for Channel 4 News as a news anchor and reporter. He’s been the Chair of the Jury for the last three years and we’re delighted he’s back again!

MICHAELA TRACY

Michaela is one of the UK’s top multi-discipline climbers and part of the GB Bouldering team. Originally from London, Michaela is currently studying for a PHD in Sheffield.

DAVID HOLBROOKE

David is a film director, activist and former director of Telluride Mountain Film Festival. Long ago he lost count of how many films he’s watched, but he still gets wildly excited by a great, well-told story.

JAMES WOODROFFE

James is an Executive Producer for independent production company North One Television. He has 20 years’ experience in producing and directing factual programmes for the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery.

EMMA BRENNAND

Dr. Emma Brennand is a documentary filmmaker with a passion for wildlife conservation. She has worked at the BBC for over 7 years across BBC News and productions such as Springwatch & Planet Earth 2.

INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION

The Festival aims to show the very best in outdoor film, across the broadest spectrum.

Films are judged against twelve competitive categories including prizes for genre and creative excellence, by a panel of film and outdoor experts, and in the case of the People’s Choice, the audience itself. A trophy sculpted by Andy Parkin and cash prizes will be awarded for the best films in the categories.

2016 WINNERS

Grand Prize The Accord

Judges Special Prize Run Forever

Best Short Film King of the Mountain

Best Environment Film Samuel in the Clouds

Best Mountaineering Film Jurek

Best Adventure & Exploration Film

Iran: A Skier’s Journey

Best Climbing Film Blocheads

Best Culture Drawing the Tiger

Best Adventure Sport Tom Seipp - A Mountain Journal

Best Sound The Place

Best Visual Johanna

People’s Choice Blocheads

VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Blocheads People’s Choice Winner 2016

For many filmmakers, The Peoples Choice is the most important of the awards!

Artistic Director Claire Carter says, “It allows us see what really feeds our audiences imagination, which adventures inspire all of you to explore, play, grow, to look inside, to breathe in sharply… and go!”

Voting will take place in a dedicated area in the Brewery’s foyer opposite the Box Office.

Voting closes at 6pm on Sunday. There is a prize draw from all of the votes we receive, so to be in with chance of winning a Festival beanie and T-shirt, don’t forget to vote for your favourite film of the Festival!

The winner will be announced at the Best of Kendal session at Kendal Town Hall on Sunday evening.

13.00 - 17.00 FRIDAY 17 NOV KENDAL TOWN HALL INVITATION ONLY EVENT

Moving image is the world’s connective tissue; with film we connect audiences to issues and ideas beyond their imagination. ‘The outdoors’ is swiftly becoming a platform and metaphor for social and environmental change.

What does this mean for the individual filmmaker, outdoor brand, platform or government department trying to get their message out?

Imagination is just the start, commitment and action need to follow on. How is this happening in 2017, what is changing, what is growing? How can we imagine ourselves ahead of the curve, in time to be really imaginative!

We are delighted that the Festival’s industry networking event returns for its fourth year with an international gathering of filmmakers, photographers, brands, media and industry experts. Supported by Channel 4 and the OIA, the summit will focus around the theme of ‘imagination’.

KENDAL MOUNTAIN FILM SUMMIT 2017

IMAGINATION AT KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL

According to stories, mountain ranges and their summits were one of the first spaces we ventured into to test ourselves and our imagination; to be inspired by the environment and our ability within it. But the most memorable stories are all too often told and heard by the powerful and the privileged. Though bright and spirited, at its roots mountain culture can be seen by some to be patriarchal and colonial.

The wider world has begun to acknowledge the benefit and individual right of all people to access nature; for individual development, preventative healthcare and as an act of community. To contribute to inspiration and participation, outdoor culture must highlight the stories of all those who find adventure in their surroundings and form tribes of expression. By celebrating these stories in parallel, Kendal can build identification between the tribes. A climber is not so different from a student who scales a skyscraper. A skater carves a street as a skier shoots a couloir. The more empathy we have between different communities, the greater the collective imagination. The afternoon will see a series of presentations and films, that challenge the concept of imagination and its interpretation within the genre of outdoor filmmaking.

Film Active is Kendal Mountain Festival’s youth film programme with the aim of encouraging young people to share their outdoor adventures online and at the Festival.

Film screenings at Kendal is at the heart of what we do - taking us on journeys of discovery and allowing us to share the adventures of athletes and explorers in the most far flung corners of the world. However we also believe that there are stories that are worth sharing found closer to home and through the eyes of the young; stories that we would like to believe got their spark of inspiration from the Festival.

Therefore we are passionate about offering a platform for share these stories through Film Active. A platform that allows films to be seen on the big screen; films that inspire young people’s confidence and knowledge of filmmaking and in doing so inspire others to engage in outdoor and adventure activities.

The competition is free to enter, with the winning films being shown as part of the Family Adventure Film Programme on the Saturday and Sunday.

Well done to this year’s winners:

BEST FILM 15 – 18 YEARS

Running Late by Katie Russell

BEST FILM UNDER 10 YEARS

This Girl Can by Isla Field

BEST FILM 10 – 15 YEARS

England’s Highest Goal by Sam Wilson

BEST FILM SCHOOL/YOUTH GROUP

Friday Period 3 by Ian Palmer

2016 Film Active School Category Winners

Dean Barwick Primary School

BEST FILM FAMILY

My Family & the Tour De Mont Blanc by The Ashworth Family

Film Active will be significantly expanded in 2018 - please check out the website for more information at www.filmactive.org.uk

WELCOME TO KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL’S NEW LITERATURE OFFERING KENDAL MOUNTAIN LITERATURE FESTIVAL

New for 2017, the Kendal Mountain Literature Festival: a packed programme of authors, covering poetry, fiction, non-fiction, biographies, essays and spoken word, there truly is something for all tastes and ages.

We are certain you will be entertained and inspired by the diverse mix of authors we are bringing together across nonfiction, fiction, poetry and art within the ‘Outdoor’ genre.

Let us also take this opportunity to thank our new patron, Robert Macfarlane for his unwavering support and inspiration and our event sponsors, funders and partners; who share our vision of creativity, imagination and the anticipation and inspiration that awaits our audiences.

All of the events are listed in this programme (look out for the icon!).

For full details, pick up a Literature Festival programme from the Basecamp Village info desk, box office or any of the venues.

A WORD FROM OUR PATRON ROBERT MACFARLANE

““We are now in the mountains and they are in us – kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver”, wrote John Muir in 1911.

Over a century later, and mountains are even more deeply in us – drawing millions of people to them each year in search of adventure, enlightenment, beauty, wonder, wildness – and nerve-quivering fear.

As the virtual world consumes more of our time and attention, and as environmental crisis deepens around the globe, so our encounters with mountains and the natural world grow ever more vital. The stories we tell about the landscapes we live in and the places we love, are crucial ways of grounding ourselves in these uncertain times.

I am so proud to be a patron of the new Kendal Mountain Literature Festival – a celebration and exploration of our stories of place. I love the Lake District, the mountains – and all that this Festival stands for. Its great theme is that of imagination’s relationship with landscape – and its great vision is to bring about participation by means of inspiration. So please come and join us here in Kendal, to launch this Festival in its first year.”

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VISUAL ARTS AT KENDAL

Art remains an integral part of Kendal Mountain Festival and for 2017 we are delighted to share with you a diverse range of artwork from talented local and national artists.

Dive in and enjoy each artist’s contribution to the ‘Outdoor’ genre and their personal celebration of landscape, nature and place.

DAVID FULFORD

THE ICE LANDSCAPE

SUGAR STORE GALLERY

David will be presenting his most recent oil paintings which have been informed by visits to Alaska and Iceland.

MILES-MOORE CERAMICS

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE

Working from a studio in South Cumbria, Siobhan and Martin MilesMoore draw their inspiration, finishes and glazes from the local landscape. Their practice supports consideration and reflection on the wonder of the natural world, and our place within it.

BOOKSHOP

Vertebrate Publishing are the Official Kendal Mountain Literature Festival Booksellers. Find the Bookshop in the Basecamp Village. There will also be books available for purchase and signing after each book event.

TOM MUSGROVE & SIMON BRAY THE EDGES OF THESE ISLES

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE

Artist Tom Musgrove and photographer Simon Bray exhibit their collaboration depicting seven landscape locations from across the British Isles using their respective media.

JOY

GRINDOD &

JASON HICKLIN

WILD WEATHER ARTSPACE 26A AT THE FACTORY

An exhibition celebrating two artists who bring direct experience of wild nature to their work.

Find their space at The Factory on Aynam Road, LA9 7DE.

STEFAN ORLOWSKI LAND LIVES

HEATON COOPER GALLERY

The exhibition will offer insight into a handful of recurring subjects and motifs of painter Stefan John Orlowski.

LINCOLN ROWE

WILDMAN STREET GALLERY

Lincoln works in pastel – as it doesn’t freeze. A renowned expedition artist, Lincoln has accompanied climbers to the Himalaya, the Karakoram, the Andes, The Alps.

David Fulford ‘Ablation’

Image © Paul Holland

Image © Joy Grindod

Image © Stefan Orlowski

Everest by Lincoln Rowe

Image © Simon Bray

JUDGES AND PRIZES

The Judging Panel will be overseen by esteemed US photographer Jim Herrington alongside Kendal Mountain

KENDAL MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2017

PRESENTED BY

SUPPORTED BY

This prestigious competition has become a highlight of our Festival and every year it continues to raise the bar in discovering new talent and celebrating images that reflect the creative vision and originality of the photographers.

Shortlisted entries will be exhibited in key locations and will be rewarded with top prizes from Danner and the supporting sponsors F-stop and SmugMug.

Categories include:

1. Adventure in the Outdoors

2. Mountain Landscapes

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2017 Grand Prize Winner ‘Helvellyn Layers’ by Dan Thwaites

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Meet Mammut Pro Team Athletes

Switzerland at home in the British Outdoors

Dani Arnold

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FREE TALKS • LIVE MUSIC • TOP BRANDS

The Basecamp Village returns! Located inside the huge marquee outside the Brewery Arts Centre, crafted out of reclaimed wood and dressed with prayer flags; our ‘village’ is the social hub of the Festival.

Our Festival partners and sponsors will be offering creative insights and demonstrations of their latest gear. Both the Shackleton Tent Bar and the Marmot Basecamp Cafe Bar and Stage will be open all day for you to enjoy a beer or coffee (or two)!

THE MALT ROOM

DJS LAFOUCHE & SAID BELHAJ

22.00 – 12.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

Want something fresh? French, Swedish, maybe Moroccan?

Welcome Lafouche and Said Belhaj! Lafouche is the beating heart of Petzl, the DJ who also happens to manage the Petzl athlete team. Famous for his legendary sets on the Petzl Roc Trips, he’s joined by friend and accomplice Said Belhaj. Swedish with Moroccan heritage, Said climbs 5:14b and also happens to be a genius with percussion (djembe, cajon, timbales, tbel, darbouka, tabourine) and other instruments you’ve probably never heard of: guinbri, dosso n’goni and yidaki. Get ready for the experience of a lifetime…

GUSN8R

12.00 – 02.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

Then later welcome back GusN8R (Sheffield Techno Institute, E.T.C, Climbing Works parties) bringing his finest vinyls, biggest beats and filthiest rhythms to the floor. The perfect opportunity to ‘go big’; don’t miss it.

The ever popular Lowe Alpine Bothy returns, also offering talks, freebies, live music, demonstrations and much more. These pages give an overview to the events in the Basecamp Village, but be sure to pick up a detailed programme from the Basecamp to help plan your Festival weekend.

All that is left for us to say is that we hope you manage to take a moment to enjoy the new Basecamp Village as much as we have enjoyed dreaming it up and creating it for you.

THE FESTIVAL PARTY

This year we have revamped our party night and we are happy to announce it will be a free event for Festival goers. Bigger and better, the party has been extended and will take place throughout the Brewery Arts Centre, with live music in the Malt Room, Vats Bar and Shackleton Tent! You won’t need a ticket, so you’ll be able to dance from space to space at your leisure. The fantastic party line-up includes:

THE GRAINSTORE / VATS BAR DJ LUNCHBOX ATHLETE

21.30 – 23.30 SATURDAY 18 NOV

We are excited to open up the Grainstore for this year’s Saturday night party, where DJ Lunchbox Athlete Dom will be playing an eclectic mix of funk, soul and easy beats for the Kendal Festival social scene.

THE SHACKLETON TENT

FRIDAY

19.30 – 20.45 Dawn Foster

20.45 – 22.15 Jack Hartley and Wayne Scurrah

MARMOT STAGE

FRIDAY

19.15 – 20.00 Me gan Stanford

SATURDAY

19.30 – 20.45 Me gan Stanford

20.45 – 22.15 Paper Cranes

SATURDAY

19.15 – 20.00 Dawn Foster

Basecamp Village - fit out & furniture by Woodshed www.woodshed.org.uk

Serving hot drinks, cold beers and warming stews and soups. Perfect for a quick bite in between film INFO DESKBAR & CAFÉ Find our friendly team at the Festival Info Desk, who will be able to access live information and the latest updates on screenings, seating availability, venue news etc. Come and visit us at the Basecamp Village.

sessions!

HYDRO FLASK OFFERS

Hydro Flask supports reuse – bring in your cup to receive a 20p discount on your hot drink from the Marmot Cafe´.

HYDRO

7–8pm Friday 17 Nov

Who doesn’t love a Happpy Hour?

The Festival team does! So we are delighted that this year we have teamed up with Hydro Flask who will be giving away 200 of their True Pint cups with every pint bought at either the Basecamp or Shackleton Bars on the Friday night. We are all now truly happy!

The Marmot Stage is a central focus point for the Basecamp Village and we’re delighted to announce that there will also be an entirely FREE programme of incredible speakers, hosted by Liam Lonsdale, to inspire and entertain you while you relax with friends and family.

STAGE

FRIDAY 17 NOV

10:00 Shirin Shabestari

The Full Story

11:15 Mary-Ann Ochota

I’ll Never Climb Everest

12:30 Said Belhaj Balance

14:00 Dan Milner

The Adventurer’s Ethical Dilemma

15:30 Huw Brassington Old Man In The Chair

17:00 ALPKIT Mystery Guest

SATURDAY 18 NOV

09:15 Steve McClure

At The Limit

11:15 Steve Birkinshaw

On The Map

11:30 Rok Rozman

Adventure Activist

12:45 Gemita Samarra

The High Road

14:00 Jack Harries

Adventure Activism

15:00 Fabi Bühl Dare to Live

Your Dream

16:30 Jorg Verhoeven & Katha Saurwein

The Marriage Challenge

18:00 Niall Grimes

Uncovered (not naked)

YURT

FRIDAY 17 NOV

12.00 – 13.00

FI LM 01 CLOUD WALKER (1995)

Jeff Lowe & Jim Bridwell attempt the most challenging ice wall in the world, near Mount Denali, in the Ruth Gorge, Alaska.

13.00 – 14.00

THE ICE AXE CHALLEN GE

Handy with a fake moustache? Dextrose fingers? Pit yourself against the clock and win fantastic prizes all weekend in the #IceAxeChallenge

14.00 –16.00

FILM 02 FALL LINE (1981)

Greg Lowe’s Oscar-nominated short film about Steve O’shea climbing and skiing from the summit of the Grand Teton.

16.00 –17.00

THE ICE AXE CHALLEN GE

17.00–18.00

ANDY C AVE Inspiring Adventure in the Mountains for 50 Years

SATURDAY 18 NOV

09.00 – 16.00

THE ICE AXE CHALLENGE

17.00 –18.00

LOWE ALPINE

50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Kick off your Saturday night in style. Don a Jeff Lowe moustache, grab a beer and dance through the 70’s/80’s & 90’s.

Metanoia

SUNDAY 19 NOV

09:30 Henrys Schniewind Avalanche Safety & Awareness

11:00 Chris Bonington

Up Close & Personal

12:30 Natalie White & Robbie Britton On the Run

13:30 Phillippe Ribiere Wild One

14:30 Maddy Cope

Trying Hard

15:30 Dan Keeley

The Highs and Low of Running from Rome to Home

SUNDAY 19 NOV

10.00 – 11.00

THE ICE AXE CHALLENGE

11.00 – 12.00

FILM 03 METANOIA (2015)

Metanoia follows Jeff Lowe’s life from childhood through his climbing career to his present-day challenges with illness.

13.00 – 14.00

FILM 04 BRIDAL VEIL FALLS (1972)

Never seen before original footage from Jeff Lowe’s ascent of the hardest ice climb of its generation.

14.00 – 15.00

THE ICE AXE CHALLENGE

14.00 – 15.00

FILM 02 FALL LINE (1981)

16.00 – 17.00

THE ICE AXE CHALLENGE

LOWE ALPINE PRESENTS

FILMS | PRIZESANDGIVEAWAYS 50THANNIVERSARYPARTY

THEICEAXECHALLENGE

TALKS

50 years ago the Lowe brothers started a revolution from their family home. This year we celebrate their legacy by throwing a house party.

FIND

SHACKLETON TENT

The busy Shackleton Tent extends our covered area at the Brewery Arts Centre still further. Sited between the Brewery building and the Basecamp, the Shackleton Tent is guaranteed to be busy with lots of action and excitement. Our presenting sponsor Columbia host their stand here, telling the story of their link-up with England’s National Parks and offering a unique chance to test waterproofs in a truly ambitious construction – you’ll have to visit to find out what we’re talking about! Alongside Columbia will be the Lake District National Park stand.

CLIMBER ALERT

Hey, steelfingers, we’re talking to you. Fancy testing your strength?

Mountain Hardwear are bringing their Hang Bar competition along. The longer you can hang, the higher up the leader board you’ll be, and there are prizes on offer for adults and kids alike.

GEAR & ADVICE

Also in the Shackleton Tent you’ll find the expanded Cotswold Outdoor shop with a wide range of top-quality outdoor clothing and gear, with lots of special Festival offers and advice on hand from their friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Choose your Festival merchandise on our booth, with clothing and quality items available featuring our new Kendal logo!

DRINK & MUSIC

Relax in the Shackleton Café Bar serving beverages during the day, and fine ales later on, with music from early evening.

Friday

19.30 – 20.45 Dawn Foster

20.45 – 22.15 Jack Hartley and Wayne Scurrah

Saturday

19.30 – 20.45 Me gan Stanford

20.45 – 22.15 Paper Cranes

THIS YEAR PETZL ARE BRINGING THEIR FANTASTIC AIRSTREAM CARAVAN ON SITE AT THE BREWERY ARTS CENTRE.

It’s the final location in their Petzl UK Tour after visiting London and Sheffield. Pop in and meet the crew, including a few famous names you might recognise! Petzl Team athlete and talented photographer Philippe Ribière will be on hand to create FREE portrait photography; just rock up and get your name on the schedule, and take away a unique memento.

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FESTIVAL GEAR

We have some fantastic Limited Edition Festival gear for sale... Find the Festival Shop in the Shackleton Tent.

ADULT T-SHIRT

100% ringspun cotton soft style t-shirt. Constructed with a tubular knit for a better fit.

Colour Grey Marl

Sizes S, M, L, XL £15

COLUMBIA MEN’S CASCADE RIDGE™ VEST

Keep your core warm when you’re out on the trail with this soft shell and water resistant vest. With zippered hand pockets and chest pockets and a drawcord adjustable hem.

Colour Black

Sizes S, M, L, XL

£70

CHILDREN’S T-SHIRT

Colour: Pale blue 100% ringspun cotton, crew neck, short sleeve children’s t-shirt

Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-11 £10

EDEN BREWERY GIFT PACK

Four great special edition beers from Eden Brewery: Kendal Gold, Eden Dunkel, Pilsner and IPA. £12

KENDAL/COLUMBIA ALE CREEK™ BEANIE

In a street-friendly style with vertical ribs and slight slouch fit, with Kendal logo.

Colour Charcoal Heather £15

COLUMBIA WOMEN’S POWDER LITE™ CAP SLEEVE JACKET

A great standby when you need a layer of warmth. The fabric is both thermal reflective and water resistant to keep you warm and snug, helped by the synthetic down insulation.

Colour Black

Sizes S, M, L, XL

£60

HYDRO FLASK

Kendal branded.

18oz £22

21oz £27

CAR STICKERS

£2

KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL OFFICIAL RETAIL PARTNER

This year we welcome Cotswold Outdoor to Kendal Mountain Festival as our official retail partner. You’ll find the Cotswold Outdoor Shop within the Shackleton Tent, stocking men’s & women’s clothing, footwear and equipment from fantastic brands including: Rab, Fjällräven, Mountain Equipment, Patagonia, The North Face and Jack Wolfskin.

LOOK OUT FOR OFFERS OF UP 50% OFF!

“While the world sleeps, we are awake. Wrapped up warm against the icy teeth of winter, we brave the cold, because winter rewards those that brave its harsh conditions.

Winter’s beauty is a harsh one; frozen, still, desolate. But it is beauty nonetheless. Wrap up warm with our Winter range.”

BRITAIN’S BREATHING SPACES: NATURE WRITERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE HIDEAWAYS

The great swathes of British countryside under national park status have long provided a rich source of inspiration to authors. Here, landscape and nature writers from the 2017 Kendal Mountain Literature Festival reveal the places that stoke their imaginations

ROBERT MACFARLANE

The Loch of the Coire of the Lochan, is a secret place even by the standards of the Cairngorms. It lies cupped on the northwards shoulders of Braeriach, so guarded by the landscape that it cannot be seen until you are almost upon it. In winter it freezes over; in summer its surface is gold-speckled with millions of grains of heather pollen. One year I swam there in warm sunlight in September, then walked from shore to shore across its ice in November. The walk to Loch Coire an Lochan is a serious expedition into remote country, and not - as the writer Nan Shepherd put it - “to be undertaken lightly”. But to reach it is at least as special as stepping on to a summit.

KAREN LLOYD

I live right on the edge of the Lake District in Kendal and regularly walk the area, especially when I was writing my book, The Blackbird Diaries. The south lakeland is characterised by dramatic scars. We can walk from our home to Cunswick Scar, and from there a panoramic view of the Lake District opens up and you are surrounded by hills, from the lowland hills all the way up to the mountains. Another walk I enjoy is up to Scout Scar that looks over the Lyth valley. It’s great to watch the kestrels hanging about on the up currents of air at the edge of the scar.

HUGH WARWICK

Dartmoor speaks to me deeply and it is a complete mystery why –I have no connection with it, but every time I visit I feel my heart ease. When I was writing Linescapes, I visited Dartmoor to find the reaves – the bronze age field systems. These reaves became the hedgerows and the dry stone walls, then the borders to the green lanes, and finally the road network of this country, so they are the ancestors of our infrastructure – and today they are only visible on Dartmoor. I visited when there was a solar eclipse and had a moment on Combestone Tor. As the eclipse happened, the whole environment changed – the skylarks grew silent, you could hear the river roaring in the distance, and in the corner of my gaze the reaves appeared. It was an astounding experience.

MARK COCKER

The Peak District is the landscape on which I’m fixated. People think of it as an undulating landscape, but it has left me with a lifelong love of open landscapes where you have vistas for large distances. I love the way in which the land is open and expansive. There’s the high plateau gritstone moors and the intimacy and fertility of the limestone areas. Ruskin saw the railway line that runs between Buxton and Bakewell as a kind of violation of the wilderness – but the irony is that the very same railway is now the fundamental point of access by many people into this amazing landscape. In a curious way, that insertion of a linear human structure into the series of dales is a wonderful interplay of the manufactured and the natural.

NICK HUNT

I owe Dartmoor a debt of gratitude, because it was on the moors that I learned to hike. The tors are my favourite spots there. They are beacons on the landscape, points you naturally walk towards –and at the top you might find a temporary shelter from the wind, a few other hikers or wild Dartmoor ponies huddling there. Every tor is unique, with its own distinct personality. The names have an evocative, fairytale quality: Great Mis, Rippon, Bowerman’s Nose, Kes, Belstone, Hound. And once you descend from the moor you find yourself in the deep wooded valleys that always come as a shock after the openness – following the river Teign or the river Dart itself feels almost like being in a jungle, filled with trees and birdsong.

Originally published on the Guardian Labs www.theguardian.com/guardian-labs

Columbia are proud to partner with the National Parks. In addition to outfitting rangers and staff, Columbia will work alongside the National Parks on new initiatives to deepen the public’s understanding of their National Parks and encourage more people to enjoy the outdoors.

Image © Peak Distric National Park Authority

UELI STECK 1976 – 2017

Sadly, given the nature of mountaineering, it’s not uncommon for us to reach November and find ourselves mourning the loss of one or more of our heroes. However, for us all at Kendal, we were stunned with the news at the end of April of the tragic death of Ueli Steck on Nuptse. Of all the people who might have lost their lives, Ueli seemed the least likely. His speed, control and mastery of the mountain environment seemed to make him invulnerable.

It might be presumptuous, but we liked to think of Ueli as a friend of the Festival. He had visited us on several occasions, each time acting as the complete antithesis of the mountain star.

WHO ELSE WOULD STEP OFF THE PLANE, ARRIVE IN KENDAL & IMMEDIATELY LINE UP FOR THE TRAIL RUN?

Humble, easy to approach, genuinely interested in others, and just happy to have a good time. Who else would step off the plane, arrive in Kendal and immediately line up for the trail run? It wasn’t a competitive thing - Ueli just wanted to join in and experience the Festival with like-minded souls. Then a couple of hours later, he was speaking in front of a rapt audience of 900.

His career is full of mind-bending climbing achievements, accompanied by instances of typical Ueli self-deprecation. He soloed the Intégrale de Peuterey, the longest ridge traverse in the Alps at 4,500m. Afterwards, he thought about calling someone to pick him up, but ended up walking home because it was a nice evening.

AFTER SOLOING THE INTÉGRALE DE PEUTEREY, HE WALKED HOME BECAUSE IT WAS A NICE EVENING.

Then in Scotland there was the time he strolled up several high-standard routes on the Ben with Jon Griffith. Apparently he had no idea what routes he’d climbed, but just said he’d had a great time.

Last spring, Ueli returned to Everest with a grand plan. Acclimatising, he wrote on Facebook: “I love it, it’s such a great place here.” Seemingly on an impulse, he headed for Nuptse for further acclimatisation; hours later, his body was discovered at the base.

Our thoughts are with Ueli’s wife, Nicole, and the many people - alpinists and armchair climbers alike - whose lives he touched.

David Carlier

BEER, COFFEE, CAKE AND MORE

EMMA’S CAFÉ

Famous for her delicious cakes and wholesome food, Emma brings her cosy Kendal Café to the Town Hall.

09.00 – 18.00 | Fri, Sat & Sun

EDEN BREWERY BAR

Eden Brewery will be serving a range of their beers, plus have a created a special brew for us; Kendal Gold. 10p from every bottle of Kendal Gold sold, goes to Kendal Mountain Rescue. Find them in locations across Kendal, they’ll be serving from the following locations:

Kendal Town Hall

Kendal Leisure Centre

Plus gift packs available from the Basecamp Village

You’ll never be too far from a food or drink stop at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival. As well as usual venues at the Brewery Arts Centre, there will be pop-up outlets at festival venues across the town.

THE INTRO CAFÉ

The Intro Café and Bar serves coffees, teas, sandwiches, chocolate, cakes, wines and beers throughout the day.

WAREHOUSE CAFÉ

The Warehouse Café is a super-chilled, relaxed lounge where you can slurp a cappuccino or quaff a pint of lager while munching on a locally-made cake or fresh scone.

THE GRAINSTORE

The Grainstore is offering lunchtime sandwiches and hot snacks, delicious tapas, famous Brewery pizzas. Come feast on a tasty lunch to keep your energy levels high…

THE VATS BAR

By far the busiest bar in Britain over the weekend, it also doubles as one of the best rest stops on the Festival circuit.

RIN’S COFFEE

Specialist artisan coffee roaster and fine tea merchant. All weekend

HALSTEAD FARM

Halstead Farm will be serving up their own farm produced burgers, sausages and roasts as well as hot & cold drinks.

09:00 – 18:00 | Fri, Sat & Sun

WANTED: SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADORS!

CAN YOU SPARE SOME TIME TO COMPLETE A SURVEY WITH A CHANCE TO WIN #KENDAL17 MERCHANDISE?

Kendal Mountain Festival aims to become a ‘Beacon of Excellence’ in festival sustainability.

To achieve this aim Kendal Mountain Festival is collaborating with the University of Cumbria and Eco-innovation Cumbria to support research that will build on our current ethos for sustainable use of natural resource, and place sustainability at the heart of the festival planning process.

Alongside on-going work that will assess the Festival organisation, we would also like to gain a greater understanding of the behaviour and attitudes of the Festival’s wider community; visitors, local partners and sponsors.

Kendal Mountain Festival’s team member Seonaid Lafferty is looking to recruit ‘Sustainability Ambassadors’ to share their views and Festival experiences.

With the support and help of the outdoor community, we want to build a sustainable Kendal Mountain Festival that champions’ environmental and social sustainability, helping to set and achieve the highest standards of innovation, inclusivity and creativity.

FILL IN THE SURVEY AT SURVEYMONKEY.CO.UK/R/KENDAL17

For more information, please visit the University of Cumbria stand at Basecamp Village, or find us at:

@KendalMoFestSustainability

@KendalMoFestSus

KendalMoFestSus@gmail.com

In Perpetual Motion © Ben Sturgulewski

JOIN OUR KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL COMMUNITY SO WE CAN SUPPORT ADVENTURERS, EXPLORERS, ATHLETES, ARTISTS AND FILMMAKERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Eden Brewery are proud to partner with Kendal Mountain Festival to produce a range of beers worthy of adventurers.

Find our bars in the Town Hall and Leisure Centre. Gift Boxes available from the Basecamp Village. www.edenbrewery.co.uk

Thank you to everyone who supported our first live Kendal Mountain Festival tour this year! We will be expanding the tour in 2018, taking the spirit and inspiration of the Festival to a wider audience throughout the UK with a series of events celebrating exploration of some the wildest places on earth.

Head to our merchandising stand over the Festival weekend to purchase tickets, they make the perfect Christmas gift!

KILLARNEY MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL 2018

Kendal is town-twinned with Killarney in Ireland, so we’re delighted to announce we will Share the Adventure in the outdoor capital of Ireland from 9 – 11 March 2018.

Killarney Mountain Festival, in association with Kendal Mountain Festival, will be a weekend of adventure, film and fun; a spectacle and celebration of all things Mountain and Adventure. Visit killarneymountainfestival.com for more information.

WE’RE GOING BACK ON TOUR!

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE GOING ON THE ROAD AGAIN IN 2018 –AND WE’LL BE SHARING THE ADVENTURE IN...

Caernarfon 22 February

Cardiff 23 February

Pontardawe 24 February

Harrogate 1 March

Whitehaven 2 March

Oxford 14 March

Brighton 15 March

Salisbury 16 March

Bristol 17 March

Edinburgh 18 April

Aberdeen 19 April

Inverness 26 April

London 10 May

Canterbury 11 May

Penrith 18 May

To find out more and book tickets visit kendalmountaintour.com

DURHAM ADVENTURE FESTIVAL 2018

We’re delighted to partner with Durham’s Gala Theatre on 27-29 April 2018 to bring an exciting new event to the North East – the Durham Adventure Festival. Expect top films, lectures, outdoor celebs and a great vibe – all powered by Kendal! Visit galadurham.co.uk for more information.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

RETAIL PARTNER

SPONSORS

SUPPORT SPONSORS

SUPPORTERS

FUNDERS

MAJOR PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

Without sponsorship and support, the Kendal Mountain Festival just would not happen. Please take a moment to check out our partners who have helped bring this year’s Festival to you!

BRAND, DIGITAL & TECH

DIRECTORS Steve Scott & Clive Allen

BUSINESS DIRECTOR Jacqui Scott

FESTIVAL MANAGER Paul Scully

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Claire Carter

MARKETING OFFICER Anna Bailey

ARTS & LITERATURE OFFICER Henry Iddon

EVENTS MANAGER Tom Rumsey

DESIGN TEAM Jenny Rice & Petra Blahova

TOUR MANAGER Anna Blakeley

VOLUNTEER MANAGER Ian ‘Blue’ Gray

PRESENTER MANAGER Andy Perkins

BASECAMP PRESENTER Liam Lonsdale

We thank you all for helping us to sustain and grow this incredible event!

FINANCE MANAGER Pam Purcell

BASECAMP MANAGER Tim Murray

THANK YOU

COMMUNITY & GUEST MANAGER Zoe Wilkinson

TECHNICAL DIRECTION Ian Hope (Fluid Productions)

TECHNICAL MANAGERS

Aaron Cockbain, Dave Callaghan & Steve Parnaby

FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Kevin Moran & Henry Iddon

SOCIAL MEDIA Band of Birds

PR Canoe Inc

Burr • Richard Courchee • Richard Sutton • Rita Morton Rob Fowler • Robert Green

Rohan Morris • Ros Taylor • Rosie Rix • Ruth Bowman • Sam Parker • Sara Nield • Sarah Goffe • Sarah Woodford • Scott Elbourne

Shaw Brown • Sonia Fowler • Stella Adams Stephen Cawley • Steve Gould • Steve Livingston Steve Smith • Steve Pipe • Stuart Smith

Sue Carr • Sue Fletcher • Sue Preston-Jones • Sue Walley • Sylvia Mason • Thom Smyth Tim Goffe • Tim Price • Toby Hubbard

Tom White • Tony Gray • Wanaka Yookoo • William Rodell • Wyn Clayton • Yukari Glasper • Zelia Coates

PRESENTERS

Andy Perkins • Alison Bloxham • Graham Desroy • Nick Wharton • Nigel Vardy • Paula Lernelius • Andrew Denton • Marian Jones

Simon Christy • George Bicket • Gail Caddy • Alice Chivers • Nick Colton • Kat Dunbar • Annie Goodman • Nick Harman Brown

Martyn Hurn • Jon Lawson • Simon Freeman • Stewart Mackenzie • Lin Petry • Dan Robinson • Pete Robinson • Alasdair Rutherford

Kate Simpson • George Lonsdale • Sam Sykes • Matt Helliker • Paul Rose • Alan Scowcroft • Duncan Shaw • Mike Piggot

Jenny Jones • Ed Ewing • Colin Hill

VENUES

Brewery Arts Centre • Kendal Town Hall • Shakespeare Centre • Kendal Leisure Centre • Abbott Hall Social Centre

Kendal Library • Kendal United Reformed Church • Waterside Bar and Bistro • The Movie Truck • The New Union

The Fell Brewery • Artspace 26a @ The Factory • Heaton Cooper Gallery • The Wildman Street Gallery • Comida

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Photo: Finn Lavarack, Lake District National Park Ranger