Kendal Mountain Festival programme 2018

KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL

A BIG WELCOME TO KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL 2018

It’s a pleasure to welcome you to Kendal once again. This feels like a year where we’re really making new connections, pushing boundaries and creativity. Appropriate, therefore, that our theme this year is ‘Imagination’ which has inspired our programming across the board.

“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

Abi Andrews

Cameron McNeish Carl Bell

Dan Milner

Dan Yates

Jay Armstrong

Lesley McKenna

Tristan & Louna Ladevant Victoria Wilkinson

Vivian Bruchez Wendy Dodds

Ron Rutland Ruaridh Cunningham

Sarah McNair-Landry

Shauna Coxsey Sian Lewis

Simon Freeman

Nadir Khan

Nancy Campbell

Natasha Carthew

Nick Bullock Nouria Newman

Jenny Jones

Katy Winton Kenton Cool

Klemen Premrl Lee Craigie

Leo Houlding

Dane Jackson

Dave Macleod Ed Byrne

Jack Pimblett

Hamish McKnight

Imogen Furlong

Carmen Kuntz

Charlie Dark

Darren Fishwick

Adam Rolston

Calum Maclean Calum Muskett

Aid Burgess

Al Burgess

Aileen Harvey Alastair Lee

Anna Blackwell

Jason Mallinson

Chantel Astorga

Dan Duxbury

Max Leonard

Molly Thompson-Smith

Katie Maggs

Rok Rozman

Tom Hill Tom Livingston

Tracy Moseley

Graham Kelly

These are just some of the 150+ speakers at Kendal this year! Find out where to see these athletes, authors, filmmakers, artists, photographers, poets and everyone in between over the next few pages...

Paul Evans

Tania Noakes

Steph Dwyer

Tanya Shadrick Thomas Huber

Tim Dee Tim Leach

Sarah Gerrish Yvonne Reddick Zoe Hart

Paul Rose

Pip Stewart

Raynor Winn Rob Jebb

Stephan Siegrist

Liv Sansoz Lucy Siegle

Maria Coffey

Mark Cocker

Mark Fisher

Mark Goodwin

Jenny Tough Jo Moseley

Jonathan Albon

Jonny Muir

Julia Hobson

Julian Zanker

Ed Douglas Eoin Keith

Eric ‘Hoji’ Hjorleifson

Erik Boomer

Erin Bastien

Gee Atherton Graham Hoyland

Chris Askrigg Sir Chris Bonington Christine Grosart Colin Skeath Colleen Blair

Damian Hall

Anna McNuff

Antoine Boisselier

Billy Morgan

Bren Orton Brendan Leonard Cal Major

Anne-Flore Marxer

Dan Atherton

Katie Hall

Matt Helliker

Rob Warner Robbie Philips

GET THE MOST OUT OF KENDAL!

THE FESTIVAL HUB

The Brewery Arts Centre is the central hub of the Festival weekend. Here you will find our Box Office, the Info Desk, the Guest Summit Lounge and our enormous tented village with its brand interaction and free talks. Look out for the Basecamp, the Shackleton Tent, the Lowe Alpine Yurt and the Advanced Basecamp - you might need a map! The Brewery Arts Centre is also the destination for some of our film screenings, many of our Literature Festival talks, our Film Awards and a slew of Festival speakers. Of course no festival will be a festival without bars, cafes, live music and parties - all to be found here.

OUR OTHER VENUES

However it doesn’t only happen at the Brewery - we keep growing! So stretching through the lanes and gunnels of Kendal we have other venues in use; including the super comfortable, state of the art Move Truck, Kendal’s Town Hall, the Shakespeare Centre, the Library, the Abbot Hall Social Club and the big one - the 900 seated Leisure Centre. The map at the back of the programme helps you find your way there!

THE PROGRAMME

...and what a programme it is! Films are at the heart of the Festival - we have over 80 of them screening over the weekend, divided into 18 different collections - which are mostly repeated several times over the Festival. Even with a day film pass you can’t do it all, so we recommend that you pick a few priority film programmes and arrive early for them - these sessions full up over the weekend! However if there’s an event you really want to attend and it clashes with a film programme, check when else it is being screened and use the handy fold -out planner at the back of the programme to plan your weekend!

KEEP INFORMED

We sometimes we have to make last minute changes so any Festival updates are communicated via: Twitter @mountainfest, Instagram #Kendal18, and Facebook @kendalmountainfestival plus old-skool noticeboards at the Brewery Arts Centre box office and Info Desk in the Basecamp Village.

FESTIVAL FUEL

There’s food and drink available at all our major venues. Lots of choice in particular at the Brewery Arts Centre - both at the restaurants and outside with concessions, also check out the bar at the Kendal Town Hall and Leisure Centre. Plus the town of Kendal is ready and waiting with over 40 bars, cafes and restaurants all within a few minutes walk of the main venues.

GETTING AROUND

All our venues are accessible by foot or bicycle. You shouldn’t need to walk more than 20 minutes between any venues. As with any market town there is limited parking available especially in the immediate vicinity of the Brewery Arts Centre and Town Hall (Highgate). Rather than setting your Sat Nav for the centre of town (and potentially getting stuck in traffic on Highgate or around town’s notorious one way system) we recommend you point yourself towards a car park/location a little further away and walk to the Festival venues.

KEY TO EVENTS

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.

TALKS & SPECIALIST SESSIONS

Any live event with a speaker, or two!

SPECIAL FILM SCREENINGS

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

LITERATURE EVENTS

A wide variety of talks from authors.

ARTS EVENTS

Catch our exhibiting artists talking about their work.

MUSIC

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

SECRET SESSIONS

Intrigued..? There are five secret events taking place, we won’t tell you what’s going on. Apart from where they are, and that only gets announced at the last minute...

ADIDAS TERREX 10K TRAIL RUN

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

FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS

Film sessions and events aimed specifically at families.

FREE EVENTS!

Join in on the Festival fun for FREE!

OPENING CEREMONY

17.30 – 18.30 THURSDAY 15 NOV

TOP OF BEAST BANKS, FELLSIDE, KENDAL

THEN BREWERY ARTS CENTRETHEATRE, SCREEN 2 & STUDIO

Celebrate the start of Kendal’s own Mountain Festival with a big welcome from Festival patrons, Sir Chris Bonington and Leo Houlding!

Then head off on a short ‘Alpine Descent’ down Captain French Lane to the Brewery Arts Centre to watch some of this year’s short films on the big screen – all for FREE! The procession will start at 5.30pm outside The Riflemans Arms on Kendal’s Fellside. The film screening will finish by 6.30pm – suitable for families and anyone with a sense of adventure!

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 15 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2 & STUDIO

A special screening of our best and awardwinning films from 2017. A chance to see the directors’ personal favourites!

TICKETS £7.50

OZONE FREE-FLIGHT SESSION

19.30 - 22.00 THURSDAY 15 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

The best curated content showcasing paragliding, hang gliding, BASE, speed riding and acro, hosted by our very own Free-Flight legend, Jocky Sanderson. Pioneering XC pilot, Antoine Boisellier, shares inside stories of his recent 700km+ trip across the Alps and we’ll also hear from the No.1 acrobatic paraglider pilot in Britain and one of the most progressive performance pilots the UK has produced –Jack Pimblett.

Thanks to headline sponsors Ozone and supporters Cross Country Magazine.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

HARVEY MAPS FELL RUNNING SESSION (SOLD OUT)

19.30 – 22.00 THURSDAY 15 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

We celebrate the grass roots of this unique and historical sport. Victoria Wilkinson discusses her illustrious career; Darren Fishwick reads the ‘Fishwick Chronicles’; Wendy Dodds talks about her forty years of running on the Lakeland fells and beyond; Dan Duxbury, Frog Graham Round record shares tales of his amphibious journey. Plus, see the World Film Premiere of ‘Bob Graham Round’ by Kilian Jornet.

Thanks to headline sponsors Harvey Maps and supporters inov-8.

TICKETS £12.50 / £7.50 (U18S)

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING PARENTS AND BABIES!

09.30 – 11.00 FRIDAY 16 NOV

MOVIE TRUCK

Had a baby in the last 12 months? Don’t want to miss this year’s films? Then you will be delighted to hear that back by popular demand we will be hosting a special screenings of some of our best films for parents with their babies in the welcoming environment of the Movie Truck.

TICKETS £4 / BABES IN ARMS FREE

THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY FILM ARCHIVE

09.30 – 12.00 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

This session profiles some of the hidden gems from the Royal Geographical Society’s film archive, recently digitized in conjunction with the British Film Institute as part of their Unlocking Film Heritage programme. Films include ‘Wings Over Everest in 1933’

TICKETS £7.50

ACCESSIBLE FILM SCREENING

11.30 – 12.30 FRIDAY 16 NOV

MOVIE TRUCK

An opportunity for people with learning difficulties, or those living with dementia, and their carers to enjoy a programme of highly visual short films.

TICKETS £4 / CARERS FREE

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THE BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATURE

13.00 –17.45 FRIDAY 16 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 is hosted by mountaineer and author Stephen Venables, and includes 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 Doug Scott, Nick Bullock, Ed Douglas, Helen Rolfe and the translator of ‘The Flying Mountain’ Simon Pare.

The shortlisted books are:

Tides: A Climber’s Voyage

Nick Bullock

An enlightening memoir by an accomplished writer and climber that provides a window into the nature of extreme climbing now and over the past thirty years.

The Eight Mountains

Paolo Cognetti

A widely praised novel by an Italian author that details the intriguing friendship between a mountain cow herder and a city boy from Milan, played out over three decades in the Dolomites.

The Flying Mountain

Christoph Ransmayr

A second work of fiction, audaciously told in blank verse by Austrian author Christoph Ransmayr, that follows the journey of two brothers from southwest Ireland as they pursue a quest for an unnamed mountain in Tibet.

Limits Of The Known David Roberts

An enthralling examination – part history, part memoir – of the motivations of mountaineers and other explorers, related by veteran US author and climber David Roberts.

The Ogre: Biography of a Mountain and the Dramatic Story of the First Ascent

Doug Scott

The long awaited full account of the epic accident and rescue on the Ogre in the Karakorum in 1977, together with an enlightening history of the exploration of the mountain.

Kinder Scout: The People’s Mountain

Ed Douglas And John Beatty

An evocative celebration of a much-loved mountain, presented by a partnership between two of Britain’s finest mountain writers and photographers.

TICKETS £12.50

EVENTS FRIDAY

SECRET SESSIONS 1 & 2

FRIDAY 16 NOV

SESSION 1. 15.00 – 16.30 (SOLD OUT)

SESSION 2. 17.00 – 18.30

The ‘Secret Sessions’…one-of-a-kind, wonderfully special, never to be repeated events across the Festival weekend hosted by Joe White and featuring some very special guests. Meet at the Brewery Arts Centre outside the Box Office 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.

FILM PREMIERE STATEMENT OF YOUTH

16.30 – 18.00 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

The eagerly-awaited film from Nick Brown, traces the highs (and lows) of the UK climbing scene in the 1980s.

The 1980s saw climbing standards rise exponentially. A small group of climbers would do anything to allow themselves to climb full-time; sleeping in sheds underneath crags, shoplifting for food and clothes, and living off the dole.

‘Statement Of Youth’ features those climbers who went on to become some of the most influential figures in the history of British climbing, including Jerry Moffatt, Ben Moon, Johnny Dawes, Andy Pollitt, Martin ‘Basher’ Atkinson, Chris Gore, Zippy, Craig Smith, Steve the Pro, Mark Leach, Quentin Fisher and Ed Douglas.

TICKETS £7.50

SALTSTREET’S REAL-LIFE HACKS FOR ASPIRING FILMMAKERS

17.15 – 18.45 FRIDAY 16 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Calling young (and not so young) filmmakers, freerunning enthusiasts, lovers of live stage action and those who marvelled at ‘Abandoned Playgrounds’ at last year’s Festival. Saltstreet Productions are back! And ready to spill some more of the secrets and shortcuts used by professional filmmakers. This time joining them on stage live will be the freerunning athlete, Eric Moor.

SALT-STREET aims to inspire the audience to come away excited and inspired, and able to see and film the world differently. Supported by the University of Cumbria.

TICKETS £8 / STUDENTS £4

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING SPECTRE: TO THE END OF THE EARTH (SOLD OUT)

19.00 – 20.30 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Late last year, climber, adventurer and Kendal patron Leo Houlding, set out alongside Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon with a huge objective: a trip to Antarctica with the aim of climbing one of the most remote mountains on the planet, the Spectre, and completing a trans-continental traverse using modern snow-kiting technology. Fifty-seven days, 1,700km and 31 camps later, the team arrived at Union Glacier having completed one of the complex and ambitious undertakings ever, redefining modern exploration and adventure. In association with Berghaus.

TICKETS £15

NADIR KHAN EXTREME SCOTLAND

19.00 – 20.30 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

For the past six years Nadir has been photographing some of the best athletes in the world that test their mettle against the walls, rivers and skylines of this beautiful country. The resulting book shows the beautiful, the brutal, the immense and the majestic landscapes that form the backdrop for stunning collection of images.

Nadir talks about the motivation behind the book, the practicalities of photographing in the sometimes extreme conditions of Scotland, and about the emotional ups and downs of working on such a big project.

TICKETS £10

TREK BIKE NIGHT (SOLD OUT)

19.00 – 22.30 FRIDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Bike Night is our legendary unmissable event for off-road bike fans. Hosts Lee Craigie and Rob Warner will guide us through an evening curated to the brim! This year our special guests will be the world’s most famous bike family – Rachel, Dan and Gee Atherton.

Hear from Tracy Moseley who is surely Britain’s most accomplished and lauded off-road rider, ever; two incredible Trek team athletes fresh from successes on the Enduro scene – Katy Winton and Ruaridh Cunningham, plus more special guests, live music from our new ‘house band’ and great prizes to be won... Unmissable!

Presented by Trek.

Supported by Komoot and Endura. Retail Partner – Wheelbase.

Media Partner – Cranked Magazine.

TICKETS £18 / £9.50 (U18S)

All-new Remedy

PETZL UNDERGROUND SESSION

19.30 – 22.30 FRIDAY 16 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

One big night of stunning caving films and fascinating talks – presented by cave explorer Steph Dwyer.

Listen to Jason Mallinson, whose exploits have led him to set distance and depth records in caves all over the world. A member of the UK’s international cavedive rescue team – hear first-hand the inside story on the Thai cave rescue from one of the leading rescue divers.

Watch the film première of ‘The Master Cave’ by Christine Grosart; a cave diver, committed to finding new connections and extending big cave systems. Pluslearn about expedition caving in South East Asia with Imogen Furlong.

Brought to you by Petzl and UK Caving.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 (U18S)

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING BLOOD MOON

21.00 – 22.30 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Award-winning director Alastair Lee presents a new adventure, following British climbers Robbie Phillips, Calum Cunningham and Alan Carne as they attempt to open a new route, ground up, on a 700m big wall called Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar. The walls of Tsaranoro are as wild and bold as the country, the rock beautifully carved as if by a providential hand, and the story is that of a real adventure; friends taking the risks that come hand-in-hand with pushing boundaries.

Alastair and Robbie will both be on hand to present the film, answer Q&As afterwards, and show some unseen footage lifting the lid on big-wall filmmaking.

TICKETS £12.50

BRENDAN LEONARD DO WHAT YOU THINK YOU CAN’T, IN 226,000 SIMPLE STEPS

21.00 – 22.30 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Writer, filmmaker, runner, climber and outdoor funny man Brendan Leonard reckons we all need to spend more time doing things we love, while remembering to laugh at ourselves. Having entered his first race, he found that ultramarathons have a lot in common with work - which he’s no stranger to. In this humourous presentation, Leonard shares stories, philosophises that talent is mostly just hard work and explains the difference between liking something and loving it.

TICKETS £9.50

FILM PREMIERE

CERRO KISHTWAR: AN ICE COLD STORY

21.30 – 23.00 FRIDAY 16 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2

Last year Stephan Siegrist, Julian Zanker and Thomas Huber set off to climb the granite giant Cerro Kishtwar (6,155m), with a spectacular new line on the northwest face. Things didn’t go exactly according to plan, as this exciting new film will show!

Stephan Siegrist, Julian Zanker and Thomas Huber will join us on stage.

TICKETS £9.50

BLACK DIAMOND ROCK & ICE SESSION

9.15 – 11.15 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Our partners Black Diamond exist at the very beating heart of alpinism, and their Rock & Ice Session aims to entertain, amaze and inspire with a mix of people and films dedicated to hard vertical action, in an exciting session steered by the everpsyched Matt Helliker.

Hear from two very different climbing specialists, Slovenian ice climber Klemen Premrl and North Wales climber Calum Muskett.

Presented by Black Diamond.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 (U18S)

FAMILY ADVENTURE FILM SCREENING

09.30 – 11.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Join us to be entertained by a selection of thrilling short films on the big screen and inspire your children for life - with the world of outdoor adventure.

TICKETS FREE

Limited availability – please book tickets!

FINDRA EVERYDAY ADVENTURE SESSION

09.30 – 11.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

This session is all about ‘do-able’ adventures, inspiring you on taking those first steps. And while our speakers are all achievers, they started small. Joining us will be fell runner and mountain leader, Graham Kelly; ultra runner Katie Hall; runner, cyclist and climber Tom Hill; selfconfessed mountain addict Julia Hobson; and enthusiastic ‘plogger’ Jo Moseley.

Presented by Findra.

TICKETS £9.50

NANCY CAMPBELL THE LIBRARY OF ICE

9.30 – 11.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Long captivated by the solid yet impermanent nature of ice, acclaimed poet and writer Nancy Campbell sets out from the world’s northernmost museum to explore it in all its facets. From the Bodleian Library archives to the traces left by the great polar expeditions, from remote Arctic settlements to the ice houses of Calcutta, she examines the impact of ice on our lives at a time when it is itself under threat from climate change.

TICKETS £10

LUCY SIEGLE

TURNING THE TIDE ON PLASTIC

9.30 – 11.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Lucy discusses her inspiring new book that not only serves as a much-needed call to arms to end the plastic pandemic, but gives useful tools on how to make meaningful change in our everyday lives and advice on how to demand long-lasting action.

TICKETS £10

ADIDAS TERREX 10K TRAIL RUN

11.00 START SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN CENTRE

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 IN ADVANCE

£20 ON THE DAY

THIS PLACE I KNOW A NEW ANTHOLOGY OF CUMBRIAN POETRY

11.30 – 13.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

An exciting vibrant anthology which captures and awakens the spirit of Cumbria in a way that only poetry can do. We will joined by acclaimed poets Polly Atkin and Kim Moore and a host of other contributors.

TICKETS £10

LIV SANSOZ (SOLD OUT) LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST

11.30 – 13.00 SAT 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

In 2017 at 40 years old, Liv set out from her base in Chamonix to attempt to climb, ski and paraglide all 82 4,000m peaks in the Alps in a single year; with a revolving list of good friends.

In support with Salomon.

TICKETS £12.50

PERFORMING MOUNTAINS HOW DO ARTISTS TOUCH THE VOID?

11.30 – 13.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

How have theatre makers, land artists and scenographers interpreted mountains, using the impact of live performance on an audience? What does an artist see in the mountains that the rest of us don’t and how do they reach out to us to share their visions?

This panel of contemporary theatre and arts practitioners, chaired by author of Performing Mountains and Leeds University Professor, Jonathan Pitches, sets out to answer those questions in discussion with internationally renowned playwright, David Greig; artists Rob and Harriet Fraser; and designer and theatre maker Dr Louise Ann Wilson.

TICKETS £10

PALM & PYRANHA PADDLESPORTS SESSION

11.30 – 13.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

A real gem! We’re re-vamping Paddlesports at Kendal with the best lineup we’ve ever had in this genre.

Presenting this incredible session will be top expedition sea kayaker, Erin Bastian and former pro Kayaker, river-runner, raft guide and swimmer – Colin Hill.

From the world of freestyle kayaking, river expeditions, and big fall drops we’ve got home-grown talent in Bren Orton, to the US’s top kayaker, Dane Jackson and from France, the awe-inspiring Nouria Newman. Joining them will be two of the world’s greatest adventurers and top paddlers – Sarah McNair-Landry & Erik Boomer, sharing stories from their kayaking Greenland epic.

Plus we’ve got sea-kayaker and record breaking canoeist Colin Skeath; and three adventure activists paddlers – Rok Rozman and Carmen Kuntz (Balkans River Defence) and Dan Yates (Save Our Rivers/The Free Rivers Fund) and stand up paddleboarder Cal Major (Paddle Against Plastic).

Presented by Palm Equipment and Pyranha Kayaks.

Supported by Dewerstone clothing and British Canoeing.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 U18S

JESS BUTTERWORTH

WHEN THE MOUNTAINS ROARED (CHILDREN’S LITERATURE)

12.00 – 13.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

A vivid, warm and atmospheric adventure set in the mountains of India, about a girl who is determined to protect the wild leopards of the mountain from poachers.

TICKETS £5

PATAGONIA ADVENTURE ACTIVISTS

TOUR

12.00 – 14.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Stories of adventure that help to raise environmental awareness across the UK. We will be joined by river activists and kayakers, Rok Rozman and Carmen Kuntz, fresh from their year of protecting the pristine river systems in the beautiful Balkans; mountain guide and Patagonia ambassador, Zoe Hart; plus Dan Yates from the ‘Save our Rivers’ campaign and Alistair Maltby, one of the founders of The Rivers Trust.

Presented by Patagonia.

TICKETS £12.50

MG LEONARD

THE BEETLE BOY TRILOGY (CHILDREN’S LITERATURE)

13.30 – 14.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

A darkly hilarious adventure full of exotic beetles, daring schemes, and true friendship.

TICKETS £5

FRESH DRY DURABLE

Liv Sansoz

Erik Boomer

THE CREA T OR HUB

WORKSHOPS WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM. CHILL WITH OUR ATHLETES. TEST OUR NEW PRODUCTS. FIND US AT THE NEW FESTIVAL SPACE: ABOVE BASECAMP. HERE T O CREATE.

SHAUNA COXSEY THOMAS HUBER FABIAN BUHL AND MORE

ANNA MCNUFF (SOLD OUT)

FIFTY SHADES OF THE USA

13.30 – 15.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Adventure Queen Anna McNuff as she shares tales of her 11,000-mile cycling adventure, through each and every state of the USA. Dodging floods, blizzards and electrical storms, she pedals side by side with mustangs of the Wild West, through towering redwood forests, past the snowcapped peaks of the Rocky Mountains and on to the volcanos of Hawaii.

TICKETS £10

TIM LEACH

SMILE OF THE WOLF

13.30 – 15.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALLGEORGIAN ROOM

Set in a world of ice and snow, ‘Smile of the Wolf’ is an epic story of exile and revenge, of duels and betrayals, and of two friends struggling to survive in a desolate landscape.

Join Tim to find the connections between historic and present landscapes, past heroes and modern adventurers, question the themes of personal quest, fellowship and risk that we all experience.

TICKETS £10

GRAHAM HOYLAND

YETI: AN ABOMINABLE HISTORY

13.30 – 15.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Graham Hoyland, the climber who was responsible for finding the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, has been on another quest. On an expedition to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, he found and filmed footprints of the mythical Yeti in a part of the country which has never before been visited by Western explorers.

TICKETS £10

SECRET SESSIONS 3, 4 & 5

SATURDAY 17 NOV

SESSION 3. 14.00 - 15.30 (SOLD OUT)

SESSION 4. 16.00 - 17.30 (SOLD OUT)

SESSION 5. 21.30 - 23.00

The ‘Secret Sessions’…one-of-a-kind, wonderfully special, never to be repeated events across the Festival weekend hosted by Joe White and featuring some very special guests. Meet at the Brewery Arts Centre outside the Box Office 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.

COLUMBIA MOUNTAIN RUNNING SESSION

14.15 – 16.15 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Astounding stories and films from the exhilarating world of mountain running hosted by Simon Freeman. We’ll be joined by undefeated OCR World Champion, Ultra Skyrunning World Champion and winner of both 2016 & 2017 Skyrunning Extreme World Series – Jonathan Albon; ultra runner, adventure racer and winner of the Spine Race 2016 Eoin Keith; four time completer of the UTMB and 2018 top 5 finisher, Damian Hall; and adventurer Jenny Tough.

Presented by Columbia.

Media Partner – Like The Wind magazine.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 (U18S)

SHAUNA COXSEY HIGH HOPES

14.30 – 16.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Two Bouldering World Championships, the first British women to boulder 8B+, founder of an award-winning women’s climbing event and an MBE all under the age of 25 underlines the ambition, talent, and determination of Britain’s top female boulderer. Shauna talks about life on World Cup circuit, her climbing philosophy and the road to Tokyo 2020.

Supported by Entre-Prises.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 (U18S)

DAVID LONG HEROES: INCREDIBLE TRUE STORIES OF COURAGEOUS ANIMALS (CHILDREN’S LITERATURE)

13.30 – 14.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

Courageous dogs, cats, birds, horses, and even a bear have shown courage and devotion, and this book tells you their extraordinary stories. These animals help us to remember that not all heroes are human.

TICKETS £5

YVONNE REDDICK TRANSLATING MOUNTAINS

15.30 –17.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Translating Mountains tells the story of Yvonne Reddick’s love of hiking, her father’s death in the Highlands, and her determination to continue hillwalking in his memory. These poems explore risk, obsession and grief, but they also take us on an uplifting journey towards healing.

TICKETS £10

TIM DEE LANDFILL & GROUNDWORK

15.30 – 17.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Acclaimed author and naturalist Tim presents these two books which are essential nature writing for our times. ‘Landfill’ confronts our waste-making species through the extraordinary and fascinating life of gulls, and the people who watch them. In ‘Ground Work’, Tim has brought together an array of writers in this wonderful anthology exploring new and enduring cultural landscapes.

TICKETS £10

ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS GREAT ADVENTURERS

(CHILDREN’S LITERATURE)

13.30 – 14.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

Find out about the incredible journeys undertaken by twenty of the most heroic and impressive adventurers who ever lived, including Ibn Battuta (14th-century explorer); Apsley Cherry-Garrard (a member of Scott’s Antarctic expedition); Michael Collins (Apollo Moon mission astronaut) and Nellie Bly (who travelled round the world in less than 80 days).

TICKETS £5

SATURDAY EVENTS

LOWE ALPINE ADVENTURE JOURNALS

16.30 – 19.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Celebrating world record adventure tales from around the globe – presented by Joe White. Pip Stewart teamed up with Laura Bingham and Ness Knight to take on a world first; paddling the length of the Essequibo, South America’s third largest river. Pip shares the highs and lows of a 1,014km journey through remote jungle, down unknown rapids and past contentious gold mining camps.

Adam Rolston and Ron Rutland set a World Record for the longest golf hole ever played by trekking 2,011km across Mongolia! They describe their experience of taking this traditional game to one of the most wild places on the planet.

Presented by Lowe Alpine.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 (U18S)

FILM PREMIERE FREE SOLO (SOLD OUT) TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON SCREENING

16.45 – 18.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

An intimate and unflinching portrait of Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream; a ropeless ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite.

TICKETS £18

TheToolsForYourTrade

NATURE CONNECTION PANEL DISCUSSION

17.30 – 19.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Join Abi Andrews, Jay Armstrong, Natasha Carthew and Tim Dee in conversation with Claire Carter on Nature Connection; the words that connect the worlds, the writers and the readers.

TICKETS £12.50

TRAVELS AND TOURS IN CUMBRIA BEFORE THE ‘DISCOVERY’ OF THE LAKES

17.30 – 19.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Christopher Donaldson and Ian Gregory explore some of the sensational stories and curious facts about early travellers in Cumberland and Westmorland from the period before the lakes became the Lakes.

TICKETS £10

KENTON COOL HIGH ADVENTURE

19.00 – 20.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

In a special event compered by adventurer Sean Conway, mountain guide Kenton Cool and cameraman Mark Fisher discuss the commercial fascination of Everest, and explain the difficulties and complex nature of safeguarding high-profile expeditions while capturing the stories on film for CNN.

£15 / £8.50 (U18S)

NICK BULLOCK TIDES

19.30 - 21.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

An enlightening memoir by accomplished writer and climber Nick Bullock, that provides a window into the nature of extreme climbing now and over the past thirty years.

TICKETS £10

ORTOVOX SNOW NIGHT

19.30 – 22.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

This sensational evening will be cohosted by superstar Olympic medalist snowboarder Jenny Jones, and features 2018 Winter Olympic Games bronze medallist – Billy Morgan; Canadian big mountain freeskiing legend – Eric “Hoji” Hjorleifson; French big mountain skier –Viv Bruchez, pro snowboarder – Anne-Flore Marxer; long distance ski tourer – Tania Noakes; and GB Park & Pipe coaches Lesley McKenna and Hamish McKnight. Presented by Ortovox.

Supported by Black Crows and Scarpa. Retail Partner – Anything Technical.

TICKETS £18 / £9.50 (U18S)

STANCE ‘HOOD TO TRAIL’

19.30 – 23.45 SATURDAY 17 NOV

THE FACTORY

Urban adventure comes to Kendal! In this exclusive creative evening full of surprises, we meet artists, DJ’s, runners, filmmakers, designers and the team behind the project. Only 50 tickets for one of the hippest happenings at Kendal!

Presented by Stance.

TICKETS £10

Includes two drinks, special goodies and 2 entries to the DJ set after the premiere!

BERGHAUS WOMEN IN ADVENTURE SESSION

20.00 – 22.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Adventure Queen, Anna McNuff hosts an evening featuring an inspirational line-up of athletes and adventurers.

Hear from adventurer Anna Blackwell, recently returned from her world first journey – tandem kayaking from England to the Black Sea, writer Sian Lewis, the journalist behind the popular blog and book The Girl Outdoors, and Berghaus climber Molly Thompson-Smith. Plus, special guest, Jenny Graham – fresh from shattering the women’s around-the-world cycling record –completing the feat in under 125 days. There will also be inspirational tales of real every day adventures from the Wonderful Wild Women.

Presented by Berghaus.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

Kenton

Cool

Billy Morgan

Anna Blackwell

FESTIVAL PARTY THE SILENT DISCO

21.00 – 22.30 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BASECAMP - SHACKLETON TENT

Don’t be shy. Silent discos are downright fun. You’re in your own world - dancing to music through wireless headphones.DJ Ziggy plays all styles of music, from funk and soul, to disco, hip-hop, indie and rock, house, urban and electronica.

TICKETS £10

Combine the Silent Disco and Ceilidh for £15.

FILM AWARDS CEREMONY WITH ED BYRNE

21.30 - 23.00 SATURDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Our ‘Oscars’ of mountain film, hosted by comedian Ed Byrne – who, as well as being a regular panellist on Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You, is an outdoor enthusiast with a regular column in TGO Magazine, for which he’s tried out most outdoor activities you can think of, with predictably hilarious results.

Ed, together with our Jury Chairman Keme Nzerem and panel of judges, will reveal the winners across twelve categories of film prizes, plus the winners of our Photo Competition.

£9.50

FESTIVAL PARTY

THE CEILIDH (SOLD OUT)

22.00 – 00.00 SATURDAY 17 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

If you’ve ever been to a ceilidh, you’ll know that it’s impossible not to get involved and have the time of your life.

TICKETS £10

DAVE MACLEOD THE 24/8 PROJECT

9.00 – 10.15 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

Dave MacLeod talks about his remarkable project to climb an 8A boulder problem, an 8a sport route, an E8 trad route, a winter route graded VIII 8, plus eight Munros - inside 24 hours. Supported by Mountain Equipment.

TICKETS £12.50

‘SECRET FILM’

21.15 – 23.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2

See a special advance screening of a forthcoming UK mountain feature documentary. The film is a life portrait of one of Britain’s best-known mountaineers.

TICKETS £5 OR FREE WITH A SATURDAY FILM PASS

THIS GIRL DID DOROTHY WORDSWORTH & WOMEN MOUNTAINEERS

9.30 – 11.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Dorothy Wordsworth and her friend Mary Barker climbed Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak, on 7th October 1818. See the premiere of the short film and hear an account of the project which documents a reimagining of Dorothy Wordworth’s pioneering ascent.

TICKETS £10

ALPKIT OUTDOOR SWIMMING SESSION

9.30 – 12.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

An exhilarating morning of swimming tales featuring Colleen Blair, who this summer swam the North Minch – 25 miles from the Isle of Lewis to the Scottish mainland. Plus Katie Maggs discusses the therapeutic benefits of sea swimming; Dan Duxbury, the fastest person to complete the Frog Graham Round fills us in on his amphibious summer adventure; and obsessive outdoor swimmer Calum Maclean shares his adventures.

Presented by Alpkit.

Supported by Outdoor Swimmer Magazine, the Outdoor Swimming Society & Chillswim.

TICKETS £15 / £8.50 (U18S)

YEARS YEARS ON ON 10 10

MICROLIGHT ALPINE MICROLIGHT SUMMIT

REFINED

INSPIRED RESILIENT INNOVATIVE ICONIC PERFECTED

10 years since its creation we continue to refine and improve this iconic jacket, honing its fit and features. Lightweight, durable and highly compressible, the Microlight is the perfect companion for any adventure.

Built for the alpinist, every feature and detail of the Microlight Summit has been scrutinised to ensure it functions seamlessly. High in the mountains, it offers essential warmth at a practical packsize.

SUNDAY EVENTS

FAMILY ADVENTURE FILM SCREENING

10.30 – 12.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

Join us to be entertained by a selection of thrilling short films on the big screen and inspire your children for life - with the world of outdoor adventure.

TICKETS FREE

Limited availability – please book tickets!

JONNY MUIR THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING

10.30 – 12.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Jonny Muir tells the story of hill running in Scotland, charting its evolution over half a century, heralding its characters and the culture that has grown around them, ultimately capturing the irresistible appeal of running in high places.

TICKETS £10

AILEEN HARVEY WALKING, ART AND THE LANDSCAPE

10.30 – 12.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

Aileen Harvey talks about the importance that walking has on her art practice, based upon the way it places us in the landscape and shapes our perceptions.

TICKETS £10

BMC TV BREAKFAST CLUB (SOLD OUT)

11.00 – 12.45 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 1

Supercharge your Sunday with Niall Grimes: climber, storyteller and mischiefmaker. Featuring BMC TV films, star climbers and much fooling around.

TICKETS £12.50 / £8.50 (U18S)

SNOW FILM SPECIAL FEATURING HOJI - THE MOVIE

11.30 – 13.30 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2

A snowsports double-header featuring a Special Screening of ‘HOJI’, the latest from Matchstick Productions about ski legend Eric ‘Hoji’ Hjorleifson who will be with us in person, all the way from Canada. Plus see ‘A Land Shaped by Women’, an inspirational journey across Iceland completed by two Snowboard World Champions, Anne-Flore Marxer and Aline Bock.

TICKETS £5.00 OR FREE WITH A SUNDAY FILM PASS

MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT HIGH MOUNTAIN SESSION

11.30 – 13.30 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE THEATRE

Hosted by Stephen Venables and featuring Tom Livingstone, Chantel Astorga and Nick Bullock, we bring together stories and insights from a year of alpine-style climbing. This summer Tom Livingstone, along with Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar, successfully climbed Latok I in the Karakorum, Pakistan. Chantel has a list of ascents from Alaska to the Himalaya and Yosemite that stand out not just for their difficulty, but also for their style and levels of commitment.

Presented by Mountain Equipment.

TICKETS £12.50

TOM PALMER ARMISTICE RUNNER (CHILDREN’S LITERATURE)

13.30 – 14.30 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

Lily has lots of worries. She’s struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she’s losing her gran to Alzheimer’s.But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather’s diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her gran and give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?

TICKETS £5

ENTWINED LINES

ART & CLIMBING

12.30 – 14.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

A live performance as artist Paul Evans and poet Mark Goodwin explore climbing and art as entwined forms of movement, through an in-the-moment combination of poetry and drawing.

TICKETS £10

TALES FROM THE ALPINE CLUB

12.30 – 14.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL

Aid and Al Burgess - outrageous identical twins, drunken pranksters, master lie-tellers and extremely talented highaltitude climbers - recount tales old and new, in one of their rare visits from their US homes. Plus a lively discussion on the role social media plays in the climbing world with Mick Fowler, Melanie Windridge, Tom Livingstone in a discussion chaired by Jonny Dry.

TICKETS £12.50

MARK COCKER OUR PLACE: CAN WE SAVE BRITISH NATURE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE?

12.30 – 14.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

TANYA SHADRICK WILD WOMAN SWIMMING

13.00 – 14.30 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

Join Tanya to discover the life and writing of the late Lynne Roper, a visionary wild swimmer whose diaries are a celebration of the close-knit communities that form wherever strangers meet to swim together.

TICKETS £10

MATT DICKINSON THE EVEREST FILES (CHILDREN’S LITERATURE)

14.00 – 15.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL TOWN HALL - BINDLOSS ROOM

In the deepest Himalaya a story is spreading like wildfire. The story of an Everest expedition unlike any other. An expedition that ended with mysterious disappearances...and death. This is the mystery that 18-year-old Ryan Hart sets out to solve. What emerges is a shocking tale of lies, betrayal and obsession, all played out on the lethal slopes of the highest mountain in the world.

TICKETS £5

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING

THE DAWN WALL

(SOLD OUT) TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE SUNDAY EVENING SCREENING

14.00 – 16.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

In January 2015, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to free-climb The Dawn Wall. The film profiles the event that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide, and digs into the history of the climbers –painting an intimate portrait of Tommy’s harrowing life experiences that culminated in a single-minded drive to complete this impossible challenge.

TICKETS £9.50

THE GREAT GIFT OF FREEDOM WITH SIR CHRIS BONINGTON

14.00 – 15.30 SUNDAY 18 NOV

KENDAL LEISURE CENTRE

A unique event about the Great Gift War Memorial – a week after the 100 year commemoration of Armistice Day.

Hosted by Paul Rose, the event will feature contributions from FRCC members Sir Chris Bonington, and Richard Hargreaves, great nephew of Geoffrey Winthrop Young.

The Fellowship of Hill, and Wind, and Sunshine Choir will perform on stage, led by Cumbrian songwriter and musician, Dave Camlin. Plus

Come and find us in the festival Basecamp. Meet the team in the pop-up UK factory, see Alpkiteer talks on the stage or come and see us at the Sunday Morning swim session.

Aid & Al Burgess

The Fellowship Choir

Mark Cocker

MICK FOWLER NO EASY WAY BOOK LAUNCH

14.30 – 16.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE THEATRE

In Mick’s latest book he recounts a series of expeditions to stunning mountains in China, India, Nepal and Tibet. Alongside partners including Paul Ramsden, Dave Turnbull, Andy Cave and Victor Saunders, he attempts striking, technically challenging unclimbed lines on Shiva, Gave Ding and Mugu Chuli – with a number of ascents winning prestigious Piolets d’Or, the Oscars of the mountaineering world.

TICKETS £10

MAX LEONARD HIGHER CALLING

14.30 – 16.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

WAYMAKING BOOK LAUNCH

14.30 – 16.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Join us for the launch of Waymaking, an anthology of prose, poetry and artwork by women. Contributors joining us to share their work include poet Polly Atkin, author and journalist Maria Coffey, adventurer Anna McNuff, spoken word artist Genevieve Carver, and many more, An inspiring and pivotal work published in an era when wilderness conservation and gender equality are at the fore.

TICKETS £10

RAYNOR WINN THE SALT PATH

16.30 – 18.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

ABBOT HALL SOCIAL CENTRE

CAMERON MCNEISH

THERE’S ALWAYS THE HILLS

16.30 – 18.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - MALT ROOM

Award-winning mountaineering writer and television presenter Cameron McNeish reflects on a life dedicated to mountaineering, hill-walking and long distance backpacking.

TICKETS £10

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING FREE SOLO

17.00 – 19.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - THEATRE

Interweaving adventure, travel and nature writing with the rich history of the Grand Tours and the riders who conquered the iconic cols, Max Leonard drives snowploughs, tends to sheep, breaks into bunkers and encounters stories of courage and sacrifice, war, obsession and elephants along the way.

TICKETS £10

Just days after Raynor learns that her husband of 32 years is terminally ill, the couple lose their home and livelihood. With nothing left, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path.

TICKETS £10

BEST OF KENDAL

SUNDAY 18 NOV

AFTERNOON SESSION 16.30 - 19.30

EVENING SESSION 20.00 - 23.00

Here it is; the film that everyone’s been talking about! From award-winning filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin comes ‘Free Solo’, an intimate and unflinching portrait of Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream; a ropeless ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite.

TICKETS £18 / £8.50 (U18S)

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING THE DAWN WALL

20.00 – 22.00 SUNDAY 18 NOV

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SCREEN 2

Watch a selection of 2018 winning films, screening over five venues in Kendal. Film titles (and venues) will be publicised on Saturday night after the Awards Ceremony.

TICKETS £12 / £6 (U18S)

OR FREE WITH A SUNDAY FILM PASS

In January 2015, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to free-climb The Dawn Wall. The film profiles the event that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide, and digs into the history of the climbers –painting an intimate portrait of Tommy’s harrowing life experiences that culminated in a single-minded drive to complete this impossible challenge.

TICKETS £9.50

Waymaking

Max Leonard Free Solo

WELCOME TO KENDAL MOUNTAIN LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2018

We invite you to join us for the 2018 Kendal Literature and Arts Festival, a place to explore new connections to ideas, words and wanderings within nature. This year’s Festival theme is ‘connection’, and within our literature and arts offering we are diving into nature connection. We want to bring out the tangible; the everyday practices that keep us rooted and adventurous. We believe that nature connection enables the kind of mindset to think innovatively, it encourages big picture down to small detail awareness; what’s changing around us, and how do we fit in? To communicate with nature and landscape in a way that forces us to inhabit the present. We are lucky at Kendal to host authors who write from a dramatic range of environments. Hear from those whose back door might be a glacier, a desert, an Icelandic shoreline, a Lakeland fell. Our surroundings may be miles apart, but our findings and imaginings both connect us and challenge us.

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

“More than 50% of species in Britain are in decline. We have lost approaching half our wildlife in half a century. There are over sixty birds on the RSPB “red list”, including curlews, skylarks, cuckoos and lapwings.

Nature is slipping fast from our lives and landscapes. We can change this - but we need hope and belief to help us. Hope that change is possible, even in dark times. Belief that our connection with the natural world is more than a luxury; that it is vital to our hearts, lives and health, and to the species with which we share the world. Hope that the stories we tell can shape the future, politically as well as emotionally, for the better. Belief that coming together in communities and groups – connecting across gulfs of experience and time – is a force for good.

At one of the most divided moments in the modern history of these islands, this Festival celebrates and proves the vital values of “connection” – between people, cultures, places and species.”

We’re delighted that Robert is joining us in Kendal this year where he will share spell songs from ‘The Lost Words’ with over 1600 schoolchildren at our free Schools Sessions on Friday.

THE FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP

Find our brilliant Festival Bookshop in the grounds of the Brewery Arts Centre. We will be stocking all of the authors books as well as a range of childrens books, guide books, outdoor journals and magazines, and more...

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There will also be books available for purchase and signing after each book event.

VISUAL ARTS AT KENDAL

Art remains an integral part of Kendal Mountain Festival and we have worked closely with the Brewery Arts Centre to curate 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.

JENNY MCLAREN TRACING CONTOURS

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - WAREHOUSE CAFE

The work in ‘Tracing Contours’ will be a painted diary of selected walks taken over the 5 months leading up to the exhibition.

PAM WILLIAMSON WAYMAKERS ARTSPACE AT THE FACTORY

WAYMAKERS complements the launch of Waymaking: a new anthology of writing and art by women dedicated to exploring wild places. This show is built around Pam Williamson’s work of the past two decades, including many pieces from her series 36 Ways to See Scafell Pike. This labour of love for the landscape she inhabits involves long walks in all seasons and weathers to find view points, hours sitting on rocks meticulously recording the panorama and finally a return to the studio to translate her vision into paint.

JANE RUSHTON BREATHING SPACES

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE - SUGAR STORE GALLERY

Jane will be showing paintings and mixed media works that reflects on an immersion in the landscape and environment of northern locations including the Highlands of Scotland where she lives, Greenland and Svalbard.

JULIAN COOPER

MOUNTAIN OF DESTINY: KANCHENJUNGA 1929

HEATON COOPER GALLERY

See photographs from the 1929 German Kanchenjunga Expedition presented to E. O. Shebbeare (private collection) and paintings of Kanchenjunga by the landscape artist Julian Cooper.

Heaton Cooper Studio Gallery, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SX

Opens 15th November 2018

www.heatoncooper.co.uk

Blaven, Isle of Skye Jenny Mclaren

Storm, Jane Rushton

36 ways to see Scafell Pikefrom Dale Head, Pam Williamson

Painting by Julian Cooper

KENDAL MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2018

PRESENTED BY

Now in its 11th year, this prestigious competition has cemented a reputation for discovering new talent and celebrating some of the most captivating imagery from the world of outdoor adventure.

2018 has seen a record number of entries with well over 1,000 images submitted. Our panel of distinguished judges has chosen the photos that really stand out from the crowd in each category. Strong composition, distinctive style, a contemporary feel and an innovative approach all played a part in the final selection. Our goal is to bring together the best images from across the globe that can leave lasting impressions on the viewer, so we hope that you are ready to enjoy the exhibition and share the adventure with us!

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THE EXHIBITION

The winning photographs will be on display in the Brewery Arts Centre Intro Bar. The winner of the Grand Prize will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Saturday night.

CATEGORIES & SPONSORS

Mountain Culture supported by Julbo

For the Love of the Water supported by Finisterre

Your View of the Lake District National Park: Smartphone Category supported by The Lake District National Park

Mountain Landscapes supported by The John Muir Trust Urban Adventure supported by Stance Adventure in the Outdoors supported by TRIBE

Climb: Youth Category supported by the University of Cumbria

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA WILDLIFE MEDIA TEAM ARE DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL.

Sponsors: Photography Competition, ‘Climb’ - Youth Category

Enquiries: EnquiryCentre@cumbria.ac.uk • 08456061144

cumbria.ac.uk

2017 Grand Prize Winner ‘Big Night Out by James Appleton

FREE TALKS • TOP BRANDS • CAFE & BAR

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 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.

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 sessions!

STAGE

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.

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)

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

SHACKLETON TENT

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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.

WELCOME TO ROCKLANDS

Come along to the Shackleton Tent outside the Brewery Arts Centre to enjoy 3 days of FREE talks by local adventurers and outdoor experts, covering a wide variety of subjects from winter walking to adventures with kids, from the Snowdonia way to horse packing around the Lake District! Get inspired + pick up some new tips or ideas for your next adventure…

FRIDAY 17 NOV

11:00 David Wood

Scrambling in Morocco

12:00 Angus Winchester

Dry Stone Walls in the Lake District

13:00 BMG Chris Ensoll

Winter walking

14:00 Alex Kendall

The Snowdonia Way

15:00 Becki & Dan from Into the Outside

Most choose to exist, the rest decide to LIVE

16:00 Steve Watts

The Everest Marathon

SATURDAY 18 NOV

09:45 Joe Williams Fastpacking

10:30 Huw James

Science of Adventure

11:00 National Park Volunteer Awards & Film Active Presentation

12:30 Huw James

Science of Adventure

13:00 BMG Andrew Owen

Backcountry Skiing

13:45 Kingsley Jones

A Year On The Run

14:30 Huw James

Science of Adventure

15:00 Gilly McArthur & Sarah Gerrish

Women in Adventure

15:45 Huw James

Science of Adventure

16:15 Dan Duxbury The Frog Graham

17:00 Suzanna Swims

Open Water Swimming

SUNDAY 19 NOV

10:00 Huw James

Science of Adventure

10:30 Eoin Keith

Trail Running Adventures

11:30 Lisa Watson & Libby Jones

Continuous Munro Round

12:15 Huw James

Science of Adventure

13:00 Clare Dyson

Horse Packing in the Lake District

14:00 Ro & Gareth Thomas

Adventures with Kids

14:45 Huw James

Science of Adventure

15:15 Pauline Sanderson

Great Divide

YURT

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Join us inside the yurt, make connections and share your adventures to win a multi-activity outdoor experience day.

ALL DAY, EVERY DAY AT THE YURT LOWE ALPINE ADVENTURE JOURNALS

Our yearly tribute to the greatest adventures and the best stories from across the globe. Featuring Pip Stewart, Adam Rolston & Ron Rutland.

SATURDAY 17 NOV 4:30 – 7PM KENDAL TOWN HALL

ANDY CAVE PRESENTS: ON THE EDGE OF POSSIBILITY

Festival legend Andy Cave joins us for another evening of tall stories, from the edge of a mining pit to the top of the world.

SATURDAY 17 NOV 5 – 7PM AT THE YURT

Adam Rolston & Ron Rutland

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Mountain Equipment have been making the finest clothing and equipment for climbers and mountaineers for over 50 years; come and visit us in Base Camp to meet some of the people that make this happen.

On Sunday 18th November, 11:3013:30, join us for the High Mountain Session to hear stories from a year of alpine-style climbing in the Greater Ranges.

SUSTAINABILITY

Can you spare 10 minutes to complete a survey with a chance to win Kendal Mountain Festival merchandise?

2018 has been an exciting year for Kendal Mountain Festival.

The team have drawn from their values to reflect on their history, what they do and what they want to do to make the Festival more sustainable. Consequently, the team, their ideas and partnerships, content and tours have grown. There has been a lot of work behind the scenes, and the Festival’s commitment to sustainability is evident in this years program (see list below). The team have worked creatively to deliver entertaining content that celebrates connection: Of people, ideas, community and passion, to our environment.

Last year, we released a survey to find out who was coming to the Festival and why. It also asked about your behaviour and attitude towards sustainability and what the Festival does to support that. The results showed a large proportion of the audience attend to reinforce their sense of belonging within the outdoor community and be inspired by athletes and adventurers they admire. It highlighted that the audience exhibit strong values and awareness of sustainability, and seek to live more sustainably and create a sustainable community.

The survey will run again this year, alongside deeper exploration and feedback from key partners through interviews (if you are interested in taking part, please contact us). Kendal Mountain Festival sustainability is guided by the Good Life Goals: A set of personal actions that everyone can take to help support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We not only want to be sustainable, but to be a platform for learning and discussion about sustainability.

Your feedback is crucial to developing our sustainability strategy, please complete a survey online here: www.surveymonkey. co.uk/r/Kendal18 or come and see us at the Information Desk, Basecamp.

As well as an immersive film programme, the following events highlight Kendal as a sustainability platform:

Nancy Campbell ‘The Library of Ice’ Saturday 9.30 – 11.00

Lucy Siegle ‘Turning the Tide on Plastic’ Saturday 9.30 – 11.00

Patagonia Adventure Activists Saturday 12.00 – 14.00

Tim Dee ‘Landfill’ & ‘Groundwork’ Saturday 15.30 – 17.00

Nature Connection Finding words in wordless worlds Saturday 17.30 – 19.00

Kenton Cool High adventure, guiding and filming on the roof of the world Saturday 19.00 – 20.30

Mark Cocker ‘Our Place: Can We Save British Nature Before it is Too Late?’ Sunday 12.30 – 14.00

The Festival welcomes new and strengthens existing partnerships with brands that are ahead of the curve in terms of sustainability:

• Iceland Charitable Foundation discuss their drive towards reducing consumption of products and materials that harm the environment at Basecamp on Friday 6pm

• Drinks providers will be using recycled cups

• The Festival team will be using electric bikes provided by Bike Night sponsors Trek

In Perpetual Motion

© Ben Sturgulewski

ADVENTURE ACTIVISTS TOUR 2018

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

This is the second year of Adventure Activism at Kendal. The Tour created with our partners PATAGONIA had an incredible response in our first year and as wider public awareness grows of key environmental issues the demand for storytelling from adventurers at the forefront of key campaigns also grows.

The seam of environmental content is rich and road at Kendal this year with the influence evident in lectures, films and special events and industry presentations.

Our final date of the 2018 UK Tour will see the big premiere of the film ‘The Undamaged’ from filmmaker and activists Rok Rozman and Carmen Kuntz, we’ll also hear from key people in influential NGO’s and from the PATAGONIA team who are industry leaders in standing up for the planet and the people threatened by climate change.

WHERE WE WENT!

Manchester Patagonia Store 27 October

Banchory The Barn 10 October

Betws-Y-Coed Plas-Y-Brenin 1 November

THE TOUR SPEAKERS

CAL MAJOR is an ocean advocate, explorer and founder of Paddle Against Plastic, raising awareness of the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean, and campaigning for reducing plastic use at source.

LAUREN MACCALLUM is an enthusiast and advocate for outdoor living. She lives in Scotland and works on projects that promote outdoor adventure and environmentalism.

KATE RAWLES is passionate about using adventurous journeys to help raise awareness and inspire action on our most urgent environmental challenges. She has recently completed The Life Cycle: cycling the length of South America on a bamboo bike that she built herself.

SIAN SYKES recently stand-up paddle-boarded around Wales, collecting plastic pollution along the way and inspiring others to make a pledge against plastic.

DAN YATES is an avid kayaker and one of the founding members of the Save our Rivers charity, whose aim is to keep the

WE’RE GOING BACK ON TOUR!

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE GOING ON THE ROAD AGAIN IN 2019 –WE’LL BE SHARING THE ADVENTURE IN...

TOUR DATES

Thank you to everyone who supported our first live Kendal Mountain Festival tour this year! We will be expanding the Tour in 2019, 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!

To find out more and book tickets visit kendalmountaintour.com

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DURHAM ADVENTURE FESTIVAL 2018

We were delighted in April this year to support Durham County Council in delivering their first Adventure Festival in conjunction with Kendal Mountain Festival. Their aim was to create an event that celebrated everything about the great outdoors; and deliver a festival that was an informal, fun and inspiring place to be. And they did! It was an inspiring three days with screenings of some of the best films from the 2017 International Film Competition and a great line-up of speakers including: Andy Cave, Anna McNuff, Mark Beaumont, Elise Downing, Dave Cornthwaite and the athletes from Abandoned Playgrounds (just don’t mention the high lining in the theatre!).

The response has been great and therefore they are doing it all over again next year – 26 to 28 April 2019.

Visit durhamadventurefestival.co.uk for more information.

KILLARNEY MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL 2018

This is the second year Kendal has partnered with our twin town – Killarney, Ireland’s adventure capital. Set in a stunning location with superb outdoor adventure opportunities on the doorstep, this is the natural place to develop and nurture national adventure film and outdoor cultural content.

Ireland has a great heritage in adventure and exploration, blending perfectly with its cultural wealth makes this an event to visit. The evening entertainment and legendary Craic will keep you returning year on year!

Visit killarneymountainfestival.com for more information.

THANK YOU

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

MAJOR 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!

SPONSORS

SUPPORT SPONSORS

SUPPORTERS

FUNDERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

BRAND, DIGITAL & TECH

THANK YOU

THANK YOU TO THE KENDAL TEAM

DIRECTORS Steve Scott & Clive Allen

BUSINESS DIRECTOR Jacqui Scott

FESTIVAL MANAGER Paul Scully

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Claire Carter

MARKETING OFFICERS

Anna Bailey, Janie Oates & Katie Sutherland

ARTS & LITERATURE OFFICER Henry Iddon

EVENTS MANAGER Tom Rumsey

DESIGN TEAM Jenny Rice & Petra Blahova

TOUR MANAGER Anna Blakeley

VOLUNTEERS

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

PRESENTER MANAGER Andy Perkins

BASECAMP PRESENTER Liam Lonsdale

BASECAMP MANAGER Tim Murray

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

Heather Park • Margaret Parker • Sharolyn Parnham • Kim Parry • Beth Pipe • Steve Pipe • Sue Preston-Jones • Emily Reed

Rebecca Riley • Alan Rix • Rosie Rix • Hilary Robertson • David Robinson • Jane Robinson • Larissa Robson • Karen Rumsey

Andrew Russell • Laura Ruxton • Naomi Sanderson • Jean Savage • Julia Sayburn • Bob Scurr • Sylvia Shaw • Chris Shiels

Justin Shiels • Jacqueline Smith • Steve Smith • Charlie Sproson • Carole Standing • John Stockdale • Maggie Stockdale

Richard Sutton • Laura Tattersall • Ken Taylor • Ros Taylor • Julie Telford • Les Telford • Bridget Turnbull • Rebecca Walker

Sue Walley • Doug Wardle • Dave Warren • Isobel Williamson • Gavin Willingham • Sarah Woodford • Brian Woodward

Charlotte Fuke • Gareth Fuke • Alex Cluderay • Marisa Middelwijk • Patrick Gardner • Hannah Haydock • Rob Green

Barney Kenny • Abi Small • Michael Hirst • Sam Poultney • Darryn James • Mark Welsh • Danny Jackson • Beth Thompson

Kellie Criag • Mike Letheren • TJ Smyth • Orla Sutton • Jenni Whittaker • Steph Dwyer • Ben Griffin • Anna Griffin • Jake Lowther

Dan Richards • Jude Lane • Dom Spracklen • Rob Bushby • Molly Shrimpton • Amy Doffegnies • Mervyn Rice • Susie Rice

Lizzie Kaye • Ellie Fuller • Richard Wheeldon

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 • Steve Scott

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VENUES

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

Kendal Library • The Movie Truck • Artspace @ The Factory • Heaton Cooper Gallery

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09:00 – 11:00

FILM SESSION Baby Friendly

– 11:00

Kendal for Schools

– 11:30

FILM SESSION Collection 5 CREATE

– 13:30

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Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature

Kendal for Schools

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Film Sessions (with a film pass)

Special Film Screenings

Speaker Events & Specialist Sessions

Literature & Art Events

Live Music, Trail Run & Other Events

(5 minutes from Town Hall)

(15 minutes from Abbot Hall)

Movie Truck

Shakespeare Centre

Kendal Library

Brewery Arts Centre

Abbot Hall Social Centre

Kendal Leisure Centre

4 Town Hall

The Factory

(15 minutes from The Brewery)

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Photo: Charlotte Wray, South Downs National Park Assistant Ranger