Best of The Banff Mountain Fest

Famed explorer and adventurer Wade Davis discusses the story behind his best-selling book Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest, a meticulous, 12-year labour of love which blends history and adventure in the story of the British race to climb Mount Everest. #bestofthemountainfest

Adventurers Justin Jones and Aleksander Gamme recount the events behind their competitive quests to become the first people to ski unassisted from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back. #bestofthemountainfest

Canadian conservationist, writer, and broadcaster David Suzuki takes the stage with Dasho Kinley Dorji, journalist and Secretary of Information and Communications for the mountain kingdom of Bhutan. Their subject? Gross National Happiness, and how the concept might benefit the world at large. #bestofthemountainfest

Renowned Canadian alpinist Raphael Slawinski is interviewed by noted American climber, Jack Tackle, about his accomplishments in the climbing world and his first ascent of K6 West. #bestofthemountainfest

Canadian journalist and author Ian Brown talks about his love of the mountains and their place in our consciousness. #bestofthemountainfest

Former prison guard Nick Bullock on how climbing changed his life and about the writing of his book, Echoes: One Climber’s Hard Road to Freedom. #bestofthemountainfest

Photographer and filmmaker John Weller talks about his experiences working in one of the most pristine and fragile ecosystems on the planet -- Antarctica’s Ross Sea. #bestofthemountainfest

Will Gadd, celebrated adventurer and 2014 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year is interviewed by American alpinist Steve Swenson at the 2014 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. #bestofthemountainfest

Best of the Banff Mountain Fest presents highlights from the world famous Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. On this podcast, you'll hear talks, readings, in-depth interviews and other presentations from the climbers, writers, photographers, filmmakers, adventurers and others who make the pilgrimage to this unique annual event. #bestofthemountainfest