About Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre

Mission Statement

Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre promotes understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share — and find inspiration in — mountain experiences, ideas and challenges

Through these activities, we celebrate and explore the values and accomplishments of all those who are dedicated to developing their relationship with mountain places.

The international mountain community includes all those who use, interpret, live in or are inspired by mountain places.

Vehicles for projecting understanding and appreciation include creative interpretation (e.g. film, literature and photography), provocative discussion, research and interaction with diverse mountain leaders.

Mountain culture includes natural history, human heritage, arts, philosophy, lifestyle, adventure, economics and environment.