Evening program — 7:30 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre, $16

David de Rothschild — Adventure Ecology

Britain’s David de Rothschild has traversed Antarctica, has set a new record for the fastest crossing of the Greenland icecap, and has reached the North Pole.

John Harlin III — The Eiger Obsession

In 2005, John Harlin III decided to return to the Alps and face the Eiger for himself. His book The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father is a memoir of his family and his emotional quest to climb the mountain.

Daytime program — 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Max Bell Auditorium
$30/day (not including Literary Lunch Break)

9:00 – 10:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion — Where are the Women?

Jeanne Baret, an eighteenth-century Frenchwoman, had to disguise herself as a boy in order to become the first woman to sail around the world. While women no longer have to go to those extremes, they still seem to be underrepresented in the films and books we see showcased at the festival today. There is no shortage of women pushing the limits and making their marks in climbing and other mountain sports, exploration, and adventure. So what gives? Panelists including Steph Davis, Nancy Hansen, Araceli Segarra, and Kira Salak share their experiences, insights, and perspectives. Mark Jenkins will moderate.

10:30 – 11:40 a.m.
James Tabor — Forever on the Mountain

In the summer of 1967, an arctic storm hit an expedition of 12 young men headed toward the summit of Alaska’s Mount McKinley. Only five returned alive. James Tabor has pieced together the complete and untold account of this expedition.

Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Literary Lunch Break

Donald Cameron Hall Dining Room — $20 (includes lunch buffet)

Dick Dorworth — Night Driving

Dick Dorworth’s memoir Night Driving, Invention of the Wheel & Other Blues is a record of one man’s journey through the backroads and mountain ranges of the world. Sponsored by Mount Engadine Lodge.

1:30 – 2:40 p.m.
Ian McAllister – The Last Wild Wolves

Ian McAllister is a nature photographer, writer, and conservationist who has dedicated his life to exploring the remote wilds of the British Columbia coast.

3:00 – 4:10 p.m.
Bernadette McDonald — Brotherhood of the Rope

Bernadette McDonald’s latest book, Brotherhood of the Rope, is drawn from extensive interviews with mountaineer and high-altitude physician Charles Houston.

Evening Program, 7:30 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre — $16

Steph Davis — High Infatuation

Steph Davis is a record-setting free climber who has made the fastest female free ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite. Her adventures are recounted in her recent book High Infatuation: A Climber’s Guide to Love and Gravity.

Winners of the 2007 Banff Mountain Book Competition
will be announced.

Ed Viesturs — No Shortcuts to the Top

On May 12, 2005, Ed Viesturs realized an 18-year goal to climb all 14 of the world’s 8000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. His autobiography was released in 2006.

Daytime program — 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Max Bell Auditorium
$30/day (not including Literary Lunch Break)

9:00 – 10:10 a.m.
Glen Boles — My Mountain Album

Artist and photographer Glen Boles has climbed extensively all over North America and in Europe, but his first love is the Canadian Rockies, where he has summited over 450 peaks, often by a difficult new route and many as first ascents.

10:30 – 11:40 a.m.
Voices of Adventure: Geoff Powter interviews Krzysztof Wielicki

In place of Jim Bridwell, Krzysztof Wielicki will be the subject of the Voices of Adventure interview. Please link to the Wielicki's page..

Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Literary Lunch Break

Donald Cameron Hall Dining Room — $20 (includes lunch buffet)

Sue and Phil Ershler – Together on Top of the World

To coincide with the five-year anniversary of their Seven Summits achievement, Phil and Susan Ershler have captured the story of their partnership in Together On Top of the World, which details the mental and physical struggles the couple pushed past while climbing the highest mountain on every continent. Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Books and The Banff Book and Art Den.

1:30 – 2:40 p.m.
Mike Libecki

Adventurer Mike Libecki has travelled to the most remote locations on the planet to pursue his passion of big wall and alpine first ascents, traverses, and offbeat adventures – many of them as solo expeditions.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
John Earle – Mountains of Glass

With silent footage from the film Mountains of Glass as a backdrop to his presentation, John Earle will be providing insight into a remarkable era in mountain exploration by veteran mountaineer and explorer Eric Shipton. 

4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Free
Max Bell Building Husky Energy Foyer
Exhibition Opening, Yosemite in the Sixties — Glen Denny

Plus book signings with Jim Bridwell, Glen Boles, Dick Dorworth, Glen Denny, Phil and Sue Ershler, Lincoln Hall, John Harlin, Dougald MacDonald, Ian McAllister, Bernadette McDonald, Geoff Powter, Kira Salak, James Tabor, Andy Zdon. Cash bar. With entertainment by Cori Brewster.

Yosemite in the Sixties — photo exhibition from Glen Denny
Max Bell Building Husky Energy Foyer

Glen Denny climbed the most challenging routes in the Yosemite Valley with many of the big-wall pioneers of the late fifties and early sixties. Published in 2007, Yosemite in the Sixties is an extraordinary book of Denny’s rare black and white photographs of Yosemite Valley climbers. An exhibition of his images will be on display throughout the festival.

Don’t miss the Banff Mountain Film Festival,
October 27 to November 4.