Best of The Banff Mountain Fest Podcast
1) Ep 29: Zac Robinson on Conrad Kain
Conrad Kain is an iconic mountaineer credited with 69 first ascents in Canada. Historian and climber Zac Robinson speaks about the man and the legend, drawing from the book he helped write, "Conrad Ka...Show More
2) Ep 28: Hot Topics Nepal
Ed Douglas moderates a panel of mountain guides, sherpas and journalists as they talk about their experiences in Nepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015. #bestofthemountainfest
3) Ep 27: Yvon Chouinard
Environmental activist and Patagonia Inc. founder Yvon Chouinard in conversation with author and alpinist Ed Douglas. #bestofthemountainfest
4) Ep 26: Broughton Coburn
Award-winning author Broughton Coburn talks about how the Sherpa ethnic group has been transformed by the mountaineering and trekking trades. #bestofthemountainfest
5) Ep 25: Wilderness - On the Razor's Edge
A panel discussion on whether or not there is still hope for preserving the world’s wildest landscapes. #bestofthemountainfest
6) Ep 24: Lydia Bradey
In this episode, we revisit the 2015 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival to hear Greg Child and Lydia Bradey talk about the controversy surrounding her 1988 summit of Mt. Everest. The climb made her...Show More
7) Ep 23: JB MacKinnon
100-Mile Diet author JB MacKinnon talks about the ideas behind his book, The Once and Future World, which reveals the natural world of the past and what it tells us about nature today. #bestofthemount...Show More
8) Ep 21: Carol Shaben
Canadian writer Carol Shaben talks about the incident behind her book, Into the Abyss, which tells the true story of a plane crash in the Alberta wilderness where the survivors included a prisoner and...Show More
9) Ep 20: Alex Honnold on his memoir, Alone on the Wall
On this episode writer and climber Greg Child talks with the world-renowned climber Alex Honnold about his memoir, Alone on the Wall. Famous for his daring solo climbs, Alex shares a more personal sid...Show More
10) Ep 19: Wide Boyz
A feature interview with the Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, AKA the daredevil off-width climbers best known as the Wide Boyz. #bestofthemountainfest