Check out the incredible video trailer for this year's Kendal Mountain Festival plus learn more about what's happening.
The guys at the Kendal Mountain Festival reckon that the Untravelled Lands promo video for this year’s event is their best ever and it’s an absolute cracker. Not so much a compilation of clips from the best films submitted as a story and, erm, maybe a philosophy, in its own right. Enjoy!
The festival takes place in Kendal, yes really, over the weekend of 17-20 November and promises to be its usual mix of stunning film, mountain culture, hands-on workshops and events, speakers and lots more.
It’s not too late to get stuck in either. Here are some of the happenings that you might want to put on your festival menu if you haven’t already.
What’s Going On At Kendal 2016?
Not just any old festival, one of the biggest mountain festivals in the world, consistently excellent and a proper outdoors tribal meeting.
Countdown to Kendal Mountain Festival 2016 – 17- 20th November 2016
After welcoming over 14,500 visitors, hosting 100+ filmmakers and media and enjoying the company of a truly remarkable collection of guest speakers last year, perhaps the premier social event for outdoor folk in the UK is back for 2016.
Offering the largest and most varied programme in its 30+ year history, the 2016 Kendal Mountain Festival will feature hundreds of film screenings, celebrating both well-documented and lesser-known feats of adventure, endurance and exploration.
The Kendal team has also worked hard to put together the very best and most entertaining schedule of speakers to accompany the films at this years’ event.
Here are our suggestions for what not to miss at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival 2016
DMM Pub Quiz
Friday 18th November – 20.00 -22.00
Burgundy’s Wine Bar & Brewhouse
The format is simple. Teams of four battle it out in a white-hot competition of mountain, outdoor and general knowledge for the honour of winning this prestigious prize. Hosted by Big George’ Smith and his able assistant ‘Little Ben’ Bransby there’ll be fun, spot prizes and the team with the highest score will win a £400 DMM kit voucher.
Enter as a team of four (£20.00 total, so that’s £5.00 a head).
World Film Première – Blocheads (£15)
Friday 18th November – 20.00 – 22.00
Brewery Arts Centre – Theatre
An all-action cinematic spectacular, revelling in the UK’s golden age of bouldering, presented by ace filmmaker Alastair Lee and friends.
Never before have there been so many indoor walls; so many climbers obsessed with training; so many beasts of superhuman strength. That talent is not going to waste. Alastair Lee’s latest film follows the fearsomely strong Blocheads as they quest for new lines and push the limits of human ability. It’s a story of adventure, rocky passions and mutant fingers. It’s the story of a search for bouldering gold.
Petzl Rock Session (£12.50)
Sunday 20th November – 12.00 – 14.30
Kendal Town Hall
Hosted by Rob Greenwood from UKClimbing and featuring Jorg Verhoeven, Katha Saurwein, Robbie Phillips and a virtual Andy PollittIt’s all about the rock.
Limestone, grit, granite, gneiss, sandstone, gabbro and – yes – even vertical chose. The Rock Session aims to inspire with an exciting mix of people and films concentrating on rock climbing. Hosted by Rob Greenwood from UKClimbing, this is a session that celebrates the athletic and mental challenges of moving over the stone.
More to do than you can shake a stick at all with a cool outdoors vibe.
Behind the Scenes – BBC Planet Earth II (£7.50)
Friday 18th November – 11.00 – 12.30
Brewery Arts Centre
Join BBC Natural History Producer / Director Justin Anderson and Assistant Producer Emma Brennand for an exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ of the ‘Mountains’ episode of David Attenborough’s Planet Earth II.4 years in the making with 25 expedition shoots to the world’s greatest mountain ranges, they have plenty of stories to share; from how you track a snow leopard in Ladakh, to revealing the secret life of pole dancing grizzly bears in the Canadian Rockies.
The Sherpa Session (£7.50)
Saturday 19th November – 09.00 – 10:30
Kendal Town Hall
Adventurer Heather Geluk interviews Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, who were both in Nepal for the April 2015 earthquake and spent the months following the disaster aiding the relief effort in the country.
Join Heather and Pasang for a conversation about their adventures. Hear about Pasang’s journey to becoming National Geographic Adventurer of the year as they discuss their experiences in nature’s most challenging and beautiful landscapes.
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