BANFF @Altitude

Opening the 2025 Fire and Ice Symposium, Bob Sandford, Senior Government Relations Liaison at the UN University Institute for Water, delivers a rousing, high-stakes address. In his brief but powerful talk, Sandford...

Recorded live at our 2023 festival, this energetic episode pairs snowboarder and Protect Our Winters founder Jeremy Jones with climber and guide Timmy O’Neill. What follows is a brilliant blend of lighthearted banter...

In this deeply moving interview recorded after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, the late mountaineer and acclaimed author David Roberts holds nothing back. From achieving bold first ascents to drafting seminal...

What drives human beings to test their limits? In this 2025 panel, legendary alpinist Michael Kennedy moderates an intimate discussion featuring climbers Hélias Millerioux, Quentin Roberts, Alik Berg, Chantel Astorga...

From pioneering terrifying alpine first ascents in the 1980s and '90s to founding Gym Jones and training Hollywood actors, Mark Twight’s career has been remarkable. In this powerful presentation, Twight takes listeners...

It’s climbers interviewing climbers in this star-studded episode! Host Kelly Cordes sits down with world-renowned big-wall legends Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold for an insider conversation on all things climbing. They...

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, kickstarting a legendary mountaineering career. In this 2025 Voices of Adventure , we sit down with Bradey for an...

<p>Author, spoken-word artist and adventurer Craig Childs has written more than a dozen books on science, nature and personal experience. In his book Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America, Child follows...

<p>In 2019, we kicked off the Festival with a fabulous panel of folks working to bring diversity to climbing and bridge gaps to create a richer, more welcoming and inclusive outdoor community where everyone is...

<p>Beth Rodden is one of the best rock climbers of our time, and a globally recognized ambassador for the outdoor community. She has achieved a number of notable free climbs on El Capitan and also established the most...

<p>As a physician and pioneer climber, Dr. Tom Hornbein combined his love of mountains and medicine to shape an illustrious career. He spent his life examining the physiological effects of high altitude on the body. He...

<p>For J.R. Harris, his real adventures and life began in 1966 when, as a young New Yorker, he impulsively drove his VW Beetle across the country to the very end of the northernmost road in Alaska. He was searching for...

<p>Catherine Destivelle is one of the most celebrated alpinists of all time. She was climbing some of the highest peaks in the Alps by the age of 17 and was unbeatable at world cup competitions in the late 1980s. After...

<p>Jimmy Chin is no stranger to the Banff stage and screen, with a resume of films such as Meru, Free Solo, The Rescue, and Wild Life that have all been finalists and award winners at Banff. Chin started climbing in...

<p>In 2023 we had the joy of welcoming Mingma G Sherpa to Banff to join us for our Voices of Adventure series. Mingma G began climbing at the age of 20 and has become a prominent member of the international climbing...