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Banff Mountain Festivals 2006
October 28 – November 5
Follow your passion…
Environment Highlights
John Vaillant — The Golden SpruceJournalist John Vaillant is drawn to stories about collisions between the natural world and human ambition. He found a perfect subject in Grant Hadwin, a logger-turned-activist who in 1997 cut down a 300-year-old golden spruce. Presentation. Thursday, November 2, Literary Lunch Break, noon to 1 p.m. |
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Florian Schulz — Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to RoamAn acclaimed German photographer, Florian Schulz is passionate about protecting the natural world. He will share some of the stories that led up to his book Yellowstone to Yukon. Presentation. Thursday, November 2, 3:00 p.m. |
Great Environment Films
Cherub of the Mist (November 4 and 5)
Conflict Tiger (November 4 and 5)
Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand (October 29)
Heartbeats of Denali (November 4)
Natural World: Caribou and Wolves — The Endless Dance (November 4)
Pandas in the Wild (October 28 at noon)
Ride of the Mergansers (November 4 and 5)
Tyrol — Land in the Mountains (November 3)
The White Planet (October 29)
More highlights: Climbing · Adrenaline Sports · Exploration and Adventure · Mountaineering History · Environment · Mountain Cultures · Snow Sports · Bring the Kids · Free stuff! · Adventure and Mountain Photography · Learning Opportunities
Photos: From World Climbing: Images from the Edge ©Simon Carter; From Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations… One School at at Time ©Greg Mortenson; From the film Anomaly ©Greg Epstein