http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside Your peek inside Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:19:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_244" align="alignright" width="274" caption="Photo: Dave Garrow, Mt. Logan © Cory Richards"][/caption] The 2009 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals are not to be missed! Visit our website for a detailed list of events. Join us for the opening weekend of the festivals on October 31 and November 1. Fill your weekend with ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/09/2009-banff-mountain-film-and-book-festivals-lineup/ When this year’s Banff Mountain Photography Competition winners were just about to be announced and festivals coordinator for Mountain Culture & Environment, Christine Thél, was busy sending out congratulations to the seven award winners (from four different countries) and nine photographers (from five different countries) who received special mentions. But ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/09/banff-mountain-photo-competition-goes-digital/ When he began his new role two years ago, David Cox, executive director of Mountain Culture and Environment at The Banff Centre had a vision. "With environmental awareness at an all-time high around the world, there is a huge opportunity to be highly creative - and the Centre has such ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/06/205/ [caption id="attachment_132" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="Credit: From the film The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing. Photo by Greg Hill"][/caption] Greg Hill is used to moving up in the world. Renowned for his backcountry skiing, one of his biggest achievements was gaining one million feet of vertical in a single season, a feat that included ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/greg-hill-the-unbearable-lightness-of-skiing/ Majka Burhardt Photo Credit: Gabe RogelClimbing is what sparked Majka Burhardt's interest in Ethiopia but it's the coffee that's bringing her back. A writer, climber, and guide, Burhardt first travelled to Ethiopia to research the country's coffee industry, where she discovered instead a climber's paradise. This mission resulted in her first book, ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/banff-mountain-grants-the-damara-sequence/ [caption id="attachment_148" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Karin Stubenvoll"][/caption] In fall 2008, Mountain Culture and Environment welcomed the return of Karin Stubenvoll to the World Tour team. Karin had worked briefly in the Mountain Culture office in 2006 as a World Tour Program Coordinator for the Banff Mountain Film Festival. However, her history with ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/from-chamonix-to-banff/ [caption id="attachment_151" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Patsy Murphy (2nd from right) and Amélie Peck (far right) at the 2008 Banff Mountain Festivals"][/caption] Despite the musical distractions at the Calgary Folk Festival, Mountain Culture staff member Amélie Peck took note of stations with volunteers sorting recyclables and biodegradable waste to be composted. Fellow staff ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/towards-zero-waste-banff-mountain-festivals-embrace-green-initiative/ Did you know? There will be approximately 530 screenings of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour this year. Of the 530 screenings, over 300 are held in North America, 190 internationally, and approximately 35 are Radical Reels screenings. The international tour includes approximately 70 screenings throughout Europe, 35 in Africa (all located ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour-did-you-know/ [caption id="attachment_161" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Splah! A learning journey in mountain freshwater."][/caption] Mountain Culture recently released Splash! a learning journey in mountain freshwater on its Bow Valley Mountain Forum website. The website is dedicated to publicizing community events, activities and information for residents of the Bow Valley. Splash!, created for children, is ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/bow-valley-mountain-forum-update/ The Banff Mountain Festival team is incredibly excited to include a few new and perfectly aligned organizations with our existing leaders-in-class partnership group. Banff Mountain Festival partners align with festival values and support our mission and vision. Partners re-enforce our position and help carry our message forward. Only with the ... http://www.banffcentre.info/peakinside/2009/04/sponsorship-update/