Award-winning mountain writer and photographer Lynn Martel will be in Nelson on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to share stories and photos from her latest book Stories of Ice: Adventure,…
Greg Hill: October 25, 2024
Acclaimed ski mountaineer, guide, and environmental activist Greg Hill will be in Nelson on October 25, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to speak and present his memoir, I Could Die at Any…
Geoff Powter: July 11, 2024
Award-winning writer, climber, and adventurer Geoff Powter will visit Nelson from his home in the Canadian Rockies to present a behind-the-scenes look at his new book, Survival is Not Assured:…
Bernadette McDonald: March 5, 2024
The Nelson Adventure Speaker Series is thrilled to welcome mountain historian and author Bernadette McDonald to the Prestige Lakeside Resort on March 5th at 7:00 p.m. to speak about her groundbreaking…
Terry Nelson: May 16, 2023
Five years ago, Fernie resident Terry Nelson undertook an adventure of epic proportions—to seek out the largest, most awe-inspiring trees in the British Columbia interior to raise public awareness about…
Chad Sayers: October 18, 2022
In the world of big mountain skiing, Chad Sayers is a legend in his own time. After a childhood in Vernon, British Columbia, Chad went on to compete in the…
Sharon Wood: February 20, 2020
Sharon Wood is the first woman from North America to summit Everest. Her debut memoir Rising (Douglas and McIntyre, 2019) recounts the details of the 1986 expedition, which followed the…
A Letter From Our Founder
I first envisioned bringing mountain sports and culture storytellers to Nelson in 2017, when I began attending the Banff Mountain Film and Book Fest. Each year at the festival, I’d…