And the winners at Banff Mountain Book Competition are…
- Wednesday 18th October 2017
Oct 18th; 2017
British writers have been recognised in the prestigious Banff Mountain Book Competition with awards going to Simon Richardson and Nick Bullock.
The international jury – this year comprising Mayan Smith-Gobat, David Stevenson and Ian Welsted – having duly considered the books entered, have awarded the following prizes…
Adventure Travel – The Names of the Stars by Pete Fromn, published by St Martin’s Press
Mountain Fiction & Poetry - Rising Abruptly: Stories by Gisèle Villeneuve, published by University of Alberta Press
Mountain Literature (Non Fiction) The Jon Whyte Award - Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka by Bernadette McDonald, published by Rocky Mountain Books
Mountain Environment and Natural History - Tracking Gobi Grizzlies by Douglas Chadwick, published by Patagonia Books (USA, 2016)
Mountain Image - Racconto D'Inverno - Eine Wintererzählung by Albert Ceolan
Guidebook - Chasing the Ephemeral: 50 Routes for a Successful Scottish Winter, Simon Richardson, published by Mica Publishing
Mountaineering Article - Threshold Shift by Nick Bullock, published by Alpinist Magazine
Mountain Environment and Natural History - Tracking Gobi Grizzlies by Douglas Chadwick, published by Patagonia Books
Mountaineering History - The Climbers by Jim Herrington, published by Mountaineers Books
Special Mention - The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits by Tommy Caldwell, published by Viking Books
The Grand Prize winner wil be announced over the actual Banff Festival Oct 28th to Nov 5th.
Click through here to read more about the individual books and what the jury members said about them…