Kendal Mountain Tour 2024: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker Andy Berry 18

Prepare for an unforgettable night of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2024 comes to life!

Join us on a journey through the world's most breath-taking landscapes with a selection of award winning films showcasing the year’s most daring feats of courage and tales of human resilience. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or simply someone who appreciates the majesty of nature, this tour promises to ignite your sense of adventure and leave you with a renewed appreciation for the planet we call home.

The films will be introduced by a member of the Kendal Mountain Presenting team. Alongside the collection of films, will be a talk from an incredible guest speaker Andy Berry.

Andy Berry is a Mountain Ultra runner and Running Coach, still with a little plumbing work on the side!

“The Year Dreams Came True”

Andy will talk about his journey from a hobby runner/plumber for the North East of England to Lake District 24 hour record holder and Lakeland 100 winner. Building this up slowly over time balancing being a partner, father and a fully time plumber on the building sites of the North East. Truly showing that huge achievements and the biggest records can be achieved by anyone if they are willing to dream big and work hard.

Get ready to be thrilled, inspired and moved at the Kendal Mountain Tour 2024 – where adventure begins at your doorstep…

The team also brings us a special screening of ADRA, a journey into the heart of Snowdonia on Fri 26 April.

THE ADVENTURE FILMS:

THE WHITE GIANT
Krister Kopala dedicates his season to riding some of the most unforgiving lines on Jiehkkevárri, the highest and arguably most remote mountain in Norway’s Lyngen Alps.
NORWAY / 22’

LANDO STEEZY
Leo Smith is a self proclaimed bodge job and helper of people. Forging his own path in the bike industry, Leo is creating space in the sport for everyone.
CANADA / 6’

LA GARA
Journey into one of the world’s toughest mountain races in the Italian Alps with mountain runner Hillary Gerardi as she pushes herself to the limit, chasing after a dream.
US / 15’

SOUP
Discover the Sheffield Outdoor Plungers (SOUP) in this uplifting film exploring access rights and the cold water swimming
community based in the Peak District.
UK / 6’

AN EYE FOR PLANTS
Plant blindness is our tendency to overlook and undervalue the plants around us. The inspirational 97-year old Dr Margaret Bradshaw champions doing the opposite.
UK / 4’

SOUNDSCAPE
Using beautiful animation, Soundscape shares the sightless experience of climbing a mountain featuring Erik Weihenmayer as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada.
US / 15’

I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE
Despite varying levels of experience, a fearless crew of six women venture into the wild and embark on their first mountaineering expedition in the Bugaboos. Together, they redefine the conventional mountaineering narrative, embodying the timeless African philosophy of Ubuntu.
CANADA / 17’

FREYA
Not your typical family holiday, but this is not your typical family. Climber Leo Houlding, his wife Jess, their two children Freya (9yrs) and Jackson (5yrs) climb Norway’s national mountain via a 2000ft big wall.
UK / 4’